And he promised to talk to the FSB Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, who is currently on a visit to the United States, last Friday made a strong bid to confirm full membership in the Financial Eight. Taking a brief break from an IMF conference in Washington to talk to reporters, he told the press that dollar instability and the high US trade deficit were calling into question the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency.

Domestic transfer systems enter a price war Money transfer systems have their own GTO standards: who will offer a wider geography of transfer, who will transfer money faster and cheaper. So far, domestic systems have been more successful in delivering them, since the consumer chooses them. Money transfers are one of the most dynamically developing and fastest growing market segments.

Residents of Koryakia are being transported from areas destroyed by the earthquake A powerful earthquake that literally paralyzed an entire Russian region could happen again. Thousands of residents of Koryakia, who have been literally living on the streets since Friday, in severe frost, will have to spend several more anxious nights.

On Easter, Muscovites were treated to fourteen goals Spartak head coach Alexander Starkov is ready to resign. After the match with Moscow, in which the red-whites led with a score of 3:0, but only managed to achieve a draw - 3:3, Starkov hinted at his possible dismissal, noting that everything should be decided this week. “The pressure that is put on me and the whole team affected the game.

Opposition leaders in Nepal continue to demand democratic change from 58-year-old King Gyanendra (pictured) . Thousands of people defied a curfew in the capital Kathmandu yesterday to once again take to the streets, demanding the resumption of parliament, the convening of a constitutional assembly, a new fundamental law limiting the power of the monarch and the start of negotiations with Maoist rebels. More than 100 thousand people took part in Saturday's demonstrations.

"Antigone" at the Taganka Theater The ancient story of a girl who, despite the king’s ban, decided to bury her murdered rebel brother and paid for it with her life, has appeared on stage hundreds of times since the time of Sophocles.

Panic buttons and video cameras in the subway do not protect against skinheads The activated nationalists continue to shock ordinary people with their antics. On Saturday, in broad daylight, at the Pushkinskaya metro station, in front of numerous witnesses, skinheads stabbed to death a young man, a native of Armenia - 17-year-old student Vigen Abrahamyants. Four of his comrades were severely beaten and injured.

Yesterday the second round of parliamentary elections took place in Hungary. After the first round on April 9, the liberal-socialist coalition led by the current 44-year-old millionaire Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, which received 113 mandates, was in the lead. The right-wing conservative opposition, led by 42-year-old ex-Prime Minister Viktor Orban, won 99 seats.

Despite the obvious importance of developing small businesses in Russia, domestic banks only began to actively lend to this sector of the economy only last year. So far, the volume of loans issued to small businesses is only $6-7 billion, while the market requires several times more. However, according to Sergei SUCHKOV, member of the board of Vneshtorgbank 24, there is a real boom in small business lending ahead.

The directors of RAO UES sent for revision Anatoly Chubais’s project to attract investment in the construction of power plants The Board of Directors of RAO UES of Russia yesterday did not assess the program of the head of the company, Anatoly Chubais, to attract investment in the construction of power plants using funds from the placement of additional shares of generating companies.

The State Duma agreed with the point of view of the Ministry of Defense on pregnancy As expected, last Friday the State Duma almost unanimously adopted amendments to four “military” laws prepared by the government. In particular, nine of the 25 deferments currently in force from military conscription have been canceled or partially changed. The discussion within the parliament passed unusually calmly.

On the eve of Easter, a miracle happens in Jerusalem. The miracle of the descent of the Holy Fire happened on Easter in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. Like many previous years over the centuries, pilgrims from all over the world came to Jerusalem to see it with their own eyes. Sometimes people in the temple wait for this miracle for hours. But this time, joyful cries were heard quite quickly, announcing that the Holy Fire had descended.

Bankers begin issuing preferential credit cards Before the holiday season, there is a plastic rush in banks. Bankers, trying to prove that their card is the most charming and attractive, reduce commissions, give out credit cards and load up their plastic cards with all kinds of services. Free card Impexbank, for example, during the holiday season offers preferential or free annual servicing of classic cards, as well as discounts when connecting to credit and deposit plans.

The broadcast of the series based on the story by Boris Vasiliev will begin soon An unusual attraction awaits Russian television viewers: in May, Channel One will show a 12-episode film based on Boris Vasiliev’s story “The Dawns Here Are Quiet,” shot by Chinese filmmakers. In China, this work is not only popular - it is included in the school curriculum, and the film by Stanislav Rostotsky (1972) is known and loved by almost every Chinese.

March 21 - April 21, 2006 “Politicians Through the Eyes of the Media,” a joint project of Vremya Novostei and the Medialogia company, are ratings of the political figures most actively discussed in the Russian media.