Pessimistic forecast of the IMF: Russia is waiting for bigger decline than the promise of power, the prospects for further U.S. black

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has severely eroded the forecast for Russia's economic development and peace for 2009. Developed countries faced with the deepest recession since the Second World War, believe in the IMF. The decline in GDP in developed economies is expected in 2009 on the the level of 2%. The economy of Russia, according to the calculations of experts Fund, waiting for a more serious slowdown than expected in the Russian government. The volume of Russian GDP in the version of the fund will fall to 0.7%, rather than 0.2% as expected in the Ministry of Economic Development.

No negative forecasts for Russia international organizations have not given: The World Bank estimates that Russia's GDP in 2009 to grow by 3%, the Bank holds the growth of 1%. Citi Russia predicts zero growth. Rather, they changed its forecast to a negative, as well as assessment of the IMF is "proactive," notes Vedomosti.

Back in November, the IMF predicted that Russia's economy is not only in volume, but also to grow this year at 3.5%. In doing so, such a forecast was considered to be quite pessimistic, writes Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

- S & P: there is a risk of insolvency of Russia from the decline of economic growth in the world
- Yurgens: Economic growth in Russia in 2009 may go to minus 10%
- Experts: still rather optimistic forecast of the IMF
- Shuvalov in Davos substantial devaluation of the ruble in poor prognosis
- Putin admitted in Davos: the crisis exposed the weakness of Russia
- Top managers are not waiting for good results from 2009
- IMF predicts lower inflation in the world
- The Russian economy begins "classic stalemate"
- Maxim Blant: leitmotif IMF report - required large-scale political solutions
- Last week the international reserves of Russia "lost" at 9.7 billion dollars
- Among the least developed countries will have to Britain

Previously published reports of the IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) on the status and immediate prospects for the global and national economies on the two times a year - spring and autumn. However, because of the crisis, experts have to prepare additional interim refine their estimates. Thus, the October WEO report was revised Fund in November. Then, the forecast growth in the Russian economy has been reduced from 5,5 to 3,5% of GDP in 2009. Now, the growth of the economy of Russia in this year's speech did not go. " However, next year the Russian economy, according to IMF projections, all the same to grow - by 1.3%.

Much more gloomy IMF looks at the prospects for the U.S. as the locomotive of world economy. The IMF suggests that U.S. GDP in 2009 decreased by 1.6%. The previous forecast by the fall in total by 0,7%.

For the world economy, the IMF lowered the forecast of growth of 2,2%, expected in November, to 0.5% fall of the economy of Japan, according to a new forecast of the IMF, reached in 2009 2,6%, while the euro - 2%. In November, experts from the fund had expected that the decline of these economies will not exceed 0.5% and 0.2% respectively. The resumption of growth in the world economy, predicts in 2010, when the world's GDP can grow at 3% of U.S. GDP - at 1.6%, Japan - by 0,6%, the euro - on 0,2%.

Remarkably, even a few days ago, members of the IMF expected the correction of the projections for 2009 is not so radical. According to Deputy Director of Department of monetary systems and capital markets, the IMF Axel Bertuh-Samuels, the forecast for GDP can be reduced by 1-1,5%.

Experts: still rather optimistic forecast of the IMF

The dramatic deterioration of forecasts for Russia, experts explain the more stringent assessment of the depth of the crisis, as well as a sharp decline in incomes. "The pace of the fall in real incomes and rising debts on wages suggests that the decline in the economy could be 2-2,5% in 2009" - says a leading economist of the Center for Development Valery Mironov.

In addition, according to the economist, in 2009, is expected deterioration in the investment momentum, since even in the case of the revitalization of many companies try to restore the boot capacity, rather than invest in new projects. "Strengthening the IMF's pessimism regarding the world economy is due to the structural nature of the crisis, to exit from which would require changes in rules for the functioning of the global financial system", - said Mironov.

"Because of recent negative news can be called a message Rosstat a decline of industrial production in December at 10.3%, as well as a decrease in real disposable income - to 11.6% in December to December. People are really poor, which inevitably reduces the demand," - Chief Economist, said "discovery" Danila Levchenko. According to him, the government forecast, and forecast of the IMF little different, and can be attributed to the optimistic.

