Kommersant newspaper - regardless of expectations, Gazprom has become a new owner

Regardless of expectations, Gazprom has become a new owner Kovykta gas condensate deposit, on which it will spend about $1 billion. The decision to transfer Kovykta to Gazprom rather than to Rosneftegaz was made only several days ago, Kommersant newspaper reported. Thus, Gazprom was unable to economize on this deal, but in this way it has avoided the threat to lose its monopoly on gas export. The Central Bank has banned to attract deposits to Sotsgorbank registered in Moscow region. The regulator could use such a tough measure to the bank that keeps citizens' deposits worth 8 billion rubles only in case of its serious problems with financial stability. Amendments to the Civil Code may cause serious problems for non-commercial organizations. This information was spread by the Russian branch of International Center for Non-Commercial Law. The draft bill with amendments has already been submitted to the gvt and soon may be submitted to the State Duma. If the bill takes effect the civil society in Russia, as experts say, will become corporate and unitary. A package of presidential decrees concerning the reorganization the Interior bodies was made public on Tuesday. Kommersant newspaper reveals the essence of the reorganization, focusing on significant changes in the Interior Central Administration. President Dmitry Medvedev in Elista inspected how the Kalmyk authorities crack down on unemployment in the republic. Kommersant newspaper says the president approved their measures, and set the task to the gvt - to create hi-tech workplaces. Bashkiria's public organizations on Tuesday stated their willingness to launch a hunger strike and to go to the street in protest against pressure on their activists by siloviki. The latter recently detained and arrested several leaders Bashkir public movement. The military geodesic satellite geo-iK-2 that was launched a month ago due to the loss of energy has become fully uncontrolled. Kommersant newspaper features its fate and the fate of those who are in charge of it.
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced a new campaign to crack down on illegal migrants. He ordered to seek them everywhere in the city - in old deserted buildings, in attics and basements of dwelling houses, story in Kommersant newspaper. A group of State Duma deputies headed by S.D. Transportation Committee head Sergei Shishkaryov on Tuesday submitted a draft bill regulating the airports activity. One of its chapters that was written after the recent terrorist act in Airport Domodedovo is devoted to security. Blogger TimStigal on the phone on Tuesday spoke with Kremlin Administration First Deputy head Vladislav Surkov. Their talk took place after the blogger in Twitter complained to President Dmitry Medvedev against corruption in Kremlin administration. Two unidentified thieves in Vladikavkaz on Monday evening attacked the main office Vladikavkaz affiliate of Bank of Moscow and stole 200 million rubles. Authorities in the Moscow region have launched a crack down on the peat-bogs fearing the repetition of forest fires that last summer destroyed 500 thousand hectares of forests and caused the smog in Moscow. The goverment has allocated 80 million rubles for the project. The discussion new technical rules of procedure "Concerning the Security of Foodstuffs" for the countries of the Customs Union may come into force already this summer will begin today. The new rules will regulate the production of about 30 percent market of consumer goods. Kommersant newspaper examines them in detail. Alexei Ulyukayev, Central Bank First Deputy Head, when commenting on a regular expansion ruble floating corridor, admitted the consolidation with national currency is the most effective operative measure of the Central Bank in its struggle against inflation. Kommersant newspaper says the ruble is continuing to consolidate against the background of high oil prices and the continuing outflow of capital. The Finance Ministry has made public data about the state debt regions and the municipalities as of Jan. 1 and Feb. 1 of 2011. Fidel Castro, 84, the Cuban revolution leader in April will give up his post of the First Secretary Central Committee Communist Party of Cuba. This was announced by Reuters on Tuesday. The USA is preparing a military operation against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. Washington is trying to persuade its European allies to support its operation. Vneshekonombank on Tuesday announced its plans concerning its assets that it acquired during the crisis. Kommersant newspaper reveals its plans. Alexei Popov has been appointed head of the gvt Department of Information Technologies and Communications, the gvt press service reported on Tuesday. Rosbank has merged the subsidiaries of Societe Generale. According to the accounting report of Rosbank (posted on the Central Bank site) its capital in January reduced by 38.9 percent - down to 57.9 billion rubles from 94.9 billion rubles.
Russia may soon lose one of the energy market key elements. NP The Council Market has proposed Russia to refuse from the long-term capacity market that was promised when RAO UES Rossii existed but that was imposed only on Jan. 1, 2011. Group Video International has retained its proceeds despite the anti-monopoly restrictions. Kommersant newspaper examines how it has managed to do it. Absolute Bank, a subsidiary of Belgian KBC , intends to sell several of its regional units. This will become the first practical step of KBC in curtailing its Russian business, about which Group announced way back in 2009. The Vostochny Express bank is the most probable buyer the affiliates of Absolute-Bank. Sheremetyevo and Aeroflot are in talks on launching a joint venture on the ground servicing of planes. An airport of Vienna may act as the third partner. TNK-BP is changing the format of the deal on the Vietnamese assets refusing from oil refinery in favour of gas development. TNK-BP deputy management head and future company head Maxim Barsky says what interests his company in Vietnam, Kommersant newspaper report. The Moscow Arbitration Court has recognized as illegal the auction , at which the company Sovetskaya Limited of Shalva Chigirinsky bought Hotel Sovetsky. As a result, the large deal signed by the team of Yury Luzhkov may be abrogated. Vasily Anisimov, co-owner of Coalco and Metalloinvest, will build from zero alcoholic production in the Moscow region, where the capacities of his Moscow Kristall distillery will be transferred, read in Kommersant newspaper. Anisimov together with OAO Rosspirtprom is already seeking a proper ground for his future production. OAO Pharmacy Network 36.6 has put up for sale its 50 percent network "The Center for Early Learning - ELC - in Moscow that its is developing within the framework of the joint venture with the British retailer ELC (Early Learning Center). Moscow authorities are planning to create a managing company that will deal with reconstruction the Central Park of Culture and Rest named after Gorky. Kommersant Russian newspaper says Roman Abramovich may become an investor in the project, "Gazeta.ru" reported. The Alexander Solzhenitsyan Literary Prize Organizing Committee announced the name laureate of this price this year - Yelena Chukovskaya, who has done a great deal to preserve and publish the rich heritage of Chukovsky family.