According to preliminary estimates from the CBR, Russia's current account surplus in 2021 amounted to $13.1bn (it was $6.8bn in January), down from $17.7bn in 2020, bne IntelliNews reports. The year-on-year decrease was primarily due to the trade surplus shrinking to $17.6bn from $23.6bn, which in turn owed mainly...
Russia’s coal miners could boost exports to China, the world’s number one energy consumer, after Beijing slapped tariffs on Australian imports amid a growing trade rift, RT reported.
Chinese authorities completely halted supplies of coal from Australia in late 2020 after Canberra voiced its support for an international inquiry into...
Russia’s snowy hinterland is set for an abnormal spell of relatively warm weather this week, with the mercury pushing up well beyond normal. Last year saw record-breaking summers, thawing ice and forest fires throughout Siberia, RT reported.
Much of the vast Asian territory of the country will enjoy unusually moderate...
Russia will convene an informal UN Security Council meeting on Crimea on March 17, Russia’s first deputy envoy to the UN, Dmitry Polyanskiy, said in his Telegram channel, TASS writes.
The diplomat said that Western nations announced an Arria formula meeting devoted to Crimea, to be held at the UN...
The Russian Internet and telecom regulator Roskomnadzor announced on March 10 the first steps to disrupt Twitter’s speed within the country for failing to remove banned content. These measures are said to affect “100% of cellphones and 50% of personal computers” in the country, reports East-West Digital News (EWDN), bne IntelliNews reports.
“Starting March...
MTS, using Huawei equipment, has launched the country's first 5G user pilot network in the 4.9 GHz band in 14 locations in Moscow. The company's subscribers using 5G-compatible smartphones will be able to connect to 5G Internet at speeds up to 1.5 Gbps, according to a company's press release,...
Rosneft is selling its three southern oil assets and could complete deals for all three by the end of May, sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as Russia’s top oil company shifts focus to the giant northern Vostok Oil project, Reuters reports.
Vostok Oil, in which global commodities trader Trafigura has...
The pandemic significantly accelerated the development and implementation of digital technologies in Russia and some projects were fulfilled within weeks and even days, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said in an interview with a TASS project on occasion of the pandemic anniversary, TASS reported.
"Before the pandemic the plans on...
Russia has documented 9,079 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the lowest figure since October 1. The total case count has reached 4,351,553, the federal anti-coronavirus crisis center informed reporters on Wednesday, TASS informed.
The daily increase rate has reached 0.21%. In the past 24 hours,...
