The State Duma approved a new procedure for calculating customs tariffs for oil exports At the end of last week, the State Duma adopted amendments to the law “On Customs Tariffs” in three readings at once, which reduce the period for calculating export duties from two to one month .

A year ago, the largest state corporation in Russia was created A year ago, on November 23, 2007, then Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the federal law “On the state corporation Rostekhnologii.” Three days later, by presidential decree, Sergei Chemezov, general director of the federal state unitary enterprise Rosoboronexport, on the basis of which the state corporation was formed, was appointed general director of the new structure.

Igor Esipovsky got rid of the prefix "vrio" Igor Esipovsky, who for the last seven months has been acting governor of the Irkutsk region by order of President Vladimir Putin, finally got rid of the “acting” prefix. Last Saturday, he was approved by the regional legislative assembly as head of the region - already on the proposal of President Dmitry Medvedev.

Obama shapes his team with Abraham Lincoln in mind At a press conference today, Barack Obama is expected to name the officials who will be responsible for the country's economy. The next series of important appointments will follow immediately after the holiday this Thursday, when Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Obama initially had an enviable choice of candidates for the crucial post of Treasury Secretary.

Kazakhstan has advanced in the fight against the crisis Speaking about the similarity of Russia and Kazakhstan - both in their geopolitical location, which dictates the policy of Eurasianism, and in their economic structure with a pronounced dominance of raw materials, and even in the everyday experience of transition countries building a market economy, they often forget about the differences.

Regional banks find new owners in the capital Russian banks continue to buy other credit institutions with government support. As it became known at the end of last week, Binbank will acquire the Ufa-based Bashinvestbank, and Sarovbusinessbank will become the owner of Nizhegorodpromstroybank. Both transactions are carried out with the help of the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA). Exactly how much funds the state allocates to support Bashinvestbank and Nizhegorodpromstroybank is not reported.

The Russians won three awards at the Grand Prix stage in Moscow The fifth and penultimate stage of the Figure Skating Grand Prix series has ended in the Russian capital. The last day of competition brought the main sensation of the tournament. The second Russian pair, Yana Khokhlova - Sergey Novitsky, beat the 2008 European champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, who remained second, by three points.

Before the current American administration gives way to a new one in January, the heads of the Russian and US diplomatic departments, Sergei Lavrov and Condoleezza Rice, will meet at least twice more. They agreed on this on Saturday, November 22, meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru. In particular, they discussed the agenda of the meeting of foreign ministers of countries belonging to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

"Art Forum" in the province The Art Forum festival in Izhevsk was conceived from the very beginning as an alternative to the recent large-scale Perm exhibition “Russian Poor” curated by Marat Gelman.

Dmitry Medvedev said goodbye to George Bush On Saturday, a 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Lima, the capital of Peru. The tremors in the city were not felt at all, and the event would have gone unnoticed even here, not to mention the rest of the world, if on that day the APEC summit had not opened in the city, which brought together the leaders of all countries in the region. In this situation, any news from Lima acquired special significance.

Olga Borodina's solo concert took place in Moscow In September 1997, the series of concerts “Golden Voices of the World in Moscow” opened in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. In November 2008, the first concert of the philharmonic subscription “Stars of World Opera in Moscow” was held at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. The second event, separated from the first by more than a decade, could give rise to a feeling of déjà vu.

FOOTBALL. November 25-26. Champions League. Group stage. 5th round . November 27. UEFA Cup. Group stage. 3rd round . Games in the tournament of the strongest teams on the continent resume after a three-week break. St. Petersburg's Zenit, playing in Group H, retains its chances of reaching the playoffs, but to do so, it needs to win the remaining matches.

The Duma finally agreed to a six-year presidential term On Friday, the State Duma adopted in the third and final reading amendments to the Russian Constitution introduced by President Dmitry Medvedev. Moreover, the Duma liked the annual reports of the government more than increasing the term of office of the president. Now these amendments must be approved by the Federation Council and at least two-thirds of regional legislative assemblies, after which they will be endorsed by the president.

The cyclone brought record temperature and pressure changes to Moscow A record drop in atmospheric pressure for the third ten days of November was recorded yesterday in the Russian capital. Due to the cyclone that literally burst into the Moscow region on Sunday, in the middle of the day barometers showed 716 mm of mercury, which is significantly lower than the previous record recorded 35 years ago - in 1973, the pressure dropped to 724.3 mm.

The Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications is looking for options to compensate for the growth of the unified social tax for enterprises in the information technology sector The government continues to focus on the need for an innovative breakthrough to ensure the competitiveness of the Russian economy.