The Russian space agency is demanding answers from NASA after the U.S. agency last week revoked an invitation for Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin to Houston, Space Daily reported.
“We are still waiting for clarification on the current situation from the American agency through our established partner channels or from...
Pan-European television sports network Eurosport has signed a three-year deal with the world’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour to broadcast 39 tournaments a season starting this month, Broadband TV News reports.
The agreement includes nine ATP Masters 1000 events, 13 ATP 500 events and 15 ATP 250 events, as...
German wholesaler Metro says it expects profits to fall in the 2018/19 financial year due to its challenging Russian business and investments in digitalization, despite a tendency for a rise in sales in Eastern Europe and Asia, ESM Magazine reported.
Metro has been restructuring its Russian business since poor...
As the Russian government is on the hunt for new sources of revenue to meet its ambitious $180 billion spending plan, a government clampdown on shadow economy and improving efficiency has led to a 22% soar in tax collection last year, Intellinews reports.
According to the news outlet, the Kremlin...
Chinese electronic commerce company Alibaba, Russian mobile operator Megafon, internet company Mail.ru Group and the Russian direct investment fund RDIF are now at the final stage of negotiations on founding a joint venture, Russian businessman and Mail.ru owner Alisher Usmanov said in an interview with Russia 24 TV.
Under the...
The Russian Government could begin investing billions of dollars into Bitcoin as early as next month, potentially triggering a new Bitcoin bull market, a leading Russian economist told Micky.com.au.
Vladislav Ginko, a lecturer at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), predicts fresh U.S. sanctions will...
Russian oligarch and owner of Renova Holding, Viktor Vekselberg, will not be able to expand his investment activities in Israel due to U.S. sanctions, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported quoting the executive director of the CNTP investment fund (Columbus Nova Technology Partners) – Viktor Vekselberg's division of Columbus Nova for...
The FBI arrested a Russian citizen in the Northern Mariana Islands, a Pacific territory overseen by the United States, on charges related to the export of defense items, The Bell reported.
On Dec. 29, Dmitry Makarenko was detained at Saipan International Airport on suspicion of conspiracy to export defense...
Currencies from emerging markets strengthened against a soft dollar on Monday, driven by calming comments by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Reuters reports. Developing world stocks rose on strong U.S. jobs data, the news agency wrote.
On Friday, Powell said the Fed would be patient and flexible in policy...
Russia has removed import taxes on a number of goods coming from Moldova. From January 1, Moldovan producers have once again been able to export fruit and vegetables (both fresh and processed) and wine to Russia, Moldova Inform writes.
The move was announced by the Moldovan President Igor Dodon, who...