The experts found no explanation for such optimism in economic matter, but only in the field of psychology. "Hello forecasts is largely due to psychological causes. National governments and supranational organizations do not want to frighten people beforehand excessive pessimism. In addition, national authorities and to some extent are responsible for the negative development of the situation," - said Levchenko.

Top managers are not waiting for good results from 2009

Because of the global economic recession is the mood of the leaders of the world's leading companies fell to its lowest level of the past six years. Only 21% of top managers expect from the 2009 financial year of positive results, showed a study by the audit firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). A year ago the same figure was 50%, says RBC daily.

The basis of the report of 12th Annual Global CEO Survey 2008, which PwC presented in conjunction with the opening of the International Economic Forum in Davos, a survey of top managers of the world's leading corporations. PwC has held it in the fourth quarter of 2008, interviewed 1124 director of companies from 50 countries.

"The pace and intensity of a recession because for heads of state of health concerns and the companies that led to the global crisis of confidence" - said the general director of PwC Samuel Dipyatstsa, noting that the pessimism in the future look now 25% of respondents: "They are concerned about only one - whether their firms to stay on the water. " And that pessimism has spread to all managers of the world, all industries and business. If the year before the first signs of concern over the deteriorating conditions raised guidance only American, European and Japanese companies, it now because of the crisis is fully experienced the managers and other states.

IMF predicts lower inflation in the world

The IMF predicts a significant decline in inflation in the world in the near future. The main reason for this change is called a slowdown economic growth and consumer prices news agency.

"In countries with developed economies is expected to fall in inflation to 3.5% in 2008 to a record low 0.25% in 2009" - says the prognosis of the IMF.

In 2010 that figure is projected to increase to 0.75%. "Moreover, Some of the developed countries some time there will be a very slight increase in consumer prices or even decrease, "- note the experts Fund.

In the IMF believes that a similar situation will occur in countries with developing economies. There, inflation is expected to be 5.75% in 2009 and 5% in 2010. For comparison, in 2008 the figure was 9.5%.

The Russian economy is beginning to "classic" stalemate "

Macro-economic statistics of the end of 2008, gives every reason to believe that the problem of stagflation in Russia, as economists warned the Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-term forecasting is becoming a reality, Kommersant daily.

In economic theory considered the situation of economy, where the downturn in the industry and is accompanied by a decline in GDP growth in consumer prices and unemployment. Classical causes of high prices is the maintenance of monopolies in the cyclical economy and the fall-cyclical policy of the government, which seeks to replace the market demand infusion of budget funds.

The term "stagflation" was born in Britain in 1965. In the U.S., a period of stagflation are the years 1970-1981, when the growth rate of consumer prices reached almost 15% unemployment rate - 9%, and the economy in recession times provided.

According to December 2008, the Russian economy looks like a classic case of stagflation. In December, inflation, although slowing, but was 0.7%, GDP fell by 0.7%, while unemployment rates increased to 26.1%. Since the beginning of 2008 the situation has not changed. According to published yesterday to Rosstat, from 1 to 26 January 2008 consumer prices rose by 2% (exactly the Ministry anticipated in the entire January), but on the basis of the month Rosstat counts on rising inflation in 2,4% (2,3% in January 2007).

The main reason for the accelerated inflation in January was the increase in tariffs . Economists do not expect to restore economic growth up to the IV quarter of 2009 and predicted that in the short term, the economy of Russia expect mass dismissals. It seems to in 2009, deliberately laid, and the government, forecasting the decline of GDP in 2009 to 0.3% and inflation at 13%, justifying the expansion of the budget, designed to extinguish a cash crisis.

However, stagflation, as economists warn, and the experience of other countries, afraid that the macroeconomic background for investment is becoming the most disadvantaged. Economy falls, prices rise, the risks are increasing: in such a situation, to calculate the cost of investment projects has become extremely difficult. In such a situation, attempts to run the state economy through massive injections of budget money can not succeed only by creating conditions for accelerated growth in money supply and greater dispersal of inflation.

