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Berlin-Chemie to build pharmaceutical plant in Kaluga
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KALUGA, March 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Berlin-Chemie, an international
research-based pharmaceutical company and part of the global Italian
Menarini Group headquartered in Florence, plans to build a pharmaceutical
enterprise in Russia's Kaluga region and will sign a corresponding
agreement with regional Governor Anatoly Artamonov on Friday.
In early March Artamonov informed President Dmitry Medvedev that
Kaluga region plans to develop into a pharmaceutical cluster. One facility
is under construction in the town of Obninsk and two others are planned in
the administrative center of Kaluga, he said.
Four years ago Serbia's Hemofarm built a pharmaceutical factory in
Kaluga region and investments totaled 980 million rubles.
.Russian customs seize Korea-bound armor scrap.
VLADIVOSTOK, March 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian customs seized a batch of
dismantled military armor on Sakhalin, which a local company planned to
sell to South Korea as scrap.
Sakhalin Customs spokesman Yuri Gurshal said on Friday the cargo
included turrets and tracks of armored personnel carriers and other parts.
He said an administrative case was launched against the company for
improper declaration of the cargo. The company was not licensed for such
exports and customs officials are now clarifying the source of the scrap.
.US-Russian trade begins to recover.
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Itar-Tass) -- U.S.-Russian bilateral trade
begins to recover after the crisis and the turnover grew 18 percent in
January against the first month of 2009 to exceed 2.01 billion dollars,
according to the Russian trade mission that cited the latest data of the
U.S. Department of Trade.
According to U.S. statistics, which differ from Russian accounting,
U.S. exports to Russia comprised 314 million dollars while imports were
close to 1.7 billion. The trade balance was positive for Russia against
negative 470 million dollars a year ago.
U.S. exports to Russia in January comprised 79 percent of last year
figure, while imports were close to 130 percent.
The imbalance is due to increased U.S. purchases of Russian fuel and
lubricants (1.3 billion dollars against 749 million a year ago). At the
same time the United States halved imports of metals and materials (to 170
million dollars against 353 million) and cut imports of drinks and tobacco
to six million dollars against 24 million in January 2009.
Proceeds from the main U.S. export item - machines and equipment -
comprised 132 million dollars in January against 199 million last year.
Food exports halved to 44 million dollars against 85 million last year.
However exports of metals and chemical products increased.
.Russian, Cuban customs hold first-ever meeting.
HAVANA, March 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian and Cuban top customs
officials held their first-ever meeting to promote bilateral trade, First
Deputy head of the Russian Federal Customs Service Vladimir Malinin told
reporters on Thursday.
"During the meeting with counterparts from Cuba we designed the
cooperation guidelines for the near future and strategically, and signed a
memorandum," he said, adding an intergovernmental agreement is being
drafted to specify interaction between the customs.
Malinin expressed hope the documents will "accelerate customs
formalities" and "exert major influence on the development of our trade
and economic relations."
He said the talks passed "in a benevolent atmosphere and in the spirit
of understanding the necessity of resolving existing problems."
.Earthquake registered at Kurile range.
VLADIVOSTOK, March 19 (Itar-Tass) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of
4.2 Richter scale was registered overnight in the north of the Kurile
range. The epicenter was 60 kilometers below the Pacific Ocean bed close
to the island of Paramushir and the town of Severo-Kurilsk, the Russian
Geophysical Service said.
It said no tremors were felt on the island.
The strongest quake in history was registered in Paramushir area in
1952 and triggered a 20-meter high tsunami that practically washed
Severo-Kurilsk away. The town was rebuilt, but moved away from the coast
to the Ebeko volcano.
-0-nec
KALUGA, March 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Berlin-Chemie, an international
research-based pharmaceutical company and part of the global Italian
Menarini Group headquartered in Florence, plans to build a pharmaceutical
enterprise in Russia's Kaluga region and will sign a corresponding
agreement with regional Governor Anatoly Artamonov on Friday.
In early March Artamonov informed President Dmitry Medvedev that
Kaluga region plans to develop into a pharmaceutical cluster. One facility
is under construction in the town of Obninsk and two others are planned in
the administrative center of Kaluga, he said.
Four years ago Serbia's Hemofarm built a pharmaceutical factory in
Kaluga region and investments totaled 980 million rubles.
.Russian customs seize Korea-bound armor scrap.
VLADIVOSTOK, March 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian customs seized a batch of
dismantled military armor on Sakhalin, which a local company planned to
sell to South Korea as scrap.
Sakhalin Customs spokesman Yuri Gurshal said on Friday the cargo
included turrets and tracks of armored personnel carriers and other parts.
He said an administrative case was launched against the company for
improper declaration of the cargo. The company was not licensed for such
exports and customs officials are now clarifying the source of the scrap.
.US-Russian trade begins to recover.
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Itar-Tass) -- U.S.-Russian bilateral trade
begins to recover after the crisis and the turnover grew 18 percent in
January against the first month of 2009 to exceed 2.01 billion dollars,
according to the Russian trade mission that cited the latest data of the
U.S. Department of Trade.
According to U.S. statistics, which differ from Russian accounting,
U.S. exports to Russia comprised 314 million dollars while imports were
close to 1.7 billion. The trade balance was positive for Russia against
negative 470 million dollars a year ago.
U.S. exports to Russia in January comprised 79 percent of last year
figure, while imports were close to 130 percent.
The imbalance is due to increased U.S. purchases of Russian fuel and
lubricants (1.3 billion dollars against 749 million a year ago). At the
same time the United States halved imports of metals and materials (to 170
million dollars against 353 million) and cut imports of drinks and tobacco
to six million dollars against 24 million in January 2009.
Proceeds from the main U.S. export item - machines and equipment -
comprised 132 million dollars in January against 199 million last year.
Food exports halved to 44 million dollars against 85 million last year.
However exports of metals and chemical products increased.
.Russian, Cuban customs hold first-ever meeting.
HAVANA, March 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian and Cuban top customs
officials held their first-ever meeting to promote bilateral trade, First
Deputy head of the Russian Federal Customs Service Vladimir Malinin told
reporters on Thursday.
"During the meeting with counterparts from Cuba we designed the
cooperation guidelines for the near future and strategically, and signed a
memorandum," he said, adding an intergovernmental agreement is being
drafted to specify interaction between the customs.
Malinin expressed hope the documents will "accelerate customs
formalities" and "exert major influence on the development of our trade
and economic relations."
He said the talks passed "in a benevolent atmosphere and in the spirit
of understanding the necessity of resolving existing problems."
.Earthquake registered at Kurile range.
VLADIVOSTOK, March 19 (Itar-Tass) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of
4.2 Richter scale was registered overnight in the north of the Kurile
range. The epicenter was 60 kilometers below the Pacific Ocean bed close
to the island of Paramushir and the town of Severo-Kurilsk, the Russian
Geophysical Service said.
It said no tremors were felt on the island.
The strongest quake in history was registered in Paramushir area in
1952 and triggered a 20-meter high tsunami that practically washed
Severo-Kurilsk away. The town was rebuilt, but moved away from the coast
to the Ebeko volcano.
-0-nec
