i can go to you i mean we hear a large what the russian government wants to do we hear the ministry of finance and other institutions and in other banks what they want to do but what are your investors saying they want to see how thin russia before the me move more money in there into this country because we all know is there's a certain amount of dollars out there and then go to a certain number of places what can be the attraction to come to russia as opposed to another market. well i think it's the is the opportunity investors will come to wherever they can buy stocks where they can trade them where their markets are liquid and where they feel protected and i think you know over the what you'll see in russia is that russians are living longer like expenses increasing and so you'll see naturally over time russians looking to save money and that money in terms of pension funds and insurance money will be invested and put into the russian market and i think when you see that happening these russian domestic investors will want to feel protected they'll want their domestic legal system. environ

government team and the ministries of finance, public works, rural rehabilitation and development andture livestock. at present, over 80% of the project work is on agreements with the afghan government while the remainder is by lateral with australia, italy, sweden, and the usa. the close relationships between the unops and the afghan governments mean they are thoroughly involved in capacity building. we invested in the necessary training and systems to ensure the best practice is observed in infrastructure, project management. in wartime contracting, operational imperatives arrive that load to cutting corners. we have ensured we have the procedures in place to respond to project demands in an accountable manner. unpos observed for some years the investment in afghanistan has not included the concept of maintainability. unops design teams composed of local engineers ensures this is appropriate. recent experience emphasizes the need for safe buildings. the ghazi boy school that the commission soon visited is an example of safe high-quality maintainable and appropriate construction. thi

government team and the ministries of finance, public works, rural rehabilitation and development and agriculture livestock. at present, over 80% of the project work is on agreements with the afghan government while the remainder is by lateral with australia, italy, sweden, and the usa. the close relationships between the unops and the afghan governments mean they are thoroughly involved in capacity building. we invested in the necessary training and systems to ensure the best practice is observed in infrastructure, project management. in wartime contracting, operational imperatives arrive that load to cutting corners. we have ensured we have the procedures in place to respond to project demands in an accountable manner. unpos observed for some years the investment in afghanistan has not included the concept of maintainability. unops design teams composed of local engineers ensures this is appropriate. recent experience emphasizes the need for safe buildings. the ghazi boy school that the commission soon visited is an example of safe high-quality maintainable and appropriate construct

the relationship with the afghan government and that most of the work we do is through the ministry of finance or the relevant line ministries looking out for public works or whatever. and so we have a reason to change that. -- we have no reason to change that. we don't sit back and let it happen. it does require a lot of work. we have to have our own in house specialty people, and also rely on our close coordination with the united nations department of safety and security in afghanistan and their context to make sure what we've got is an effective resource. >> are you any different threat environment? is what you are working on is a low threat and that makes it different? >> i don't believe so. we are operating throughout afghanistan. we are building roads in kandahar. >> all of your activities with afghan national security force, you found them to be suitable. if you're they're building a school or building a road to get the afghan government more capability, you find at least logically consistent that you want to use afghan security forces after curtis david capability? >> we to. >> let me

government team and the ministries of finance, public works, rural rehabilitation and development and agriculture livestock. at present, over 80% of the project work is on agreements with the afghan government while the remainder is by lateral with australia, italy, sweden, and the usa. the close relationships between the unops and the afghan governments mean they are thoroughly involved in capacity building. we invested in the necessary training and systems to ensure the best practice is observed in infrastructure, project management. in wartime contracting, operational imperatives arrive that load to cutting corners. we have ensured we have the procedures in place to respond to project demands in an accountable manner. unpos observed for some years the investment in afghanistan has not included the concept of maintainability. unops design teams composed of local engineers ensures this is appropriate. recent experience emphasizes the need for safe buildings. the ghazi boy school that the commission soon visited is an example of safe high-quality maintainable and appropriate construct

the relationship with the afghan government and that most of the work we do is through the ministry of finance or the relevant line ministries looking out for public works or whatever. and so we have a reason to change that. -- we have no reason to change that. we don't sit back and let it happen. it does require a lot of work. we have to have our own in house specialty people, and also rely on our close coordination with the united nations department of safety and security in afghanistan and their context to make sure what we've got is an effective resource. >> are you any different threat environment? is what you are working on is a low threat and that makes it different? >> i don't believe so. we are operating throughout afghanistan. we are building roads in kandahar. >> all of your activities with afghan national security force, you found them to be suitable. if you're they're building a school or building a road to get the afghan government more capability, you find at least logically consistent that you want to use afghan security forces after curtis david capability? >> we to. >> let me

