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01 June 2004 00:51
Russian political and economic calendar: June 1
In Moscow: The export duty on crude oil is to increase to $41.6 per tonne. MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - The political and economic calendar in Moscow, Russia and Newly Independent States for June 1 is as follows: In Russian banks and companies: The Third International Pipeline Forum is to take place in the Russia is to reduce the permissible level of genetically modified ingredients in foodstuffs from 5% to 0.9% and introduce compulsory labeling for these products. In the Russian regions: The 23rd plenary session of the General Assembly of the In the CIS: Auctions are to be held in the First Stock Market Trading System exhibition center at Krasnaya Presna on June 1-2. Participants in the forum will include Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko, Transneft President Semyon Vainshtok, Gazprom Deputy CEO Alexander Ryazanov, Transnefteprodukt President Sergei Maslov, Lukoil Vice President Leonid Fedoun, KazTransOil President Askar Smankulov, Caspian Pipeline Consortium President Ian McDonald, and others. The 11th Caspian Oil and Gas exhibition is to take place in Baku from July 1 to 4. During the exhibition the State Oil Company of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC) is to take place in St. Petersburg on June 1-3. Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov will open the session and give a speech. The theme will be the role of PABSEC and national parliaments in developing interregional cooperation between Black Sea countries. PABSEC unites Albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Greece, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine. [RU EUROPE ASIA EEU EMRG DIARY NEWS FIN OIL CRU FOD ENR AZ UA GG AL BG MJ GR RO TR STX INS KZ] to sell 15.4% of shares in ZAO Ukrainian Industrial Insurance Company and 9.8% of shares in ZAO Ukrainian Industrial Insurance Company-Life. Kazakhstan is to lift a temporary ban on the export of diesel, apart from household diesel, from the republic. Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development plan to sign an agreement to finance SOCAR's share in Phase-1 of the Shah Deniz project. rd
[Interfax]
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