Seven die in road accident in central Russia
MOSCOW, August 10 (RIA Novosti) – Seven people died when a truck crashed into a minibus in the Vladimir region, central Russia, a traffic police spokesman said Friday.
// Aug. 10, 2007 - 04:58 GMT
RUXX investment index set to open 2.87% down
MOSCOW, August 10 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's investment index will open Friday at 766.34 points, down 2.87% following Thursday evening's sessions on major world trading floors.
// Aug. 10, 2007 - 05:54 GMT
Banks' correspondent accounts with CBR decline 9.2%
MOSCOW, August 10 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 438.6 billion rubles ($17.2 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, down 9.2% from Thursday, the CBR said Friday.
// Aug. 10, 2007 - 06:00 GMT
Russian monetary base up $67 mln in week to $140.3 bln
MOSCOW, August 10 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's Central Bank said Friday the country's narrowly defined money supply (M1) was 3 trillion 577.6 million rubles ($140.3 billion at the current exchange rate) as of August 6, up 1.7 billion rubles ($66.6 million) in the week since July 30.
// Aug. 10, 2007 - 06:06 GMT
Russian doctor gets 3 years for mother and baby death
KHABAROVSK, August 10 (RIA Novosti) – A court in Russia's Far East sentenced an obstetrician to three years in prison for causing the deaths of a mother and her newborn child, the prosecutor of Amursk said Friday.
// Aug. 10, 2007 - 06:36 GMT
Six-year-old truck driver knocks down pedestrian
VLADIVOSTOK, August 10 (RIA Novosti) – A six-year-old boy, who was behind the wheel of a Kamaz truck, knocked down a pedestrian in the Primorye Territory, in Russia's Far East, local traffic police said Friday.
// Aug. 10, 2007 - 06:43 GMT
Euro slips 6.36 kopeks on MICEX
MOSCOW, August 10 (RIA Novosti) – The average weighted euro rate for contracts with "today" settlements was 34.8924 rubles during Friday morning's unified trading session on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX), down 6.36 kopeks from Thursday.
// Aug. 10, 2007 - 07:44 GMT
Dollar rises 16.26 kopeks on MICEX
MOSCOW, August 10 (RIA Novosti) – The average weighted dollar rate for contracts with "tomorrow" settlements was 25.5070 rubles during Friday morning's unified trading session on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX), up 16.26 kopeks from Thursday.
// Aug. 10, 2007 - 07:47 GMT