The dollar continued to fall in the ruble

Average U.S. dollar to the Russian ruble to the payment terms "tomorrow" to bid a single trading session on MICEX as of 11:30 Moscow time, on the basis of which the process dollar a day, decreased by 11.95 kopecks, compared with the state of at 11:30 the previous trading day and amounted to 33.3034 rubles, sends "Finmarket.

Weighted average rate of the euro for a period of calculations "Today" at 11:30 in relation to average at 11:30 on the previous session down 6.45 cent and amounted to 45.6344 rubles.

The dollar dropped to the ruble to a minimum by more than a month and a half. Strengthening of Russia's currency continues. Cost basket dropped by 10 cents, and at 11:30 was 38.85 rubles, compared to 38.95 rubles on Friday.

On the international market Forex market value of the dollar decreases to euro on expectations that the new measures of state banks in the U.S. will increase investors' appetite for risk and the demand for more profitable rate.

Euro at 11:29 Moscow time on Monday was worth 1.3685 dollars compared with 1.3582 dollars at the end of the previous trading day.

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The dollar fell to 60 cents, the euro rose by 71

Average U.S. dollar to the Russian ruble to the payment terms "tomorrow" to bid a single trading session on MICEX as of 11:30 Moscow time, on the basis of which the process dollar a day, decreased by 59.81 kopecks, compared with the state of at 11:30 the previous trading day and amounted to 33.8222 rubles, sends "Finmarket.

The official exchange rate set by the Central Bank of Russia from 20 March, is 33.8222 rubles, the euro - 45.5416 rubles, the Central Bank data show. Thus, the official exchange rate has declined compared to March 19 at 59.81 kopeks, euro - grew by 73.33 kopecks.

Cost basket, calculated at the official exchange rate on Thursday, at 39.10 rubles to 39.09 rubles on Wednesday.

The upper limit of the value of a basket CBR at 41 rubles.

Weighted average rate of the euro for a period of calculations "Today" at 11:30 Moscow time, in relation to average at 11:30 the previous session increased by 71.26 kopecks and was 45.5194 rubles.

At the international Forex market the euro to the dollar declined slightly in the morning, but by noon, again began to grow. Euro was worth 1.3454 dollars at 9:45 Moscow time on Thursday, compared with 1.3474 dollars the previous day in New York. On Wednesday evening, the European currency rose to U.S. the fastest pace in 9 years.

It is noteworthy that the most likely fall in the dollar and the ruble and the rapid growth of the European currencies linked to the recent announcement by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

It is the eve announced repurchase of long-term government debt securities amounting to 300 billion dollars in six months and an increase in investments in mortgage securities led to a sharp drop as the dollar and rally in the bond market.

The corresponding increase in dollar offers recent pressure on the rate of U.S. currency, and the announcement of the repurchase by 300 billion dollars only added fuel to the fire: the dollar for all major currencies collapsed.

Euro soared to a maximum of two samples 1,34 dollar, whereas before the announcement traded at 1.3120. By the yen the dollar has lost about 2% and the cost after the statements by the Fed 96.76 yen.

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The Moscow City Government offered to buy 75% of "budget" airline Sky Express for 1 ruble

Co-owner of the airport "Vnukovo" and director of OJSC "Airline" (on its base "Rostehnologii and the Government of Moscow created a new carrier - Rosava"), Vitaly Vantsev suggested that the Government of Moscow to buy 75% stake in Sky Express discount for 1 ruble, or $ 1, write Monday Vedomosti, citing sources in the environment for the entrepreneur and the Moscow City Hall.

According to the publication, the symbolic price of the transaction due to the fact that Sky Express has accumulated debt to 2.5 billion rubles, including nearly 2 billion rubles - to suppliers of fuel at the airport "Vnukovo".

In the Moscow mayor's office told the newspaper that a final decision to buy or not to pack will be taken after the Government of Moscow will examine in detail the financial condition of Sky Express. The Moscow City Government has already owns a controlling airline Atlant-union ".

Vantsev throw out the asset, which is expensive, but the Moscow officials have a reason to buy discount: together with Atlant-Soyuz ", it can become a contributor to the charter capital of the municipality" Rosava. The Moscow City Government previously argued that plans to consolidate 100% of "Atlant-union", bought 49% of Victor Grigoriev (it accounts claimed the airport "Vnukovo" application "Vnukovo" for the purchase of shares declined on the Federal Antimonopoly Service).

