Russian Press at a Glance, Tuesday, April 5, 2011

POLITICS

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ordered his deputies to prepare a bill requiring lawmakers and public officials to regularly declare their expenses
(Kommersant, Nezavisimaya Gazeta)

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin focused at a government session on Monday on financial problems of school teachers in Russia. The premier has vowed to increase their salaries
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)

ECONOMY & BUSINESS

MasterCard is forced to open a processing center in Russia. Experts say it would not affect security of personal data of those using cards in Russia
(Vedomosti)

President Dmitry Medvedev proposes to limit powers of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Domestic companies may buy assets in Russia via its foreign subsidiaries without seeking permission from the government
(Vedomosti)

Wholesale market prices on high octane gas in Russia went up in early April. Experts say the price rise would reach Russia’s retail markets in a month or two
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)

Experts say Russia’s economy has good chances of keeping an annual growth temp of 6-7 percent and to avoid either budget or debt crises at the same time
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)

The International Monetary Fund positively assesses the economic situation in Russia and is currently preparing a report that includes its evaluation of the current banking system in the country
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)

LEGISLATURE

Members of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, will debate on a bill stipulating tougher penalties for road traffic violations in Moscow and St. Petersburg
(Vedomosti)

WORLD

U.S. President Barack Obama officially launched his election campaign for the 2012 presidential elections. So far he is the first and the only candidate registered for the elections.
(Kommersant)

CRIME

Russian law enforcers say it is unlikely that Chechen warlord Doku Umarov was killed last week in a large-scale anti-terrorism operation in Ingushetia.
(Kommersant)

A court in New York begins a trial over a Russian 'drug trafficking' cargo pilot. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency arrested Konstantin Yaroshenko in Liberia last May. Four tons of cocaine were seized in the bust.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)

A senior Moscow region police official was fired Monday for assaulting a journalist - but only after his superiors started receiving phone calls from reporters and television crews arrived at the scene of the attack
(The Moscow Times)

SOCIETY

The British Embassy in Moscow says Russia was included by Britain in the list of 26 countries, where the situation with the protection of human of rights raises great concerns
(Kommersant)

Over 80% of Russian kids are unwilling to go to school. Last week Russian parents were submitting requests with schools asking to enroll their children in first grade.
(Nezavisimaya Gazeta)

The Russian State Statistics Committee has published a list of 300 Russian cities with a high cost of living. Moscow is not the most expensive city, according to the list, as the Russian capital was placed only in the 34th place.
(Nezavisimaya Gazeta)

Scared, fed up and feeling disenfranchised, many successful Russians are investing in citizenship in Western countries, according to consultants who have made a business of facilitating such emigration - and are seeing tangible results out of this subtle panic
(The Moscow Times)

DEFENSE

President Dmitry Medvedev says the Russian Armed Forces will continue using a mixture of conscripts and contracted recruits for the next 10-15 years
(Kommersant)

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