Food security has become a matter of strategy

Default08-1910-2007 Food security became a matter of strategy, Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov has again raised the issue of food security. In his performances this theme sounded repeatedly. This is not surprising, because the Prime began his career in agriculture, which gave about 20 years. In one of his first interview as prime minister, Zubkov said that "security of our country - this is food security, too, we need to think about it constantly." Not surprisingly, in his economic program, much attention is paid to the rise of agriculture, which is that security should provide. For Russia, this question is not idle. "Russia today lost the food security of basic food products", - said in an interview Bigness. ru, former Minister of Agriculture and now a State Duma deputy Viktor Semyonov. According to him, in Russia we do not have food security in the international sense. Therefore, says Semyonov, "not by accident today when a poor harvest in Europe for grain, it immediately strikes us as well, and the cost of grain, as well as the cost of other products.

Unsanitary lending: banks deny customers the right to protection

Banks Finansy27-09-2007 unsanitary lending: banks deny customers the right to protect the Bank engaged in consumer lending, again came under a barrage of criticism from the authorities. At this time the occasion was the principle of contractual jurisdiction ", which infuriated the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare. The head of the service, Gennady Onishchenko, (he is - chief state sanitary doctor of the Russian Federation) said recently that the "Federal Service continues to receive complaints from consumers to banks issuing loans. In connection with the continuing practice of non-specific procedural rights of consumers Rospotrebnadzor on the subjects of the Russian Federation must strengthen control and supervision of credit institutions that are making a contract with the consumers point of the so-called "contractual jurisdiction" - the letter said Onishchenko, posted Tuesday on an official site office. As explained Bigness.ru Mityashova Larissa, head of legal department of the Association of Russian Banks (ARB), the principle of contractual jurisdiction "means that" the bank, as plaintiff in the contract includes a condition of considering possible legal action at the location of the claimant (ie, Bank). Such situations can arise with any creditor - problems can occur not only on the late payments on the loan, but due to confusion at the bank.

Coming a new wave of defrauded real estate investors

Nedvizhimost04-10-2007 is coming new wave of deceptive second Russian authorities have yet to disentangle the social consequences of the collapse of building the pyramids 2000-2005. But coming a new thread "defrauded real estate investors" - many companies are getting involved in the participatory construction, continue to ignore the law. In fact, shared construction is based on completely different contracts, which is prohibited by law, "said Peter Bigness.ru Shelisch, chairman of the Consumers' Union of Russia. It would seem that after the entry into force of the law № 214-FZ of joint construction, the issue of bad faith and is not wealthy builders had to be finalized. Recall prior to the law building equity could do almost any company having the appropriate licenses. Even without a penny to my name, they were able to collect contributions for the future of housing in the population. At the expense of the money and fund all stages of construction. In this case, the rights of "sharers" there is hardly any - in the treaties signed by them as they acted as "co-investors," that is carried all the financial risks together with the construction company. And, as in the case of bankruptcy of the company, interest holders "were nothing.