Kommersant: The wave of panic sales has hit the world financial market

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in his public reception room of United Russia in Pskov on Monday met with activists of several public organizations that expressed their loyalty to the All -Russian People's Front (ONF) Putin also met with writer Valentin Kurbatov who explained to Putin why Russia is not far from the civil war and how ONF should help the word "front" return itself its original meaning and win the parliamentary elections. President Dmitry Medvedev at the meeting with Russian and foreign scientists who won grants for research projects, heard out many claims in connection with the impossibility to conduct full-fledged scientific activity. This could have left Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko without his post. The president joked that the minister worthy of being fired. And in reality Rosselkhoznadzor and the customs will, suffer from that meeting. The wave of panic sales has hit the world financial market . The euro rate for the first time since mid-March fell beneath the $1.4/euro level; the stock indices Western countries on Monday lost up to 2 percent and the Russian stock indices lost 1.9 percent-3.3 percent. What provoked investors was the statements rating agencies that over the past days managed to lower the rating of Greece, put for revision the ratings of Italy and pointed out to the possibility revision rating of Japan. The Khamovnichesky District Court on Monday began to consider a suit of Rosmolodyozh head Vasily Yakemenko against Kommersant correspondent Oleg Kashin concerning the defense of honour and dignity. Kommersant reveals the essence of Yakemenko's suit.
Dmitry Medvedev on Monday called on siloviki and regional authorities to actively crack down on extremism. In his opinion, the anti-extremism prophylactics should above all be carried out in schools ,universities and institutes. With this aim in view the president proposed to limit the right of people previously convicted for extremism to work in state institutions. The City Duma on Monday submitted to the Duma a draft bill obliging television and radio companies to preserve the recordings of programs that directly went out in the air. This is important for settling down conflicts. The Party of People's Freedom "For Russia Without Arbitrariness and Corruption" ( PARNAS) on Monday submitted documents to the Justice Ministry for registration. It was officially announced on Monday that the Investigative Board Central Federal District the Investigative Committee of Russia had instituted a criminal case in connection with the loss of three satellites GLONASS-M navigation system in December of 2010. Kommersant details the case, saying how the investigators qualified the bureaucrats' actions. The presidential Human Rights Council on Monday held a special session that was devoted to the situation in the Khimki Forest . Council head Mikhail Fedotov promised that almost daily attacks on forest defenders would be stopped. Kommersant describes the session, focusing on issues it discussed and on decisions it made. The Customs Union Commission (KTS) by the results 15th Inter-State Council of Eurasian Economic Cooperation on Monday determined the fundamental tasks for 2011-2012.The most significant among them is the crack down on capital outflow. What do analysts think of b these tasks? Kommersant told.
The gvt was bound to sign an act with the Trust bank on the results of the implementation investment project concerning the 8 building on Ulitsa Pokrovka, the reconstruction of which in the '90s was launched by the MENATEP bank. Kommersant. RusHydro announced that the Board of Directors approved the placement additional issuance worth of 89 billion shares for receiving 40 percent of OAO Irkutskenergo. The Board of Directors TNK-BP Holding has recommended to pay out dividends for the fourth quarter of 2010 at the size of 3.85 rubles per share, which will amount to 59.47 billion rubles. Zarubezhneft and Croatian Janaf may begin joint work on the shelf of Adriatics. The companies have signed a memorandum on mutual assistance., envisaging the launch of joint venture for geological surveying and extraction in Croatia. Sergei Puchkov, head of the large non-state pension fund Norilsk Nickel has been sacked due to numerous complaints from citizens, whose pension accumulations without their approval were transferred to this fund through agents' swindling actions. The large federal project "Universal Electronic Card" in the Moscow region has the alternative project on the basis of Rostelecom. Kommersant examines this project, focusing on its participants.
Russian authorities as a result March check-ups Audit Chamber and of the Prosecutor General's Office in Domodedovo may ban to foreign companies to own more than 50 percent of shares of Russian airports. How do state bureaucrats and experts regard the similar decision? Kommersant. The circle of claimants for managing the Traktorniye Zavody concern (KTZ) has narrowed. Two of them have decided to create an alliance--Russkiye Mashiny and Uralvagonzavod have submitted a now common bid and in case of victory plan to manage KTZ on the parity basis. In this way the partners hope to strengthen their positions in the struggle with ex-owner of the concern Mikhail Bolotin. Businessmen Iskander Makhmudov and Andrei Bokarev may become co-owners company DS Development, separated from Group Don-Stroi, the builder of commercial realty. Experts say that for 20 percent of the developer they will pay to Don-Stroi founders Maxim Blazhko and Dmitry Zelenov approximately $220 million. Kommersant describes a new method invented by the Moscow Heritage Commission, with the help of which it hopes to make the lessees reconstruct the building of architectural significance. The Supplement is devoted the brewing industry.