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Medvedev meets experts, businessmen to discuss banking sector (Part 2)

RUSSIA-PRESIDENT-ECONOMY-MEETING-2 MOSCOW. March 12 (Interfax) – President Dmitry Medvedev met cabinet ministers, economists and businessmen on Monday to discuss proposals for the development of Russia’s banking sector. The …

Ukrspyrt asks Ukrainian leaders to objectively assess its work

UKRAINE-UKRSPYRT-STATEMENT Kyiv, March 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The personnel of state-run Ukrspyrt distillery have addressed the country’s leadership to objectively assess the company’s work in connection with the aggravation …

No practical plan exists for Belarus to transition to Russian ruble – official

BELARUS-RUSSIA-CURRENCY Minsk, March 12 (Interfax) – The Permanent Committee of the Union State of Belarus and Russia has received no instructions from the leaders of the two countries …

Parliament speaker hopes amendments to 2012 budget will be passed next plenary week

UKRAINE-SPEAKER-BUDGET Kyiv, March 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn says he hopes amendments to the national budget for 2012 will be passed by lawmakers next plenary …

Russian Communists say planning nationwide protests against ‘dishonest elections’

RUSSIA-COMMUNISTS-ELECTIONS MOSCOW. March 12 (Interfax) – Leaders of Russia’s Communist Party called a meeting on Monday at which they claimed that the March 4 presidential election involved large-scale …

Transit natural gas shipments via Ukraine drop by 11.8% January-February

UKRAINE-GAS-TRANSIT Kyiv, March 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Transit shipments of natural gas through Ukraine to Europe and the CIS countries January through February 2012 dropped by 11.8% (2.370 billion …

Untied Russia opposes tougher law on rallies

RUSSIA-RALLIES-LAW-PARTY MOSCOW. March 12 (Interfax) – The United Russia party sees no need for a tougher law on rallies. “In my opinion, there is no need for additional …

Ukrainian central bank’s official forex rate changes

UKRAINE-CENTRAL-BANK-FOREX-RATE-CHANGES Rate12/03/1213/03/12Change, % Official exchange rate of the hryvnia to the US dollar (UAH/$)7.98757.9860-0.019 Official exchange rate of the hryvnia to EURO (UAH/EUR1)10.47960010.476833-0.026 Official exchang…

UKRAINE-NATIONAL-BANK MORTGAGE-OPINION

NBU could support mortgage development via refinancing state housing construction funds, says expert Kyiv, March 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) could support the refinancing …

Ukraine to ask IMF to refinance debts due in 2012, says Azarov

UKRAINE-PM-IMF-REFUNDING Kyiv, March 12 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine is to ask the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to refinance debts due in 2012 with new loans under the stand-by arrangement, …

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