In China, the police chief made a subordinate to "test": to rob the bank sent the actors

In China, the police several hours to go after bank robbers, attacked, not suspecting that have professional actors. Only after they have caught law enforcement officers learned that participated in tactical exercises, which could have the most tragic consequences.

The head of the Chinese city of Zhengzhou police distinguished extraordinary thinking, ordering raided one of the local banks with the help of the actors. Secret special operations to coordinate and develop an action law ministers, held in perfect, if you do not believe that the exercises were unwitting participants themselves as police officers, and employees of the bank, which experienced a real shock passes Ananova.

The fact that an armed raid on a bank is teachings police knew only the initiator of fictitious robbery, Zhengzhou police chief and his deputy. Others " show, including members of the bank, took effect as expected - as is currently the robbery.

According to the police scenario, four robbers broke into the Post Office Bank, and then disarmed the security and demanded that all visitors to the establishment subsided on the floor. Perepugavshis no joke to the victims of the actors strictly complied with their demands, after which grabbed the bag from one of their bank clients with 20 thousand dollars and escaped safely.

After leaving the bank building, fled in different directions. But less than two hours as they were caught by police. The head of a secret special operations was satisfied with coordination of its employees from various city police stations, but the test of capabilities could have tragic consequences.

Thus, zealously performing their duties of law officers to seize arms in the chase for the robbers, believed independent observers. In addition, the good idea of the main city police failed to trace the remaining participants exercises that have experienced severe psychological stress.

Anonymous representative Zhengzhou police confirmed that involved in training law enforcement officers have not been harvested algorithm of action, did not know the scenario and the time of fictitious robbery. All actions were approved by the police in the course of events. "The purpose of the exercises has been testing the speed and coordination between the various police stations" - told him.

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Yushchenko tries to cancel the gas agreement Russia and Ukraine. Tymoshenko argues that this will not happen

Kiev could unilaterally withdraw from the agreement on gas deliveries, which earlier this week signed the prime ministers of Ukraine and Russia Yulia Tymoshenko and Vladimir Putin. A decision on the dissolution of the contract may be taken on Friday at a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC), which will be held in Kiev, under the chairmanship of President Viktor Yushchenko. The statement was made by Deputy Mykola Martynenko, head of the Parliamentary Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on fuel and energy complex, referring to the information of a member of the Security Council, says "New Region".

As is known, previously President Putin criticized the contract, Tymoshenko, calling it disadvantageous for Ukraine. In turn, Tymoshenko argues the opposite. Commenting on the charges in his presidential address, she said that Ukraine will defend its interests in the "gas negotiations with Russia. "We have not stood up" to its knees, "managing difficult negotiations," said Prime Ukrainian television in an interview with "5-th channel."

"Ukraine signed with Russia" gas documents, won on all fronts and is something that never should have received after such a serious conflict ", - stressed the head of government.

The head of the government drew attention to the fact that during the gas crisis, the Security Council did not intend to, but in the next Friday he will hold a meeting to criticize the gas agreement. " Unfortunately, in Ukrainian politics because everything is "- said the Prime Minister.

Meanwhile, Tymoshenko said in a live broadcast on "5 channel", that the Ukrainian-Russian gas agreement could not be reviewed at a meeting of National Security and Defense Council, said Rosbalt.

The head of the Ukrainian government is confident that at the moment it is impossible to dissolve the gas agreement between NAK Naftogaz Ukrainy and Gazprom on deliveries of Russian natural gas to Ukraine and its transit to Europe. "I can firmly say that this is impossible, and no one will return the old shadow schemes of work - will be all that the government has signed, as a signatory NAK Naftogaz of Ukraine", - said Tymoshenko, reportedly at the site of the head of the Cabinet. According to the Prime Minister , recently mechanism NSDC is often used as a means of pressure on the government.

"Once we are in 2008, removed" UkrGazEnergo and limited RosUkrEnergo, National Security and Defense Council has met twice, and I was forced to all of this back, "- said Prime Minister.

Yulia Tymoshenko does not rule out that at the next meeting of the NSDC on it again will be pressure. "You know that when the gas crisis, no copyright is not collected. But when we have removed at this time of corrupt middlemen, already on Friday collect copyright, and ... we will call for the answer why we are currently RosUkrEnergo Remove", - said Prime Minister.