Moreover, as the sources of publication, Sky Express carriers and "Atlant-union" based in the airport "Vnukovo", and can complement each other's route network, aircraft exchange (from Sky Express - eight B737, the "Atlant-union" -- V737 two and six IL-86).

In January 2009, Sky Express carried 65.034 million passengers (a year earlier - 64221 thousand passengers). At the same time, "Atlant-union" lost in the traffic flow more than doubled: 31,598 thousand to 70,866 thousand in January 2008. A serious decline associated with a reduction of charter programs, writes the newspaper.

In Moscow, "dissenting" go to a rally at the metro station "Tverskaya": they meet 4 thousand policemen

Opposition prepares for the start of today's event "Day of dissent" in which unauthorized planned speech in Moscow, St. Petersburg and several other cities. In the capital, representatives of the "Other Russia" will meet at the metro station "Tverskaya" at 19:00. Protest action will take place on that day in St. Petersburg, Tver, Orel, and Yekaterinburg, the site Kasparov.ru. Earlier, the opposition promised to address the 20-30 cities.

In St. Petersburg St. Petersburg have detained the leader of National Bolshevik Andrey Dmitriev and activist "United Civil Front" Alexey Emelyanov. Despite this, the "dissenting", as collected, handed a petition with the Governor, the Fontanka.ru. Opposition propose to freeze rates for transportation services and utilities, to increase social payments and to compensate for poor growth in food prices, while reducing the costs of the officials.

Law enforcement agencies have announced their intention prior to rigidly suppress all violations on March 12. Today it became known that the order at the time of the events in Moscow will provide about 4 thousand policemen, transmits "Interfax". At the same time, soldiers will be deployed Internal Troops, folk and traffic police inspector.

Earlier, representatives of the "Other Russia" have complained that the police shortly before the "Day of dissent began to arrest activists of the banned National Bolshevik Party. March 9, as reported in Moscow detained three supporters of Eduard Limonov.

Opposition claimed that the protest actions, the right which is guaranteed by the Russian Constitution, compounded by the restrictions of city authorities. In this regard, the Board "Other Russia refused to agree Marsh dissent: the majority of the shares of city government still does not allow, as OMON severely suppresses them.

Remember, the first "Day of dissent" was held on 31 January: while the opposition held in different cities of the unauthorized march. In Moscow, on the basis of the shares had been arrested 41 people, among them - four national-bolshevik, led by Limonov.

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Week at risk in Tibet 50 years after the uprising

Beijing acknowledged Sunday that Tibet was subject to a lock-tight security in this sensitive period, which opens Tuesday with the fiftieth anniversary of Tibetan uprising of 1959 and will end Saturday with the anniversary of riots in the last year. An article by Xinhua says that any government must "protect innocent people from violence."

This time, the communist leaders do not want to be taken by surprise. Tibet itself, and areas of neighboring Chinese provinces inhabited by Tibetan people are de facto closed to foreigners. Enforcement officers are deployed massively.

The Dalai Lama said Friday feared "an explosion of violence at any moment" in Tibet, on the website of a German newspaper, Frankfurter Rundschau. Protests have taken place in recent days, especially in Aba, in Sichuan, where a monk tried to immolate himself by fire. Saturday, Chinese Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi, has accused the Dalai Lama of wanting to create a "Greater Tibet, over a quarter of Chinese territory." He also called on countries "not to allow visits to their land of the Dalai Lama" and not "let him use their territory to engage in separatist activities." Incidentally, he still urged Paris to make gestures to a warming of Franco-Chinese relations, endangered by the meeting between Nicolas Sarkozy and the Tibetan spiritual leader last December.

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The Constitutional Court has not recognized " "scientific expertise" of the children - all the fault of the formalities

The Constitutional Court of Russia has refused to consider the complaint group of parents of school leavers and graduates of one who tried to prove the illegality of unified (") - all the fault of formality, writes the newspaper Kommersant.

The COP adopted two "relinquished" the definition of " - on a joint in one case six complaints of parents of school leavers, as well as in the case of an adult student Natalia Protsevskoy. Adult Children of claimants, as well as the applicant Protsevskaya " passed in 2008 and remained unhappy with his results.

The applicants attempted to prove that the rules for contravene the Basic Law of the country. Thus, in one of the rejected complaints " was named prohibited "scientific expertise" of children for which parents did not give consent. In addition, the introduction of ", according to their relatives, does not provide graduates of the smooth realization of their right to free higher education on a competitive basis.

