1. JAPAN WILL HELP RUSSIAN SMALL BUSINESSES. 2. PYOTR MOSTOVOY SPOKE ABOUT PRIVATIZATION IN THE POST-POLEVANOV PERIOD. 3. UNPRECEDENTED STEP TAKEN BY BASHKIRIA AUTHORITIES. 4. BRITISH COMPANY BOUGHT A BLOCK OF STOCKS IN SAKHALINELEKTROSVYAZ. 5. MARKET RATES OF STOCKS IN OIL COMPANIES FELL DUE TO POLITICAL INSTABILITY.