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Media Review

29 april 2011
Press Russian International

Izvestia: "The prime minister passes test for nicotine"

Speaking at the first global ministerial conference on healthy lifestyles, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised that the government will allocate almost half a trillion roubles on the Health National Project in the next three years. Having finished his speech, Putin passed a test for nicotine.


29 april 2011

Komsomolskaya Pravda: "Putin: “Oil company shareholders should think about ordinary customers”

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has raised customs duties on petrol exports from Russia and delayed the conversion to Euro-3 grade fuel.

27 april 2011

Komsomolskaya Pravda: "Putin: "Future presidential nominees do not need foreign support"

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin started his visit to Scandinavia – first in Denmark, followed by a trip to Sweden on Wednesday.

27 april 2011

RBC Daily: "Putting petrol market in manual operation"

Putin's Press Secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said that yesterday the prime minister instructed all the interested departments to explain what caused the shortage of fuel in a number of regions. The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) and the Energy Ministry reacted instantly.

26 april 2011

RBC Daily: Phosagro to Spend Liberally On Pikalyovo

RBC Daily has learned that as part of Vladimir Putin's visit to Denmark today, he will sign an agreement regarding a technological and design collaboration between Phosagro, St Petersburg State Mining Institute and the Danish engineering company FLSmidth about re-equipping the production facility in Pikalyovo.

26 april 2011

Nezavisimaya Gazeta: "Prime minister’s instructions still pending"

Government officials likely will not submit spending declarations in the near future.

26 april 2011

Komsomolskaya Pravda: "Putin recalls how he lived in a prefab home"

On Monday, Vladimir Putin inspected the work at the ZhBI-6 concrete plant, which had undergone large-scale renovation. The prime minister examined the entire production cycle of the upgraded line of concrete slabs production, from layout to the pouring of concrete. The new equipment creates perfectly smooth and seamless slabs, which help retain heat in homes. For comparison, they showed Putin a slab manufactured by older equipment, which was not comparable.

26 april 2011

Kommersant: "People Support Prime Minister’s Anti-Corruption Initiative"

But they doubt that it will be effective.

26 april 2011

Izvestia: ”A concrete argument”

The government is going to abolish import duties on construction machinery and construction materials production equipment if Russia does not manufacture equivalent products, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said. The government is confident that this measure will ultimately make housing more affordable.

25 april 2011

Nezavisimaya Gazeta: “No switching sides”

Contrasts between official reports and the reality of Russia’s economic situation were made particularly plain last week. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reported to the State Duma on the government’s performance in 2010 and on its future plans. The prime minister’s speech was imbued with a feeling of confidence and optimism.

25 april 2011

Kommersant Dengi: “Decades of stability”

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reported on the Government’s 2010 performance to the State Duma. As promised in early April, his report contained specific results, as well as new plans for the economy, the social sector and the state administration system.

25 april 2011

Kommersant-Vlast: “Future space centres”

On November 6, 2007, President Vladimir Putin signed a decree announcing the construction of the Vostochny space centre in place of the Svobodny space centre, which was recently shut down in Russia’s Amur Region. The new space centre, intended to facilitate independent manned missions, will cover an area of more than 600 square kilometres, including its entire infrastructure and launch pads.

25 april 2011

Izvestia: "Vnesheconombank opens credit line for Ford–Sollers"

Russia’s state-controlled Vnesheconombank will issue a 39 billion rouble loan to establish a Ford–Sollers joint venture, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at a meeting of the bank’s supervisory council. The new joint venture could be operational by late 2011.

25 april 2011

Izvestia: “Russian business returning to Iraq”

LUKOIL CEO Vagit Alekperov told Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that the company will produce its first oil in Iraq in 2013. But analysts doubt the feasibility of this plan.

21 april 2011

Komsomolskaya Pravda: "Issue of the day"

What was the most important part of the prime minister’s report?

21 april 2011

Kommersant: "Budget reform to continue"

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin recently signed an action plan under the budget reforms for 2011, which prioritise making budget expenditures more effective.

21 april 2011

Kommersant: "Quantitative analysis of Vladimir Putin’s speech"

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s third report to parliament lasted a record four hours and three minutes. He spent two hours and 13 minutes on the report as such.

21 april 2011

Kommersant: "Did you listen to Putin’s speech?"

Alexander Goncharuk, the first deputy chairman of the AFK Sistema Board of Directors.

21 april 2011

Kommersant: "Opposition: "Putin’s report on election programme"

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s report to the Duma yesterday seemed more like a presidential election programme than an annual report to the government.

21 april 2011

Izvestia: “Putin reports to Duma on government performance”

In his report to the Duma, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reported that, on par with economic restructuring, the government will guarantee income growth over the next few years by increasing pensions, scholarships and salaries for public sector employees.

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