Russia 100526 Basic Political Developments
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RIA: Fugitive businessman Chichvarkin to speak by phone to Moscow rallyhttp://en.rian.ru/russia/20100526/159161426.html 11:1426/05/2010 Fugitive tycoon Yevgeny Chichvarkin will speak by phone to a rally in central Moscow as Russia celebrates the Day of the Businessman. The rally is being organized by the pro-Kremlin Pravoye Delo (Right Cause) party. Chichvarkin, the former CEO of cell phone retailer Euroset, who is wanted in Russia on abduction charges, will speak from his home in London, where he been residing for almost a year. The businessman was a member of the Moscow branch of the Pravoye Delo party before he fled the country. The rally will highlight the problems experienced by businessmen across Russia. The party's press service said similar rallies will be held in 20 regions across Russia. MOSCOW, May 26 (RIA Novosti)
Two conmen, caught selling seats in Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, for 150,000 rubles ($4,765) each, have been arrested in Moscow, a police spokesman said. The fraudsters were caught selling seats in an expert council committee on construction and land affairs, Filipp Zolotnitsky said. "Two fraudsters, who introduced themselves as agents of one of the [State Duma] deputies, recommended a businessman to buy a seat in the expert council, as well as the identity card belonging to a deputy aide," Zolotnitsky said, adding that police had confiscated single-entry passes to the State Duma. The police spokesman said the two conmen had no official connections with the State Duma. He said an investigation is underway and a criminal case has been opened. MOSCOW, May 26 (RIA Novosti)
26 May, 2010, 09:07 When teenager Anya was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, she and her family faced a long struggle for survival. With no donor register in Russia, her parents had to put their second child at risk to save her.
Aplastic anemia is a life-threatening condition. The bone marrow does not produce enough new blood cells, leading to the risk of infection or hemorrhaging. “The threat of death was always nearby,” Vladimir says. “There were four wards in her specialized clinic and Anya was the only one out of the girls who were there with her who survived.” Although it can be treated with transfusions and antibiotics, the only real cure for aplastic anemia is a bone marrow transplant that usually comes from a brother or sister. “As her parents were willing, we recommended they try to give birth to a brother or sister so Anya would have a chance at a transplant,” pediatric hematologist Aleksey Maschan said. The Sorokiny family decided to once again have a child, even though there was no guarantee the next child was going to be a match. Now by a stroke of luck they ended up having twins – Zhora and Sasha. Then the parents got the news that they had been waiting for – doctors told them that Sasha was a match and that the operation could go ahead. Yet there was a little cause for celebration – instead of one child at risk of dying; now they had two.
Donor babies – conceived to help a sick brother or sister – are something medical ethics wrestles with worldwide. But in Russia there is no bone marrow register, so finding an unrelated donor can prove timely and costly. “Treatment of children with blood problems is more successful than it was 20 years ago. But we have still got a long way to go and to improve,” says Aleksey Maschan. Thankfully the operation was a success, and both girls have fully recovered. “My recovery depends not on me, but on Sasha. I love my sister so much and my family for getting me through this,” Anya says. Anya was lucky. The introduction of a bone marrow database, which there is now increasing calls for in Russia, would ensure that people like her have a better chance of a cure. National Economic TrendsBloomberg: Ruble Rallies Versus Dollar, Euro as Crude Oil Advanceshttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/05/25/bloomberg1376-L30KCO6TZ01S-3.DTL May 26 (Bloomberg) -- The ruble rallied from an eight-month low against the dollar as the price of crude oil, Russia's chief export earner, advanced. The ruble strengthened 1 percent to 31.2999 per dollar and added 0.4 percent to 38.4400 versus the euro as of 10:17 a.m. in Moscow. Oil gained as much as 2 percent to $70.13 a barrel in New York, bolstering the outlook for the world's biggest energy supplier. The ruble was 0.7 percent stronger at 34.5102 against the central bank's target basket, which the regulator uses to smooth exchange rate moves that can hurt exporters. The Russian currency slipped 1.9 against the greenback yesterday, retreating to the lowest level since Sep. 4, as investors sold riskier assets on concern Europe's debt crisis may spread and tensions on the Korean peninsula will escalate. Investors pared bets that the currency will depreciate further, with non-deliverable forwards showing the ruble at 31.5450 per dollar in three months compared with an NDF of 31.7337 on May 25. The contracts are a guide to expectations of currency movements as they allow foreign investors and companies to fix the exchange rate at a particular level in the future.
2010-05-26 07:29 Reuters: Russian bank balances fall to 455.0 bln rbls http://www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=7911762&subject=economic&action=article MOSCOW, May 26 (Reuters) - Banks' balances in their correspondent accounts at the Russian central bank fell to 455.0 billion roubles on Wednesday from 513.7 billion roubles in the previous session, the central bank said. All figures are in billions of roubles BALANCES May 26 May 25 Total 455.0 513.7 Moscow region 298.6 360.9 Banks' deposits at the central bank 659.4 705.7 NOTE - Correspondent account balances are an indicator of Russian banks' liquidity. Keywords: RUSSIA BALANCES/ (Moscow Newsroom, +7495 775 1242, moscow.newsroom@reuters.com)
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