Head of Government stressed that he knew the reason for such action. "If even $ 55 on average RosUkrEnergo planned to have for a thousand cubic meters, which is approximately 2,5-3 billion dollars, the hysterics, I understand, because all the money would go to the two candidates in the presidential election campaign. These distinguished Gentlemen do not get this money, "- said Yulia Tymoshenko, that will do everything possible to eradicate corruption, not only in gas, but also in other spheres.

In addition, commenting on the appropriateness of switching to Formula calculation of gas prices, Tymoshenko said: "We clearly that Formula approach at this time is beneficial for Ukraine. He gives us an opportunity to move away from subjective pricing, deviate from the expectations of Christmas as The Court, when you need to set the price of gas. "

"Approximately three weeks before the New Year, I constantly dreaming of a man who valve . Already that year. At the moment we have over 10 years is projected relations", - said Tymoshenko.

Tymoshenko adviser on energy issues Gudyma Alexander also said that even if the Security Council will decide on the termination of a contract with Russia unilaterally, it would have no legal effect. According to the adviser, the decision on termination of contracts may be only part of PR campaign, Yushchenko's presidential election.

January 19 in Moscow NAK Naftogaz and OAO Gazprom signed a contract for the supply of gas and its transit through the territory of Ukraine for the years 2009-2019.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has called for the loser of Ukraine on gas price 360 dollars per thousand cubic meters in the first quarter of 2009. "If the head of Gazprom said the price $ 360, the other prices would not be" - he said, adding that "Ukraine will have to adapt to such a price." In his view, the price for transit of Russian gas could be raised by half now, and then make Gazprom a 20 per cent discount.

January 20, Premier Yulia Tymoshenko told that the average price of gas at the border with Russia will be 228.8 dollars per thousand cubic meters. According to her, the price for the transition period is very decent. " The head of the Ukrainian government argues that NAK Naftogaz "in the first half to buy a minimum of fuel.

January 21, during a joint with the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, a press conference in Chernihiv Yushchenko said at a meeting of National Security and Defense Council on Friday is scheduled to consider a number of decisions relating to the settlement of the gas crisis, as well as relevant steps taken to resolve the situation on the part of Ukraine.

All 'strippers'

Let' flashback '. Latest boring around 12 midnight on Friday to fall into 'the game of your life,' with '' Emma Garcia at the helm. Amarilleaba Emmita as ever. Time with witch witch presenter deep. The

I had heard

Pests throw this filth, territory disguised players, but what I saw over everything imaginable. Television reaches underground levels with this type of program designed to make false 'strippers' moral to test his sincerity.

Emma Garcia, at one point in the program.

Bulk shit . Country of shit. Latest more. Antena 3. In the rival chain called the "stripper" of Picassent. With a pair. Then still another 'stripper' something more : Soraya Saenz de Santamaria. Ol. Tired of people who just a naked body and soul on television. Said this former Sr., Soraya, the barrage of criticism that has led to their home heater is part of a '' to topple Rajoy. It also believes that we are fools. Live to see. Defends the '' Maria Antonia 'Pitbull' Churches' The wheel 'on Saturday. And he sent Peter labeled Jack predator. Kill the messenger in this Maria Antonia may, and bites. How sad.

Telecinco (how could I not?). And any '' or observer of the UN should intervene in this disgraceful affair to put those responsible behind bars. Viewers of Spain in 2009 we do not deserve this. Or 'La Noria' or 'The game of your life. " The fault, as usual, is money. Of that damn forcing a man to look clean and smart gutting to privacy in light of the world.

Emma 'Mosquitamuerta' question: Have you ever measured your virile member

Ruben

'Contestant-de-paste' answers: Yes

Is heard in the 'off' of a female robot: That is so true!

The audience broke into applause. Luckily no one asked about the measure. Viva Espaa is the Tontuna prefabricate you for being so stupid. Telebasura in its purest form. Say, in his defense, which emit a time that should not see it or the director of the program, namely that all this shameless display of and hours that happens unexpectedly. It is the worst I've seen in recent months. In court on duty. And then when Emma, solemnly announced that the only respectable're at level 1. Damn! We must leave this hell!

