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Crisis highlights uncompetitiveness of Russian economy-Medvedev
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MOSCOW, September 19 (Itar-Tass) -- The global financial crisis has
highlighted the uncompetitiveness of the Russian economy and forced the
country's leadership to reconsider approaches to its further development,
President Dmitry Medvedev told Swiss media in an interview on the eve of
his visit to Switzerland.
About his recent article published in Gazeta.ru and his tough comments
regarding the state of affairs in Russia he acknowledged that over the
past year "a number of things have been reconsidered." The Russian economy
has proved uncompetitive in the context of the crisis, Medvedev explained.
"This is a hard test. All of us underestimated the effects of the
crisis on the economy in our country," he said.
The economic slump "has forced a tougher attitude to our priorities
and more radical, firmer decisions," in the first place, those concerning
the structure of the economy.
"What are other benefits of the crisis, apart from the fact that it is
a colossal test?" Medvedev said. "It prompts taking a fresher look at
life. But for this slump, we would probably still be inertia-driven."
As for the economy's transition to the innovative track of
development, Medvedev said that "in some cases we may take such steps
rather quickly, and in others - I have no illusion about that - we shall
have to work on these issues for a long while."
The president acknowledged that reworking the current economic model,
inherited from the USSR, would be very hard and large-scale investments
would be essential.
The raw materials export bias of the economy can be changed within a
matter of several years, if one acts consistently. Then, in five-ten
years' time it will be possible to create a separate high-technology
industrial cluster, Medvedev believes.
In doing this it is important to ensure the yet-to-be created new
economy must be at least comparable in scale to the raw materials
production sector, he said.
"That does not mean that we should stop relying on oil and gas
altogether. We shall certainly be exporting them and expanding energy
cooperation with the other countries," Medvedev said. "But our new economy
is to acquire some appropriate proportions. I believe that this is a
soluble task and it can be resolved in a relatively near term."
.Karpov-Kasparov chess nostalgia to sweep Valencia Sept 21.
MOSCOW, September 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Valencia, Spain later this month
will host a chess match between the 12th holder of the world title,
Anatoly Karpov, and his successor, 13th world champion Garry Kasparov. The
two Russian grand masters will play 12 games on the stage of Valencia's
opera theater - four quick games and eight blitz ones.
For 58-year-old Karpov and 46-year-old Kasparov this is going to be a
historic encounter. Twenty-five years ago, in September 1984 the two
clashed for the world chess crown for the first time. The forthcoming
match is timed especially for the anniversary, and chess connoisseurs are
unanimous the event is to evoke a strong sense of nostalgia. Reliable
sources have said the agreement to celebrate the anniversary in this way
was achieved last May.
The first match for the world crown in 1984 seemed to be fraught with
no great problems for experienced Karpov, who made a very rapid headway at
the beginning to gain a more than comfortable advantage of five points to
nothing. He stopped right there, though, one victory short of confirming
his world title. Kasparov stood firm and there followed a long string of
mostly dull draws. At a certain point the ambitious contender managed to
turn the tide. That first match lasted four months, during which times 40
games were played. It came to an abrupt and unexpected halt, when the
score was still five points to three in Karpov's favor. No winner was
named. The then president of the world chess federation FIDE, Florencio
Campomanes, appeared at a controversial, dramatic, even sensational news
conference to declare the open-ended tug-of-war had lasted for too long
and he had the fear the chess players' health might fail. Both contestants
claimed they were prepared to fight to the bitter end.
FIDE called a rematch, this time with a limited number of games, in
which Kasparov gained the upper hand. In all, over the next six years
after the 1994-1985 marathon Karpov and Kasparov played four matches.
Kasparov won three, and one ended in a draw. The last Karpov-Kasparov duel
was in New York in 1990. The two chess celebrities have played a record
number of 144 games in their bid to prove who is the best on the globe.
Their forthcoming show in Valencia on September 21-25 will be the
first in a series of five such events. More are due over the next four
months in the three countries where the players sought to outplay each
other in the 1980s - Russia, the United States, Britain and France.
