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Forbes has named the most sexual cars

American magazine Forbes has published the rating of the most sexual vehicles. According to Forbes’ tradition, cars are divided into ten various categories. And, these categories, as well as a choice of cars, cause a lot of discussions. For example, it is still unknown why the dissolved women look better in the expensive Mercedes-Benz SL […]

European Union is ready to forgive to Peking

In Peking Chinese foreign affairs minister and the commissioner of EU on international relations have declared the beginning of negotiations about the arrangement of the universal agreement on partnership and cooperation. The new wide arrangement will include 22 areas of cooperation, including power, environment, agriculture, transport, science and technologies. This document should replace the agreement […]

The price of OPEC basket has exceeded 64 USD/Barr.

This year the price of OPEC oil basket has exceeded a mark 64 USD./Barr. for the first time. As of April, 13th the price of a basket has made 64,71 (+1,05) USD./Barr.
The parameter was established on the highest mark after September, 1st, 2006, when the price of a basket was above 65 USD./Barr.
It is also […]

Japan is looking for Russian uranium

The most “developed” countries even more often are interested in the Russian explorations in the field of an atomic energy. For example, Japan which perceived the western neighbor only as the raw market earlier, is going to import enriched uranium from Russia now.
Tokyo fish market is the world’s largest stock exchange of seafood and one […]

World Bank’s president Paul Wolfowitz is threatened with resignation

The sound scandal has among Word Bank’s stuff was caused by spontaneous behavior of its president: Wolfowitz has sharply raised wages of one of bank employees with whom he has been in close relations for a long time.
On Thursday it has been declared that the president of bank Paul Wolfowitz Paul tender resignation. The members […]

WTO: world trade growth can decrease up to 6 % in 2007

According to the World Trade Organization’s data, promulgated today, the rates of world trade growth can decrease up to 6 % at the general economic growth in 3 %. In WTO experts’ opinion, in 2007 the economic can feel negative influence large trading misbalances this and also instability in the financial and real estate markets.
Growth […]

New buyers have offered 43,4 billion dollars for Endesa

Italian Enel SpA power company and Acciona SA building company have made the official joint offer on purchase of Spanish Endesa power company. The corresponding application has been directed today to Spanish CNMV market regulator.
The companies offer 41,3 euros (55,42 dollars) for Endesa’s share that evaluates the Spanish company approximately in 43,4 billion euro. Enel’s […]

New “Gas OPEC” is almost created

There will be no “Gas OPEC” in the nearest future. But the exporters will start to discuss the price policy and, probably, to coordinate it in the nearest future. At a Doha forum leading suppliers of natural gas have decided to create of a high level group on pricing. Gas exporters have agreed on cooperation, […]

Russian metallurgists can become the largest seller of quotas on Kyoto Protocol

The latest report of has shown that in the nearest future Russian enterprises of ferrous metallurgy can become the largest seller of quotas on emissions into the atmosphere of hotbed gases within the limits of Kyoto Protocol.
This message is based on the results of the last Bruxelles session of a subgroup on a mountain-metallurgical complex […]

CVC has refused to buy J.Sainsbury

According to the informal data, the consortium led by CVC Capital Partners Investment Company is going to withdraw the offer on purchase of J.Sainsbury British retail network for 18,75 billion dollars.
As it has become known, the consortium will refuse from the purchase, as on a background of the information on possible merge the cost of […]