Emma: Have you tried to give sexual pleasure with a vegetable

Ruben

: [Without thinking much] Yes

Robot: That is so true!

Applause

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Emma: Are all the women who were unfaithful to your former prostitutes

Ruben

: [In his hard-line ] Yes

Robot: That is so true!

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applause. We are on the fourth level. 10,000 in play ..

Emma: Are you proud of your son Daniel [this to the public]

Ruben

: [Tajante] Yes

Robot: That's a lie!

shit. And that was just the thing. Settlement rate with about 5,000 '' and the loss of confidence, for life, his son and his partner. This is the sincere Spain today. 21 questions spread over six levels. We will all participate in the circus Emma, with time. It's TV. TV sucks. But is our TV. I want to get off of the bed and give me a plant with sexual pleasure. I simply Villaconejos of a melon? I'll have to ask Emma.

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In last place in the game rooms

Athletic Club would like to take the Cup in good time for play and performance, and it is hoped that the goal from Fernando Llorente in the first leg, played in the Kingdom of Navarra, is crucial to move to quarterfinals with Atletico Osasuna seeking a surprise.

The team will try

Bilbao at San Mames chaining its eighth game without losing, which would give him a good chance of overcoming the eighth-finals thanks to 1-1 from the first leg, because without a goal you would .

This, it appears that his coach Joaquin Caparros, hitting the team that won so brilliantly on Sunday at the Vicente Calderon (2-3), with the exception of David Lopez, injured in that match.

David Lopez, who, however, has greatly improved the sprain suffered before the Atletico de Madrid, you can not Fran Yeste, who continues with muscular discomfort that prevented him from traveling to Madrid, although it has no a major injury.

Will therefore Igor Gabilondo, of the many highlights in the 'mattress', who completed a likely composed of eleven Iraizoz, Iraola, Ocio, Amorebieta, Koikili; Susaeta, Orbaiz, Javi Martnez, Gabilondo; and Ion Vlez Llorente.

Caparrs has already warned that it intends to keep the block on Sunday, but has not confirmed that the team will liza. However, he repeated the call last Saturday with the two low because only mandatory Cup include 16 players.

Thus, in addition to the injured David Lopez, was left off the list Ustaritz Aldekoaotalora recently emerged from an injury and the fourth central Calderon was called for by physical problems Aitor Ocio. Complete the relationship cited by Caparrs tomorrow Armando; Etxeita, Gurpegui, Toquero and Etxeberria.

Osasuna

Attend the event at the San Mames Athletic in the eighth round of the finals of the Copa del Rey, with the unwavering spirit of continuing to live in this competition, but aware that its priority is the league.

addition, the tie to one leg, fitting in time added at the meeting held at the Reyno de Navarra stadium, difficult set of choices Pamplona, which is obliged to make in Bilbao for the next round .

Osasuna

Only focused at the moment in the match in San Mams, but no one was spared by their situation in the league, four points stay attached vital importance to the League, with consecutive trips to the Bernabeu and Villarreal.

Technical Jose Antonio Camacho could not have injured Roversi Rodrigues, Xavier Margairaz, Kike Sola, Sergio Fernandez, Eduardo Fernandes' Dady ', Jaroslav Plasil, although the latter two were brought to the group and be available for the match Bernabu.

Camacho, according to the test conducted in Tajonar, entrusted with the task of overcoming a knockout almost eleven new aligned with respect to the last Sunday in Barcelona, which is maintained as the center owner Hungarian Krisztian Vadocz.

However, the Eleven is very similar to the first leg against Athletic Bilbao, in which repeated six players (Ricardo Lopez, Javier Flao, Josetxo Romero, Vadocz, Masoud Shojaei and Javier Portillo), while Cesar is new Cruchaga, Oier Sanjurjo, Obayan Sunday 'Sunny', Hector Font and Jokin Esparza.

