PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - Oct 23
MOSCOW, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The following are some stories in Russia's newspapers on Monday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
VEDOMOSTI
www.vedomosti.ru
- Private banks in the process of being rescued by the central bank will not be able to accept any new deposits from state companies, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseyev told the newspaper.
- Mortgage rates could drop to 5 percent, said German Gref, the CEO of state-owned bank Sberbank. Real estate developers are hoping this could boost sales, the newspaper writes.
KOMMERSANT
www.kommersant.ru
- Russian gas giant Gazprom is unlikely be able to supply the far eastern region of Kamchatka with locally-produced gas because of low reserves, the newspaper reports.
IZVESTIA
www.izvestia.ru
- Russia is considering freezing its participation in the European Court of Human Rights and reducing contributions to the organisation by up to $10 million, the newspaper reports, citing sources in Russia's parliament.
(Reporting by Margarita Popova; Editing by Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber)