cynthia murphy said in a report on the global gold market that was sent to the ministry of finance in russia. one of them make contact with the u.s. government official who worked in something associated with nuclear weapons. there is no information at all to suggest the americans did anything wrong. more information in a 2008 presidential election and getting gossip out of the white house. at the end of the day, -- unless there is something big out there we have not heard about, which i suppose is entirely possible -- i am struck by how little the russians got out of the other end of it. i would just leave you with a question. i am undecided on this myself. is there more to be found? where these people a horrible failure in totality or was their main mission something that was much more prospective. president putin said they were just performing intelligence functions in case the more traditional means became impossible. this sounds like a next ex post facto justification, but maybe he was right. all this was a big mystery. hopefully in 10 years or so, we can have someone who is real

government team and the ministries of finance, public works, rural rehabilitation and development and agriculture livestock. at present, over 80% of the project work is on agreements with the afghan government while the remainder is by lateral with australia, italy, sweden, and the usa. the close relationships between the unops and the afghan governments mean they are thoroughly involved in capacity building. we invested in the necessary training and systems to ensure the best practice is observed in infrastructure, project management. in wartime contracting, operational imperatives arrive that load to cutting corners. we have ensured we have the procedures in place to respond to project demands in an accountable manner. unpos observed for some years the investment in afghanistan has not included the concept of maintainability. unops design teams composed of local engineers ensures this is appropriate. recent experience emphasizes the need for safe buildings. the ghazi boy school that the commission soon visited is an example of safe high-quality maintainable and appropriate construct

of total g.d.p. this year that's according to the finance ministry official forecast weather still says the deficit will equal three point six percent of g.d.p. and twenty eleventh's finance minister alex occlusion said the school force russia to continue pouring from abroad to cull the deficit but that the current surging well prices will assist russia in refining its reserve fund. just as you parts of russia's reserve funds me even increase troops or revenues are used to bring an additional fifty billion dollars this means that for the first time after the financial crisis we're coming back to replenishing the reserves which is very important because in the high risk sort of global market. the skolkovo foundation says it plans to sign fifty m. corp agreements with international companies by the end of the year by novartis to point to google quarter johnson and johnson are longbows expected to join the innovation development center in skulk up but in the vision fund has already approved twenty eight projects. eleven of them if there are bits of dirt president of the scorekeeper foundation says money is

of total g.d.p. this year that's according to the finance ministry official forecast however it still says the deficit will equal three point six percent of g.d.p. and twenty eleven finance minister alex accouterments said this will force russia to continue warring promote broader took over the death said but said the current surging oil prices will assist russia in refining its reserve fund. changed parts of russia's reserve funds me even increased use of oil revenues are instruments save. fifty billion dollars this means that for the first time after the financial crisis we're coming back to completion which is very important and high risks or today's global marshals. and the skolkovo foundation says it plans to sign fifteen corp agreements with international companies by the end will be here by novartis to porn google caught up johnson and johnson are among both expected to join the innovation development center in skulk about in the asian compounds already approved twenty eight projects and will finance eleven of them if that gets to be our president of the school core foundation says money is rea

government team and the ministries of finance, public works, rural rehabilitation and development and agriculture livestock. at present, over 80% of the project work is on agreements with the afghan government while the remainder is by lateral with australia, italy, sweden, and the usa. the close relationships between the unops and the afghan governments mean they are thoroughly involved in capacity building. we invested in the necessary training and systems to ensure the best practice is observed in infrastructure, project management. in wartime contracting, operational imperatives arrive that load to cutting corners. we have ensured we have the procedures in place to respond to project demands in an accountable manner. unpos observed for some years the investment in afghanistan has not included the concept of maintainability. unops design teams composed of local engineers ensures this is appropriate. recent experience emphasizes the need for safe buildings. the ghazi boy school that the commission soon visited is an example of safe high-quality maintainable and appropriate construct