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The gas crisis appears to end

After days of conflict, the end of the tunnel seems to finally arrive to European customers who suffered the cessation of supply of Russian gas. According to agencies in Moscow, the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Monday evening gave the green light to the gas giant Gazprom, controlled by the Russian state, to resume gas supplies via Ukraine to Europe halted for six days due a conflict between Moscow and Kiev.

Earlier in the day, the Czech presidency of the European Union and the Russian gas giant Gazprom had indicated that deliveries of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine, would most likely resume tomorrow morning. "The Russian side has promised to reopen the valves, if there was no obstacle to European hours 08H00 (07H00 GMT) Tuesday," said Czech Minister of Energy, Martin Riman, whose country chairs the EU, repeating a statement made earlier by a spokesman of the presidency. The director of Gazprom, Alexander Medvedev, had confirmed the resumption of deliveries.

Finally, Moscow and Kiev have found common ground. In a statement, the Russian group Gazprom said on Monday that Ukraine has signed the agreement allowing the resumption of supplies of Russian gas to Europe without the additional clause opposed by Moscow. The new version of the agreement provides that the European observers, Russian and Ukrainian are deployed in measuring stations gas to Ukraine and Russia to ensure the transit of gas on the Ukrainian territory.

The situation is improving very much today, Sunday evening while the prospect of an early resumption of supplies of Russian gas through Ukraine to European countries away. The Russian president, Dmitri Medvedev, believed that the agreement on transit of Russian gas through Ukraine was "null and void", accusing Kiev of adding a hand on the text already signed by Moscow. Kiev had said that Ukraine had "no debt to Gazprom" and had not siphoned off gas destined for Europe. Sunday, Medvedev ordered the Russian government not to implement the Memorandum of Understanding torn by the Czech presidency of the European Union.

But despite the agreement signed Monday, tensions between Russia and Ukraine are still far from fading. The two countries have still not found a compromise for the price of gas deliveries to Ukraine. Russia calls for 2009, $ 470 per 1000 m3, or a rate two and a half times higher than in 2008, set at 179.50 dollars. Ukraine had refused at the end of December 2008 the price of 250 dollars per 1,000 m3, causing rumbles of Russia which had cut the day after the gas to Ukraine. Moreover, Gazprom seeks to group the Naftogaz Ukraine's debt of $ 600 million.

Russia-Ukraine: gauging the gas feud

Medvedev has promised to restore the transit of gas - after signing an agreement with Kiev

President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in a telephone conversation with Bulgarian counterpart Georgi Parvanov said that Russia was ready to resume gas supplies to European customers through Ukraine after the conclusion of appropriate agreements with Kiev.

"The President of Russia stressed that Russia is ready to fulfill their commitments and resume the transit of gas after the conclusion of a treaty with Ukraine", - said the agency news agency, the press service of the Kremlin.

- Gazprom: the resumption of transit to take up to 24 hours
- Naftogaz ": the responsibility lies with the" Gazprom "
- The heads of Gazprom and Naftogaz "go to convince Europe
- The European Union acknowledged the conflict of the political crisis
- The history of the conflict (HELP)

? Medvedev Parvanov briefed on the current situation surrounding the supply of Russian gas to Europe and the outcome of his talks with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and conditions of the resumption of gas supplies to Ukraine.

In turn, Parvanov said that concerned about the interruption of transit of Russian gas.

Gazprom meanwhile said that restores gas supplies to Europe as soon as for the transfers would be independent observers. Press Service of the Ukrainian government, citing a telephone conversation Commissioner for Energy Andris Piebalgs with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, has distributed information that the European experts will arrive to Ukraine on Jan. 9.

Earlier on Thursday a meeting of the heads of Gazprom and Naftogaz of Ukraine in Brussels, which appears to have ended inconclusively. At the request of journalists to comment on the outcome of the meeting, expressed in Russian, the head of Naftogaz, "said that will not speak English. When the same request was voiced in English, Dubina also declined to give details.

The official representative of Gazprom Sergei Kupriyanov said that the meeting was informal. The evening of Thursday, however, Gazprom accused Kiev of disrupting the signing of a memorandum on the monitoring of transit.

Earlier, representatives of Gazprom and Naftogaz of Ukraine held separate meetings with the leadership of the European Union.