However, prior to its consideration on the merits of both cases of " never came, but only because of the formalities. Thus, by definition, the COP, adult complainants were not certificates confirming their right to represent the interests of children offended. None of them, including students Natalia Protsevskuyu, also failed to prove that their rights were violated as a result of the challenged laws by any court or appeal. Complaints about violations of the rules of admission " examiners in the field are beyond the competence of the COP.

Nevertheless, attempts to challenge " not be terminated. Initiated the next trial, intended to make the party "Fair Russia". However, apply to the Constitutional Court, without evidence of a violation of their rights can only be 90 at the same time the State Duma. As journalists adviser of the Federation Council chairman Sergei Mironov Sergei Popov, "" will focus on the 55 th article of the Constitution, prohibiting the repeal or detract from the rights of citizens, as tougher rules for admission to universities are placing new demands on alumni who have not passed ", but have normal matriculation. In addition, the party is going to prove that " as a condition of admission to a competitive private universities is also unconstitutional.

Khodorkovsky, promised that a new trial would be an interesting "show"

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, in Moscow to take part in a new trial, promises that the trial would be "is interesting spectacle." Ex-Yukos owner believes that the country has recently been some positive developments, but foreign observers believe that the chances of avoiding a new prison term of at Hodorkovsky still there.

"According to a Moscow prison and television, available in Moscow, on a background of understandable economic problems are visible signs of positive institutional changes - the word brings a businessman Press Center lawyers of Khodorkovsky and Lebedev. - So far only initial signs: appearance of normal attempts of opposition, a reasonable response to the international Event part of the power elite, the beginning of self-justice system as a separate branch of government. "

"Along with this, of course, there is a reverse trend - gathering darkness before dawn," - found Khodorkovsky. But in an economic crisis, he refers not too pessimistic: "The crisis - a hard time, but necessary if it is properly used."

In the new trial, Khodorkovsky, for his part promised "openness, clarity, lack of attempts to dodge." "I guarantee is interesting spectacle," - he pointed out.

Remember, the preliminary hearing on a new case against former head of Yukos, Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev MENATEP chapter will be held March 3 in Hamovnicheskom court of Moscow. The meeting, which will be legally held in private, is scheduled for 12:00 Moscow time.

The indictment of a new case against Khodorkovsky and Lebedev had been approved by the Prosecutor General of Russia, and the case had been sent to Hamovnichesky court. In this case, Khodorkovsky and Lebedev are charged with fraudulently awarding nearly $ 1 trillion rubles, and Money (legalization) of almost 450 billion rubles.

On the day of the trial of Khodorkovsky Hamovnichesky Court closed off the OMON and metal

Moscow police promised that the day of preliminary hearings in the case of Khodorkovsky-Lebedev trial Hamovnicheskogo around the building will be increased security measures. The premises of the court building will be surveyed with dogs trained to find explosives, told the Interfax a source in law enforcement capital. After this building will be taken under heavy guard.

Directly in front of the courthouse will be exhibited enhanced clothes police officers, told the agency interlocutor. Including in the immediate vicinity will be on duty in Moscow OMON fighters.

At the adjacent streets to the court will be exhibited metal frame barricades. The police will inspect all actors, including journalists covering the trial, with the help of metal detectors.

Sobesednik agency did not specify how many employees will have a direct duty around the building Hamovnicheskogo court. However, he assured, they will be sufficient to ensure the safety of both the process and the possible suppression of the shares, which are likely to be carried out as supporters and opponents of Khodorkovsky.

Inopressa: let Khodorkovsky will not be

Before Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who in 2005 had already received eight years imprisonment, the looming prospect of hold in custody for another 20 years. The current charges, according to lawyers - is a legal nonsense, but no less nonsense to the first process, believes Frankfurter Allgemeine.

Last time, a consequence of assumed that all parts of the group were a single whole. Now it is of the opinion that the individual companies of the group acted alone - and puts forward a new charge, explains InoPressa.

If under attack Russian "power" had not fallen, independent media and judiciary, Khodorkovsky may still be able to resist the authorities, believes the German edition. Now, however, avoid a conviction can not be, the newspaper quoted the head of the political philosophy of Andrei Kolesnikov.

Today's power can not afford to release Khodorkovsky, is confident the expert: disgraced magnate would have to sit until the system is alive. In addition, because of the deepening economic crisis and the helplessness of state power in Russia is growing demand for talented managers. According to Levada Center poll, 33% of Russians considered to be one of Khodorkovsky. "This makes it doubly dangerous", - concludes the author.