of total g.d.p. this year that's according to the finance ministry official forecast how weather still says the deficit role equal three point six percent of g.d.p. and twenty eleven but it's. all force russia to continue boring proper ought to call the deficit but said the current surging oil prices will assist russia in refining its reserve fund. changed it is you part of russia's reserve fund to me even increased oil revenues are recent see and issue fifty billion dollars this means that for the first three months ago financial crisis were coming back to replenishing the reserve which is very important given the high risk some of today's global markets. and world prices are continuing to grow on monday on fears that unrest in the north africa and the middle east might spread including two top producer saudi arabia and the price of light sweet has almost reached one hundred dollars a barrel benchmark on monday and the price of bread careers hovers above one hundred thirteen dollars to discuss the fact of the growing world price progression when i was joined by contents inseam of director of national

of economy. these days the bureaucrats and the finance ministry and elsewhere, many of them are doing their darnesto get the government to realize the problem, the problems that the country faces and the fiscal solutions that are available. and so at times bureaucrats do a tremendous effective work, and at times, of course, they've been part of the problem. i don't think that's different from anymore anywhere else. in terms of the impact on the future of pakistan, i'm not sure it would be a decisive factor. in many ways, pakistan inherited and has kept many of the british ways of operating the pure rack -- bureaucracy, and we've seen in natural disasters, the bureaucracy has done a pretty good job. >> trudy rubin, "the philadelphia inquirer." josh, you spoke about the government what is the response to vigilante islamist given the contract? i guess my question is given what huma said about the increased religiosity, and given what we saw in the aftermath of the assassination, where do you see any groups whether it is governmental, whether it is nongovernmental, whether it is tie up in the military

he couldn't hear the russian songs they're all so fond of georgian media reports that restaurant owners were called to the country's finance ministry and warned that if russian songs were performed they would face fines of nearly three hundred dollars when we spoke to the ministry however they refused to comment saying that no such meeting took place cultural commentators say pressure to control what music his son should be resisted shade to the public has a right to condemn i welcome the singing of russian sons but this smacks of censorship in russian sounds going to be banned and the state should not try and regulate society like this performers say it's ridiculous to call them unpatriotic for singing popular russian numbers and. if they span is an act as in law then the whole world will laugh at georgia as it really is insanity. our. songs like this are synonymous with georgian restaurants if you want to have them in my town to dine elsewhere because in georgia it looks like the show might be over tom watson. we look back at us and it will that turned into one of the last century's greatest tragedies all special vietnam american

the head of the delegation of about 20 senior officials from the finance, energy and other ministries. the visitors inspected progress in infrastructure development on the islands, touring facilities such as an airport, a seaport and a kindergarten. he's in charge of a program to invest more than $600 million by 2015 on infrastructure on the islands. russia defense minister visited kunashiri and etorofu islands last week. he inspected an air force base, artillery unit and other military facilities. russia's military plans to boost defense capability in the northern pacific region, including the four islands claimed by japan. the series of visits by high-ranking officials is intended to confirm russia's position that the islands are an integral part of the territory as a result of world war ii and a strategic military region for russia. >> earlier, yuko fukushima spoke to in had nhk world's keiji saito who covers this issue. >> following the report, it seems that russia is taking an offensive stance on this issue. what do you think maehara is going to do when he goes to russia? >> maeh

before high interest rates make it more expensive to finance the budget finance ministry plans to debt securities for an equivalent of around two billion dollars. mergers and acquisitions rose by a third in russia last year all the activity still hasn't returned to pre-crisis levels david kranz fields a partner at corporate law firm c.m.s. russia says he expects the strong growth to continue in two thousand and eleven. we're expecting there to be more energy in the market than there has been it's certainly been running at about half capacity since the crash but. no huge increase energy enough resources always on was to come across in the servers the most active sectors you know it's no different this year interesting lee respondents said the transportation would be a big search. which was a surprise when they actually when you look at the market you can you can see that actually on the number of transactions which are not going to come in and sent. us to look at the markets and we go to asia where markets are mostly lower than he ended in the red on wednesday with the car industry in the top performance driven by toy

before high interest rates make it more expensive to finance the budget finance ministry plans to sell debt securities for an equivalent of around two billion dollars. marriages and acquisitions rose by a third of russia last year although activities still hasn't returned to pre-crisis levels david cranfield a partner corporate lawyer c.m.s. russell says he expects a strong growth to continue in two thousand and eleven. we're expecting there to be more energy in the market than the highest being it's certainly been running at about half capacity since the crash but. no huge increase energy natural resources always on always do come across in the survey is the most are it's absurd it was not no different this year interesting lee respondents said the transportation would be a big surge this year. which was a surprise when they actually when you look at the market you can you can see that actually on a number of transactions which might be to come in and say. have a look at the markets asian stocks are mostly lower on wednesday the nikkei slots negative for the car industry among the top performance driven by toyota has bee

