Kommersant English Rosneft is choosing foreign partners to work on the shelf

The proposal to expand the boundaries of Moscow or even to create a new federal capital district voiced by President Dmitry Medvedev at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 17 interested all potential participants of this possible territorial-administrative re-distribution. But none of them so far have understood what exactly is proposed. See in English Kommersant. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Marat Khusnullin, Moscow construction complex head, stated that the former aeration fields in Lyubertsy (500 hectares) can become the first territory planned new federal capital district adjoining Kozhukhovo in the east of Moscow. Kommersant english examines several scenarios of stabilizing the situation with the quality of assets in Bank of Moscow that are being discussed by the Central Bank, the Finance Ministry, ASB and VTB. The most expensive variant for the state is giving 250 billion rubles to VTB for reviving its subsidiary. While Rosneft is choosing foreign partners to work on the shelf, they are being seized by its competitors - other state-controlled oil companies. Thus, Gazprom Neft can begin joint work with Arctic Shell. And Total and Statoil may become partners of Zarubezhneft in the Arctic and in the Caspian. The draft bill allowing the Constitutional Court (CC) to blockade the fulfillment decisions European Court of Human Rights has been submitted to the State Duma. The mechanism of defending the national sovereignty, of the possibility of introducing of which has been warned by CC head Valery Zorkin and President Dmitry Medvedev has been worked out by Acting Speaker Federation Council Alexander Torshin. Russian Railways, Group Titan and several other large enterprises have announced their entry into the All-Russia People's Front (ONF) of Vladimir Putin. United Russia assures that ALROSA is willing to join ONF. Kommersant English describes Putin's efforts to expand the Front.
Vladimir Putin, the leader of United Russia and All-Russia People's Front, will be able to use his own discretion to include or exclude candidates from the list that will be endorsed by the party congress for the election to the State Duma. Thus, the victory in the primaries does not guarantee the inclusion in party list. The Anti-Seliger-2011 in the Khimki forest is completing its work today. About 2000 people have attended it over the four days. The camp organized by the defenders Khimki forest has become one of the largest opposition rallies. The State Duma on Sunday passed ( second and third readings) the bill, establishing the deferment from the spring army call-up for the school-leavers of age who have passed EGE. The National Bio-Energy Company of China, the Russian Energy Agency and Inter RAO UES before the end of 2011 in Russia create the Russian-Chinese bio-energy company - the Green Energy Corporation.The frame agreement on its creation was signed last Thursday. The regional modernization programs, with the help of which the Health and Social Development Ministry plans to conduct the reform of the health service up to 2013, have at last been endorsed, Health Minister Tatyana Golikova stated on Friday. The reform will cost 618 billion rubles, the most part of which - 460 billion rubles - will be allocated from the obligatory medical insurance system, english Kommersant says. British Barclays financial stage talks on the sale of its Russian subsidiary that was announced in mid-February. The largest bank in Kazakhstan - Kazkommerzbank - is the most probable buyer. Newpaper Kommersant English describes the first attempt of a raider seizure on the domestic advertising market. Group Vivaki Russia has found that since March of this year the owner of its main structure - OOO Publicity Group Media Eurasia - has been a certain Maria Melekhina rather than the French communication holding Publicis.
The gas assets of ALROSA that are temporarily owned by VTB Capital may go to NOVATEK. The large domestic independent gas producer has made a proposal to VTB on a purchase Urengoi gas company for $160 million. The second asset - Geotransgaz - analysts estimate at $800 million. KIT Finans before the end of this year intends to sell its insurance business - the KIT Finans Insurance company. It may cost not more than 1.3 billion rubles, Kommersant English reported. Itera has come to an agreement with Sberbank on partnership, within framework of which it will become a consultant gas company on issues of attracting capital and will even buy 5 percent of its shares. Bulgaria for three months has suspended talks with Rosatom on the construction Belene nuclear plant. Thus, the signing contract on the project scheduled for July 1 will be foiled. This threatens to Bulgaria with suits from the Russian side worth 1 billion euros. Yevrosibenergo of Oleg Deripaska and Chinese Yangtse Power have announced their intention to build three electric power stations in Siberia. This is the first project within the framework joint venture launched in 2010. The Russian pharmacy network "36,6" has acquired a new investor: the Hybrid Investments Capital Corporation ( Hi Capital ) investment fund is in talks on the purchase of about 10 percent head company network from its founders Sergei Krivosheyev and Artyom Bektemirov. Hi Capital calls itself a private investment fund. The Scandinavian European Film Bonds (EFB) begin to provide the Russian investors with completion bonds - the guarantees completion of film projects. The Sistema Mass Media and Fund Kino holding managing the media assets of AFK Sistema develop this business together with EFB. The Supplement - Review - is devoted to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.