PricewaterhouseCoopers studied how banks disclose information The world's largest banks have begun to take a more responsible approach to disclosing information about their financial activities, according to a review by the auditing company PricewaterhouseCoopers. In the context of the financial crisis, credit institutions are still coping with the pressure that regulators are putting on them , demanding maximum transparency.

Murat Zyazikov is proud of the Ingush birth rate At yesterday's briefing in Moscow, President of Ingushetia Murat Zyazikov did not look like a man preparing to leave his post any day now. He behaved confidently, talked about his achievements and laughed at criticism: “Let them scold, this is life.

Negotiations between the President of the French Presidency of the European Union, Nicolas Sarkozy, and accompanying EU representatives with the Russian leadership on the problems of resolving the situation in the Caucasus took place in Moscow . How did the Caucasus crisis affect Russia's relations with the West and international security in general? Vremya Novostei special correspondent Katerina LABETSKAYA asked Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei RYABKOV about this.

In the northwestern regions of European Russia, on the northern edge of the cyclone, it is still rainy and cold. Temperature at night +7...+12оС, during the day +9...+14оС. Changes are coming to the center of Russia. The cyclone, which is already raining in the north-west of European Russia, will reach the center today.

Serena Williams won the US Open and became the first racket of the world American Serena Williams beat Jelena Jankovic from Serbia in the final of the US Open tennis championship - 6:4, 7:5 and topped the women's ranking. The first racket of the world among men, Spaniard Rafael Nadal, lost to Briton Andy Murray in the semi-finals of this tournament - 2:6, 6:7 (5:7), 6:4, 4:6, who reached the final of a Grand Slam series for the first time.

Forecasters predict 'fantastic' temperature drop on Wednesday The unusually sunny, clear and warm weather, which unexpectedly set in at the beginning of September, will be replaced by the capital’s traditional autumn chill starting tomorrow. Residents of Moscow will have to change their summer wardrobe in one day to jackets and raincoats prepared for late autumn.

The author of the television series on “Crime and Punishment,” director Dmitry Svetozarov, is completing work on the film “Love Without Rules” based on the script by Arkady Tigay.

The head of Euroset answered questions from the investigation The co-owner of one of the largest sellers of cell phones, the Euroset company, Evgeny Chichvarkin, was interrogated yesterday within the walls of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Prosecutor's Office (SKP).

The decision of the US financial authorities to actually nationalize the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was welcomed by investors, and most of the world's stock exchanges showed a significant increase in indices. However, as analysts note, this step was expected and only the lesser of all evils, and it does not completely solve the problems of the companies.

The authors of the concept of the textbook "History of Russia 1900-1945" explain their position Published in our newspaper on August 25, Anatoly Bershtein’s material “Rational Management of Murders”, in which the concept of the textbook “History of Russia 1900-1945”, which is currently being created, is abundantly quoted. , caused a wide public outcry.

“Lyubimovka” once again brought together young playwrights The Lyubimovka festival is fifteen years old. Talking about its history, the organizers proudly list the names of the playwrights who opened this festival-seminar, name the famous directors who staged readings and took the plays found here to the “big” theaters, boast about the star actors who agreed to read here in front of the public without any fees unknown plays.

FAS promises to issue a turnover fine to Gazprom The Federal Antimonopoly Service has once again found Gazprom guilty of violating free trade rules. As Igor Artemyev’s department reported yesterday evening, on September 2 it completed the consideration of the case regarding the monopoly. The concern, according to the FAS, unlawfully denied access to the pipe to the Trans Nafta trader, who was going to transport gas for two thermal power plants in Tatarstan.

Gennady Onishchenko prepared a lawsuit against tobacco companies Russia's chief sanitary doctor, Gennady Onishchenko, who has always disliked the tobacco industry, yesterday launched a decisive offensive against cigarette manufacturers.

A contemporary art festival was held in a Bavarian village The international video art festival in Munich has completed its work. True, not in the big Munich, the capital of Bavaria, but in a small namesake, also Bavarian - a village in the mountains not far from the border with the Czech Republic. Nearby there are the remains of some monastery of almost Romanesque architecture, a half-timbered house from the 17th century, but in general the cultural history of little Munich is practically zero.

OPEC argues about the need to reduce oil production At the OPEC meeting, which is taking place today, the issue of changing oil production quotas should be considered. A number of countries are going to come up with a proposal to reduce them, in the opinion of which such a measure can slow down the sharp drop in prices for “black gold” that began in August.