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The article discusses a report published in the "Nezavisimaya gazeta" newspaper about Russian rocket and space industry. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin reported the results of an investigation of a crash of a Proton-M booster rocket with DM-03 upper stage/three GLONASS-M navigation systems in a meeting by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and deputy prime ministers. The causes of the failures reportedly point to an urgent need to reform the entire rocket and space industry in Russia.

The article presents a report by Igor Naumov in the July 26, 2013 issue of "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" which discussed Russia's national energy efficiency and development program to 2020. It cites a roundtable discussion organized by Russian government's analytical center where participants questioned several provisions including its oil production component. It notes warnings that the situation beyond 2020 will be worse as issue like shale oil and Arctic production come into play.

The article reports on the Russian government's meeting on January 31, 2013 where President Vladimir Putin expounded on how the raw materials model of development has run its course and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's declaration of a "five-year plan of effective development" in diversified industries to push a 5% annual economic growth. It mentions how those who attended did not hesitate to hold back criticisms such as the lack of a new model to follow and a plan to accelerate the economy.

The article reports on the statement given by Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin regarding the future of the economy and the federal budget of Russia. According to Kudrin, the country will not have prosperous conditions for developments as it had in 2000-2004. He stated that budget revenues will decline sharply, forcing the government to reduce budget, that will affect investment in infrastructure and economic modernization.

The article reports on the support extended by Russia on the plan of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to develop the yevraz or yevrazia currency for Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) countries. Kazakh Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin stresses that the currency will be used in making electronic payments which he believes will play essential role in enhancing the countries' financial system. However, it shows that the move will offer financial risks especially in times of recession.

The article reports on the decision of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to cancel metal purchases for a national reserve in Russia. It cites that Putin has dispelled the hopes of metal-producing company owners that they could avoid a decline in metal prices and the closure of business enterprises with the help of such purchases. However, metal industry analyst Nikolai Sosnovsky believes that the decision will not have any serious impact on the ferrous metals industry.

The article reports on the discussion of the government regarding a draft Concept for Russia's Long-Term Social and Economic Development Up to 2020 and the agenda of the cabinet for the next four years. The government aims to increase the pension levels to 40% of all earnings. Meanwhile, the business community will be burdened with new taxes in the form of payments to the Mandatory Medical Insurance Fund and Social Insurance Fund.

The article reports on the decision of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to choose armed neutrality toward all market participants in Russia. During a meeting of the government presidium, Putin said that the government wants to support the free-market foundations of the Russian economy and impose order in the area of transfer pricing. The meeting also talked on the situation of Mechel Steel Group which is localized and no campaign has been launched against business.

The article discusses that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin led the meeting with several environmental organizations. The meeting aims to decide who will be the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. It mentions that environmental organizations insisted the construction of Olympic facilities be moved from the Grushevy Ridge.

The article reports on Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's proposal to form government presidium to be made up of the deputy premiers and a number of ministers to improve the efficiency of government's work. According to experts, Putin's aim in reestablishing a presidium within a government structure is to gradually transform the premiership from a technical institution to a policy-making one.

The article reports on the conflict in the strategic partnership between India and Russia. According to Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, his three-day official visit to India failed to solve the conflicts in their economic relations. It states that this means that the goal of increasing reciprocal trade to $10 billion in three years from the present $5 billion is hardly achievable unless the conflicts are settled. It suggests that Zubkov's visit can be considered successful at face value.

The article reports on the cabinet members of the Russian Federation. It mentions that the appointment of Elvira Nabiullina to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade is an indicator that new cabinet members are tasked with stabilizing government spending instead of instilling new reforms. The article also provides a discussion on the need to stabilize the economy until the 2008 presidential elections.

The article reports on the unexpected appearance of Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov in a cabinet meeting in Russia. The formal gathering discussed the consideration of a program for the socioeconomic development of the Far East and Transbaikal region through 2013. Fradkov issued a call to bring back Young Communist League-style construction projects and send officials to reinforce province governance in the Far East.

The articles report on the rerouting of cargo flows and prefers to send its cargo transshipment through its own ports by the Russian government. The changes are in connection with the future plans of the government for reorienting foreign trade transit toward domestic ports. According to Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, they would rely more on their ports in exporting their products.

The article reports on the agreement made by the Council of Ministers of the Union State of Russia and Belarus regarding prices for natural gas supply. Russia will supply Belarus with 21 billion cubic meters of gas at a price of 46.68 dollars per 1000 cubic meter. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov noted that cooperation between Russia and Belarus in the natural gas sector will extend to a joint gas sales and gas transportation.

The article reports on a roundtable discussion called "The Arctic and Russia's National Security Interests" that was held in Moscow, Russia in January 2014. Several issues addressed included security threats emanating from Russia's northern borders, projects to be focused on and the top priority of Russia's Defense Ministry for 2014. These include the development of military infrastructure in the Arctic, a strategic deployment of the Armed Forces and the restoration of several airfields.

