Tuesday, June 23, 2026
India and Russia have the potential to strengthen economic cooperation by developing joint projects, particularly in Asia and Africa. That’s according to members of a video conference held by the two nations, Russia Today reports. The event was organized by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Indian Council...
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on companies connected to a Russian businessman who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin and suspected of helping finance the covert social media campaign aimed at American voters ahead of the 2016 presidential election, CBC/The Associated Press reported. The actions announced Wednesday take...
About 40% of the restaurant and hotel business in Moscow may be transferred to new owners due to the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, the Moscow Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs Tatyana Mineeva told TASS on Wednesday. "If we talk about the hospitality industry, in particular...
Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment developed a draft Strategy of development Russia’s activities in Antarctica for the next 10 years. In particular, it implies increased funding of investment projects from the federal budget, the Ministry’s press service announced Wednesday, TASS informs. "The Strategy defines main aims, goals and...
Russia's President Vladimir Putin could push out his signature National Projects investment leap worth over $400bn from 2024 to as far as 2030 owing to the pressure from the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, bne IntelliNews informed. As followed by bne IntelliNews, the National Projects spending spree was prepared shortly after Putin's re-election in...
Spotify Technology on Tuesday launched its music streaming service in Russia, the fastest growing international market for music, and 12 other regions as part of its expansion strategy after breaking into India last year, Reuters reported. It will begin offering free and subscription services in 13 new markets, which include...
The president of metal giant Norilsk Nickel and Russia's richest man, Vladimir Potanin, has seen his fortune reduced by $4.1 billion after two environmental disasters in Russia's far north, according to business magazine Forbes. On May 29, about 20 thousand tons of diesel leaked from a thermal power plant owned...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a long-awaited law, streamlining the process for a foreigner to obtain Russian citizenship, as the country seeks to attract up to 10 million migrants by 2025, Russia Today reported. According to the new rules, it is now much more straightforward for certain groups...
Trade turnover between Russia and China dropped by 5.6% in January-June period of 2020 year-on-year to $49.15 billion, according to the data released by China’s General Administration of Customs on Tuesday, as reported by TASS. Exports from China to Russia lost 6% in the reporting period to roughly $20.94 billion,...
Russian exchange indexes ended the trading day in the red on Monday. The MOEX Russia Index dropped by 1.22% to 2,766.79 points at the close of today’s trade on the Moscow Exchange, TASS reported. The dollar-denominated RTS index lost 0.9% and declined to 1,234.5 points. The dollar declined by 0.07%...