Putin: Ukraine has not fulfilled the previous conditions

"We believe that Ukraine should pay market price, because it has not met the previous conditions," - he said. "And we are willing to pay the transit market, provided that the Ukrainian partners will pay market price for the product itself," - said on Thursday, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of Russia at a press conference with foreign media.

"Market-based transit in Europe - 3.4 dollars per 100 kilometers per thousand cubic meters. We are willing to pay the transit market, provided that the Ukrainian partners will pay market price for the product itself," - said the Russian prime.

During the meeting, Putin has demonstrated several documents prepared by an independent foreign company SGS.

"There is evidence," - Putin said, presenting documents to foreign journalists in response to their question of what Russia has data on illegal tapping of gas.

The history of the conflict (Help)

Gazprom turned off gas to Ukraine, referring to the outstanding delivery in 2008 and the absence of a contract with the new price for gas in 2009. In conversation with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that the price of gas should be market-based, consistent with the established European prices for gas and prices are determined by the formula, no deductions and exemptions should not be at all. " Gazprom argues that this criterion corresponds to the price at 450 dollars per thousand cubic meters.

The Ukrainian economy, severely affected by the global economic crisis, according to most experts, can not survive such a price. In Kiev indicate that the proposed Russia highly inflated price, given that European prices are linked to oil prices should drop soon.

Economically justified in Kiev called the price a little more than 200 dollars per thousand cubic meters, or 235 dollars, subject to raise fees for transit to Europe.

In recent days, "Gazprom and Naftogaz Ukrainy" several times changed its pricing proposals. First, Gazprom made a reduced offer for the supply of Russian gas at a price of 250 dollars per thousand cubic meters, with a transit rate of 1.7 dollars for the transit of thousands of cubic meters of gas per 100 kilometers. "Naftogaz" has rejected the proposal. Oleg Dubina called appropriate price for Russian gas is 201 dollars for 1 thousand cubic meters. At that rate of transit shall be U.S. $ 2.05 per 1 thousand cubic meters per 100 km distance.

"The price of 250 dollars per 1 thousand cubic meters, which insists Gazprom, is economically unjustified and unacceptable ", -- he says.

Furthermore, Gazprom offered Naftogaz "to return to the negotiating table for the supply of Central Asian gas at a price of 370 dollars. Later, raised prices to European levels - 418 dollars. The last sentence, which sounded the head Gazprom Alexei Miller - the price at 450 dollars per thousand cubic meters, which is defined as the price of gas in Eastern Europe, which border with Ukraine minus transit costs through the territory of Ukraine.

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The Bloc asked the Government to 'stop entangle' and promise not to share the 'optimistic' of Antich

Spokesman for the Bloc in parliament, Biel Barcel, calling on the Government to "stop entangle" in the context of Negotiations for the new funding system, and demanded the chairman of the Central Executive, Jos Luis Rodrguez Zapatero, who "fulfill the promise" for the sake of establishing a model that "no harm" to the Balearics and that at this time "not is being met. "

This was expressed during the celebrations of the Festa de l'Estendart, where he has been "disappointed" at the "lack of specificity" of the proposed reform of the system presented yesterday by the Government, on what which asserted that "we want to know what figures we are talking about." "We have some criteria that may sound very well but we really can be positive or negative depending on how much was accomplished and implemented," he stressed also the secretary general of the SMP.

Not share the 'optimistic' of Antich

As he emphasizes, from the training do not share the "optimism" expressed yesterday by the chairman of the Government, Francesc Antich, adding that until we are presented specific figures "will not be happy." Finally, it points to some of the criteria are addressed, such as population and insular, already exist in the current model but according to how they are implemented, he insisted, "can benefit or harm them."

Meanwhile, the president of the Consell de Mallorca, Francina Armengol, stressed that reform is under negotiation and therefore advocates await the outcome of contacts between the government and the Autonomous Communities. However, he underlined that progress is being made "on track," while urging the Government to conduct an "intense struggle to achieve the best for the islands."

"I am sure that they will achieve Antich," stresses Armengol, hoping that the new model will resolve the historical problems of the archipelago after the State has recognized that the system is "not good" and "has been committed to Baleares. "