The article discusses the potential integration of European and Asian countries. It mentions that the integration processes among the nations started with the occurrence of the international financial crisis in 2008. According to the author, the countries supporting the integration are in the process of collaborating within the framework of the Customs Union.

An excerpt from the article "Labor Market Not Coming Out of the Shadows" by Igor Naumov in the April 4, 2013 issue of "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" is presented.

The article reports that Russia and Cyprus will conduct negotiations about Russian aid to the island nation of Cyprus. Reports have claimed that the negotiations will include talks about Russia providing a new loan to Cyprus and Russian private investors recapitalizing Cypriot banks. European aid to Cyprus will allegedly be cut to 10 billion euros from 17 billion euros. Cyrus is reportedly in need of 16.5 billion euros to avoid default in the next four years starting 2013.

The article reports that Russian government-owned gas company Gazprom has purchased the assets of Rusia Petroleum to own the development rights of the Kovykta gas field in Russia for 22.3 billion rubles.

The article reports on the adjustments made in the Budget Code in Russia. It cites that the government has decided to suspend for four years the limitations provided in the legislation on the federal budget deficit of the gross domestic product. The adjustment was intended to prevent government officials from pumping liquidity into the economy. Moreover, it is noted that the budget deficit was due to the decline in world oil prices and the increased financial support for the economy.

The article focuses on the refusal of Russia to grant a 100 billion loan to Minsk Belarus due to the effect of the global financial. Russia's granting to the request of Belarus was supposedly a stipulation of the two countries to shift payments in rubles in bilateral trade. However, Yevgeny Gavrilenkov, chief enomist at the Troika Dialog says, the Russian government has realized that under the present conditions, masking the ruble with a new reserve currency is impossible.

The article reports that Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen visited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The two ministers discussed bilateral trade and economic cooperation, including cooperation in the timber industry and the energy sector. They agreed on the construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline across the floor of the Baltic Sea and timber duties.

The article highlights a meeting on ways of supporting the Russian banking system in the face of the financial crisis. The meeting produced several key decisions that should serve to increase the liquidity of Russia's lending institutions, including the amendment of legislation to simplify the procedure for recovering secured debt and the procedure for restructuring lending institutions.

The article reports on the economic cooperation between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi. The cooperation made by the two prime ministers is designed to develop the oil and gas sector. The cooperation has led the Libyan prime minister to declare desire to Gazprom of Russia to obtain right to extract and export hydrocarbons from Libya.

The article reports on the postponement of the meeting representatives of gas exporting countries. The Russian government has decided to delay the creation of an organization of the world's leading natural gas producers and exporters, or gas OPEC. The article reports on the opening of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Tehran, Iran on April 28, 2008.

The article reports on Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov's meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Timoshenko. The meeting of the committee on bilateral economic cooperation has been devoted to issues of cooperation in trade and economics, the fuel and energy industries, nuclear energy, transportation and the protection of Russian investments in Ukrainian economy.

The article reports that Shtokman Development Co. and Gazprom chose Norwegian energy company StatoilHydro as their third partner in the Shtokman natural gas field project in Russia. The partnership agreement will give StatoilHydro 24 percent share in the project. An oil and gas analyst believe that the company was chosen because of its unique experience in developing fossil fuel deposits in the Arctic shelf.

An abstract is presented of the article "Successors Get a Shake-up," published in the "Nezavisimaya gazeta" periodical's August 8, 2007 issue.

The article reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his disappointment with the United States government's position on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Putin said that the US issued a list of issues requiring additional consultations. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice explained the US position.

The article reports on the protest of certain government institutions to the assessment conducted by the Central Bank on anti-inflationary measures in Russia. The bank considered the package as unreliable in battling inflation. It has been speculated that the opposed assessments may spur conflict within government circles.

Reports that Gennady Batanov, head of the Russian Pension Fund has acknowledged the collapse of the pension reform. Investment of a portion of the pension accumulations in securities; Amount of the budget deficit.

Focuses on the efforts of the Russian authorities to attract Western businessmen to invest despite the criticisms on its handling of the case of billionaires Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev in Russia. Efforts of President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov to instill confidence on businessmen; Insights of Citadel Investment Group LLC executive Ken Griffin on the policies instituted by Russia.

Reports on the discussion about the problem of free medication at the Russian government meeting on social welfare issues, conducted by Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. Ministry of Public Health and Social Development's claim that the situation on the medication front has stabilized; Regions with the greatest medication problems; President's authorized representative in the Far East Federal District Konstantin Pulikovsky's assessment of the system for providing medication to benefit recipients.