WILL WORLD BANK FUNDS REACH KOMI OIL LEAK?

Russian first deputy premier Anatoly Chubais signed a new agreement with the World Bank to finance four projects in the Russian Federation. Among the projects is a plan to overcome the consequences of oil leaks in the Komi Republic, Segodnya reported April 26. Earlier, officials in that northern Russian region had complained that no IMF money had reached them.

Duma Speaker Wants to Equalize Rights of Federation Components.