high interest rates make it more expensive to finance the budget the finance ministry plans to sell debt securities for an equivalent of around two billion dollars today. china's vast and rapidly expanding economy has made it an essential destination for global business however john haven't seen your partner at corporate law c.m.s. russia believes china is overrated compared to some other matching markets such as russia. we've heard from many of our clients they feel they just have to be that it's such a big market potentially they cannot afford to miss out and so they invested. for many of them however is they find it very difficult to win contracts they find it very difficult to make a profit in china whereas when they look at the businesses in russia which perhaps weren't given the priority. since the crisis the crisis two thousand there was a bad year but since then the business of picked up again and they're finding that they can do persist successfully and they can. and they can do business here profitably. and that brings us to asia where markets are mostly low while the nikkei finished the training in the red o

demand for high interest rates make it more expensive to finance the budget but it's ministry plans to sell debt securities for an equivalent of around two billion dollars. russian equities have been stalling lately prices and high rates and china are dragging on the market as is uncertainty about how well some local shop placements will go these include russia second biggest bank a bank and industrial major. the pike. the key thing the market's going to look for over the next few days obviously is how how these placements go through primarily with the view to the place that's the biggest stock placement so the market's going to be very interested in seeing how that is absorbed. beyond that we're going to be looking at fund flow information over the last two weeks there's been about ten billion dollars worth of outflows from global emerging market funds if that continues it's going to be very difficult for russia to keep its head above water china's vast markets a rapidly expanding economy has made it essential destination for global business however john houseman singh a partner at corporate law firm cns russia believes china

also mean that russia will have to leave much of the deficit for another decade however the economic development ministry is made up poems russia's the finance ministry says that it wants to save more and to have known the deficit budget already in four years. we should realise that in the next few years our economy will be wakin in more difficult conditions we'll see wrote the modus capital inflows and facing all this we will have to work out a new development trend with low inflation and a stable currency rate. so we hope that this forum might represent a great opportunity to further the country's top financial i fish oils to decide on russia's future. let's have a quick look at all the markets are faring that solid japan's nikkei finished friday's session flat in tokyo the middle east tensions had a negative impact as a former encouraged investors to sell exporters. point six percent at the close this. low point six percent last point four percent hong kong's hang seng is higher more than one percent. and in russia the r.t.s. poised for a positive start slipped into red again this solemn to my six. the biggest gain on the my six foot anal

of g.d.p. in the next fifteen years it might also mean that russia will have to leave with budget deficit for another decade however the economic development ministry has made up potence rushes the finance ministry says that it wants to save more and to have known the deficit budget already in four years. we should realise that in the next few years our economy will be work in a more difficult conditions we'll see wrote the modus capsule inflows and face you know this we will have to work out a new development trend with low inflation and a stable currency rates are working and what did so we hope that this forum might represent a great opportunity to further the country's top financial i think shells to decide on russia's future. russia's investment company basic element and china's tongue shanklin. five a firm plan to invest three hundred million dollars in morden izing and expanding the pulp and paper mill in russia. as comes as asia's becoming one of the top priority regions for the russian businesses that can provide huge sources of demand and capital. shows the first evolving markets in asia china korea and japan are making is reconsider our plans we're now paying more attention t

rushes the finance ministry says that it wants to save more and to have known the deficit budget already in four years so we hope that this forum might represent a great opportunity to two of the country's top financial i fish oils to decide on the russia's future. but have a look at the markets now let's start with asia and sneak a stalk average was flat. in tokyo the middle east tensions had a negative impact as a farm and encouraged investors to sell something which is. was down zero point eight percent a nice and off point four percent and selling off point seven. and in russia stocks closed down on thursday but every lists are quite up to mystic and their outlook apart from oil prices telecom sector is another story to watch out there russian markets. markets are going to be pretty sluggish. all this war is that the approach is going to correct you see that difference between. grain to oil price and it's huge it's almost seventeen dollars now there's no clarity on this there could be some. profit taking you know names and so i think the market is up for a small correction this four or it's going to do to great. and russian entrepreneur acuity miller has successfully i