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December 17,
2009
The Okrug Governor’s
press-service informs:
The International rating
agency Moody’s Investors Service on December 15 for the first time
assigned to the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug credit ratings in
local and foreign currency BaaÇ by
global scale, forecast "stable". The rating agency Moody’s
Interfax assigned the rating Aaa.ru in national scale.
The agency highly assessed the
credit quality of Ugra and acknowledged the region as one of the
leaders among constituent entities of the Russian Federation (as
Moscow and St.Petersburg (their ratings - Baa1 and Baa2).
Commenting on this message from
Moscow, Deputy Chairman of the Ugra Government for investments and
innovations Kirill Morozov said that the world leaders of assigning
the ratings are three top international agencies: Standard&Poor’s
(USA), Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings (Great Britain).
From the Standard&Poor’s agency
the Okrug has high international credit rating BBB- and national
credit rating ruAAA.
"The ratings, assigned to the
region by Agency Moody’s say about sustainability of budget revenues
of the region which is one of the most important oil-producing regions
of the country and possession of huge reserves of hydrocarbons creates
a good basis for long-term sustainable development of the Okrug", -
said Vice President and Senior Analyst of Moody’s in East Europe
Alexander Proklov. "The Autonomous Okrug is among wealthiest regions
of the country by budget revenues per capita". The region proved its
ability to cope with difficulties, connected with the dependence of
the basic oil industry upon prices for oil after reducing current
expenses and capital expenses and balancing other budget items.
December 17,
2009
The Okrug Governor’s
press-service informs:
Deputy Chairman of the
Government for education, science and external relations Alexei
Mayorov had a meeting with the Alberta delegation.
The participants of the meeting
discussed avenues of cooperation between Ugra and Mackenzie District.
The territories have much similarity in climatic conditions, nature
resources, residence in remote localities of indigenous peoples.
While three days of their stay
in Khanty-Mansiysk the guests got acquainted with the activities of
Shpilman’s Analytical Research Center of Rational Subsurface
Management, Ugra Research Institute of Information Technologies, had
meetings with directors of the regional departments.
Chair of the Mackenzie Municipal
Council Greg Newman said that the visit was interesting and
productive: "The key goal of our visit was to study work of the Ugra
Research Institute of Information Technologies and consider an
opportunity of creation of such a Center in Canada to promote to
stable economic development of the territory".
Close acquaintance with staff
potential and large scale of projects proved that in the Alberta
province there is no opportunity to create a copy of the Institute in
Alberta. "But some ideas and projects will be borrowed and will be
implemented in Mackenzie District". - emphasized Greg Newman.
In the Canadian delegation’s
opinion, in Ugra there are wonderful opportunities for agriculture
development. "We have great experience and own technologies to have
good harvests of crops in wetlands and process wheat, rye, canola. If
in your region potatoes grow, plant cultivation can bring profit to
the region. Moreover, it is a renewable source of revenues unlike
hydrocarbons", - emphasized Greg Newman.
"Development of international
relations in Ugra was based on borrowing ideas of other regions,
adaptation of their projects to our territory. Today in education and
science we have made progress. People come to us to study innovations
of Ugra researchers. We have achieved a new level of international
relations. The visit of our colleagues from Alberta proves that", -
said Alexei Mayorov.
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