An acute shortage of petrol has been registered in Altai story in Kommersant English

An acute shortage of petrol has been registered in Altai where the majority of independent gas filling stations on the weekend suspended work. The shortage has become a natural result of pressure exerted by the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service on the oil companies. Kommersant english describes the fuel shortage in another ten Russian regions, saying that it is approaching Moscow. Inna and Igor Beltyukovs, the founders going bankrupt tour operator OOO Capital Tour, the debt of which has reached 1.576 billion rubles, have no intention to give up this business. Kommersant english describes how , in their opinion, 8300 people with their lost places will be able to receive back their money. The Federal Court Southern District of New York completed the hearings concerning the case of Rostavia owner Konstantin Yaroshenko , who is accused of a conspiracy with the aim of a contraband of a large batch of cocaine. Kommersant english deals the case, focusing on Yaroshenko's role in it. President Dmitry Medvedev at the joint session Modernization Commission and Board of Guardians Skolkovo Fund commissioned to make Skolkovo the most familiar Russian brand. And the president confessed in a program on television channel "Dozhd" that he would not refuse to work there. Kommersant english examines issues discussed at the session. Central Bank head Sergei Ignatyev submitted his income and property declaration for 2010 when he managed to earn 22.75 million rubles, which is by 19.51 million more than in 2009.
The first full-scale rehearsal military parade in honour of May 9 Victory Day will take place in Moscow evening daily. The cited map shows streets on which traffic will be limited. The Moscow Tverskoi District Court arrested in their absence the three leaders ( their names and posts are given) of the Samara SOK Group, who are accused organization deliberate bankruptcy IzhAvto plant. The Moscow Regional Military Court on Monday sentenced Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Strykanov to 12 years in prison for selling women abroad as prostitutes. Ministers Alexei Kudrin and Elvira Nabiullina at the joint collegium Finance Ministry and Economic Development Ministry in the presence of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin put an end to their dispute connected with the budget that had lasted for the whole of 2010. Kommersant english reveals the essence of the dispute , focusing on Putin's efforts to draw their stands together. The Economic Development Ministry made public its economic monitoring for the first quarter of 2011, in which it assessed the growth of gross domestic product - by 1.3 percent. Europe has no idea how to stop a continuing inflow of refugees from Arab countries, which by acuteness has become the second problem after the economic crisis. Kommersant english it as an epidemic of refuge-seeking. Transneft has given up its previous plans to postpone the beginning use VSTO-2 and Purpe- Samotlor pipelines. Transneft Vice-President Mikhail Barkov stated that they would be launched in late 2012. The Finance Ministry has again changed its plans to increase the tax load on the tobacco and alcohol industries. The vodka and tobacco excises in the next several years will grow by approximately s25-30 percent. Japanese auto concerns for the first time have acknowledged the presence of problems connected with the assembly of autos in Russia due to interruptions in the deliveries of parts. Nissan that lacks motors will suspend starting May 30 for 5 days the output of cars in St. Petersburg. Besides that, auto-producers from other countries may have similar problems.
Kommersant english says the world leading bank, HSBC, has made a decision to fully refuse from retail business in Russia and to concentrate on the corporate segment. The current situation Russian banking market in the post-crisis period makes retail business unattractive for foreign banks, which makes them close their units and curtail business, experts note. Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences Alexander Nekipelov may head the Board of Directors of Rosneft, the post that has been voluntarily given up by Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin. The January-March of 2011 period has become the most unsuccessful period in bringing in housing in Moscow since the beginning of the crisis. This is stated in the accounting report of the city Controlling-Auditing Chamber. Newspaper cites figures from the report to illustrate the point. Not long before signing an agreement on buying by MICEX its main competitor RTS, its minority shareholders are selling their packages of shares due to the loss of the possibility of influencing the united exchange management. The main claimants for RTS shares are Da Vinci Capital and Sberbank. See at Kommersant english. Ex-deputy Alexander Lebedev is changing the structure of his possession of the National Reserve Bank. The share in the bank belonging to the National Reserve Corporation of Lebedev will be handed over to the company registered in Cyprus. Renaissance Group has created a separate company that will deal with a package servicing of big clients. Thus, private investment banks are trying to form a strategy of survival in the new market conditions, where the main positions have been re-distributed in favour of state players. The scandalous competition for choosing a contractor for the reconstruction of the landing strip in Vnukovo has taken place. OOO Transstroimekhanizatsia controlled by Mostotrest has won the $260 million contract to fulfill work. Full story in Kommersant english. Gazprom is forecasting new records on gas prices for Europe-- by December they should grow by 40 percent-- up to $500 per thousand cubic meters. This was stated by Gazprom head Alexei Miller. Entrepreneur Andrei Likhachov occupying leading posts in the energy companies of Oleg Deripaska will become Director-General of the main energy asset city - the Moscow United Energy Company (MOEK). The second large brandy producer in Russia-- the Kaliningrad distillery Alyans-1892 ( main mark "Old Keninsberg") -- suspended production last week after Rosalkogolregulirovbaniye did not extend its license. Newspaper says why. The Supplement is devoted to Leasing. New deals are examined on the leasing market in 2010.