Last time they played with each other in 2002.
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MOSCOW, September 19 (Itar-Tass) -- The global financial crisis has
highlighted the uncompetitiveness of the Russian economy and forced the
country's leadership to reconsider approaches to its further development,
President Dmitry Medvedev told Swiss media in an interview on the eve of
his visit to Switzerland.
About his recent article published in Gazeta.ru and his tough comments
regarding the state of affairs in Russia he acknowledged that over the
past year "a number of things have been reconsidered." The Russian economy
has proved uncompetitive in the context of the crisis, Medvedev explained.
"This is a hard test. All of us underestimated the effects of the
crisis on the economy in our country," he said.
The economic slump "has forced a tougher attitude to our priorities
and more radical, firmer decisions," in the first place, those concerning
the structure of the economy.
"What are other benefits of the crisis, apart from the fact that it is
a colossal test?" Medvedev said. "It prompts taking a fresher look at
life. But for this slump, we would probably still be inertia-driven."
As for the economy's transition to the innovative track of
development, Medvedev said that "in some cases we may take such steps
rather quickly, and in others - I have no illusion about that - we shall
have to work on these issues for a long while."
The president acknowledged that reworking the current economic model,
inherited from the USSR, would be very hard and large-scale investments
would be essential.
The raw materials export bias of the economy can be changed within a
matter of several years, if one acts consistently. Then, in five-ten
years' time it will be possible to create a separate high-technology
industrial cluster, Medvedev believes.
In doing this it is important to ensure the yet-to-be created new
economy must be at least comparable in scale to the raw materials
production sector, he said.
"That does not mean that we should stop relying on oil and gas
altogether. We shall certainly be exporting them and expanding energy
cooperation with the other countries," Medvedev said. "But our new economy
is to acquire some appropriate proportions. I believe that this is a
soluble task and it can be resolved in a relatively near term."
.Karpov-Kasparov chess nostalgia to sweep Valencia Sept 21.
MOSCOW, September 19 (Itar-Tass) -- Valencia, Spain later this month
will host a chess match between the 12th holder of the world title,
Anatoly Karpov, and his successor, 13th world champion Garry Kasparov. The
two Russian grand masters will play 12 games on the stage of Valencia's
opera theater - four quick games and eight blitz ones.
For 58-year-old Karpov and 46-year-old Kasparov this is going to be a
historic encounter. Twenty-five years ago, in September 1984 the two
clashed for the world chess crown for the first time. The forthcoming
match is timed especially for the anniversary, and chess connoisseurs are
unanimous the event is to evoke a strong sense of nostalgia. Reliable
sources have said the agreement to celebrate the anniversary in this way
was achieved last May.
The first match for the world crown in 1984 seemed to be fraught with
no great problems for experienced Karpov, who made a very rapid headway at
the beginning to gain a more than comfortable advantage of five points to
nothing. He stopped right there, though, one victory short of confirming
his world title. Kasparov stood firm and there followed a long string of
mostly dull draws. At a certain point the ambitious contender managed to
turn the tide. That first match lasted four months, during which times 40
games were played. It came to an abrupt and unexpected halt, when the
score was still five points to three in Karpov's favor. No winner was
named. The then president of the world chess federation FIDE, Florencio
Campomanes, appeared at a controversial, dramatic, even sensational news
conference to declare the open-ended tug-of-war had lasted for too long
and he had the fear the chess players' health might fail. Both contestants
claimed they were prepared to fight to the bitter end.
FIDE called a rematch, this time with a limited number of games, in
which Kasparov gained the upper hand. In all, over the next six years
after the 1994-1985 marathon Karpov and Kasparov played four matches.
Kasparov won three, and one ended in a draw. The last Karpov-Kasparov duel
was in New York in 1990. The two chess celebrities have played a record
number of 144 games in their bid to prove who is the best on the globe.
Their forthcoming show in Valencia on September 21-25 will be the
first in a series of five such events. More are due over the next four
months in the three countries where the players sought to outplay each
other in the 1980s - Russia, the United States, Britain and France.
Last time they played with each other in 2002.
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