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Foreign performers’ work without permits inflicts damage on state budget – Federal Migration Service

RUSSIA-PERFORMERS-FINES MOSCOW. March 16 (Interfax) – By imposing fines on foreign performers who gave a concert in Moscow in early March without a work permit, migration authorities acted …

Russia plans to install GLONASS ground support stations in 34 countires

RUSSIA-GLONASS-STATIONS-INSTALLATION MOSCOW. March 16 (Interfax-AVN) – Russia plans to install ground support stations for its GLONASS global satellite positioning system in 34 countries across the globe, Russian Space …

Strong Ukraine party to unify with Party of Regions on Saturday

UKRAINE-PARTIES-UNIFICATION-CONGRESS KYIV. March 16 (Interfax) – The Strong Ukraine party will hold a congress in Kyiv on Saturday, March 17, the party press service told Interfax. The congress …

Georgia plans to up wine export by 10.5% in 2012

GEORGIA-WINE-EXPORT-PLANS TBILISI. March 16 (Interfax) – Georgia plans to export at least 12 million 0.75-liter bottles of wine in 2012, Deputy Agriculture Minister Iya Janashia said at a …

Rights activist Alexeyeva welcomes court ruling cancelling Udaltsov’s arrest

RUSSIA-RIGHTS-ACTIVIST-UDALTSOV MOSCOW. March 16 (Interfax) – Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the leader of the oldest independent human rights group in Russia, the Moscow Helsinki Group, has welcomed a court ruling …

Ukrainian central bank’s official forex rate changes

UKRAINE-CENTRAL-BANK-FOREX-RATE-CHANGES Rate16/03/1219/03/12Change, % Official exchange rate of the hryvnia to the US dollar (UAH/$)7.98407.9850+0.013 Official exchange rate of the hryvnia to EURO (UAH/EUR1)10.42470910.473126+0.464 Official exchang…

Ukraine’s space industry 88% financed from budget in 2011, says space agency

UKRAINE-SPACE-FINANCING Kyiv, March 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The actual state financing of Ukraine’s space industry in 2011 stood at 87.9% of the approved budget, reads a report by the …

Ukraine delays entry to foreign markets, says finance ministry

UKRAINE-LOAN-PLAN-FINANCE-MINISTRY Kyiv, March 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine has delayed its entry to the foreign markets, originally planned for March, according to First Deputy Finance Minister Anatoliy Miarkovsky. “You’ll …

Leftist activist Udaltsov will appeal fine, plans to attend rally Saturday

RUSSIA-ACTIVIST-PLANS MOSCOW. March 16 (Interfax) – Leftist opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov, whose administrative arrest was replaced by a 1,000-ruble fine by Moscow’s Presnensky Court on Friday, intends to …

State sector’s revenues exceed target by UAH 3.5 b in first two months of 2012, says finance ministry

UKRAINE-STATE-SECTOR-REVENUES-MINISTRY Kyiv, March 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The revenues of Ukraine’s state sector January through February 2012 exceeded the target for the two months by UAH 3.5 billion, according …

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