Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has transported about 53,000 people home to Russia from March 14 to March 26, the company’s spokesperson Yulia Spivakova told the Rossiya 24 TV channel on Friday.
She noted that Aeroflot had evacuated about 500 Russian citizens from abroad over the past 24 hours.
"Our company earlier...
The Russian economy may decline by 1.3% in 2020, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) in Washington, D.C. has said in a report, according to Izvestia.
The predicted economic downturn in Russia will not be as substantial as in the United States, the EU, and most developing countries, where the...
From this Saturday (March 28) to April 5, all shops in Moscow except grocery stores and pharmacies will be closed, a decree published on Thursday by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, according to BFM.ru.
"From March 28 to April 5, 2020, all retail trade facilities will be temporarily closed, except...
Twenty employees of Russian energy giant Gazprom who had contact with a man infected with the coronavirus were isolated at the Bovanenkovskoye field, located in the Arctic Yamal region, the company said on Friday, according to Fedpress.
The gas field continues to operate as usual, according to the information department...
Swedish truck maker Volvo Trucks said on Thursday it will cease production in its plant in Russia’s Kaluga from April 13 to 30 due to the situation related to the coronavirus spread, Lenta.ru reports.
"Taking into consideration the adverse epidemiological situation with the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) spread, the need...
Russian president Vladimir Putin has proposed the introduction of an up to 15% tax on the transfer of dividends to overseas accounts, OTR reported.
"All payments of gains in the form of interest and dividends, flowing from Russia abroad to offshore jurisdictions, shall be taxed appropriately. Two thirds of such...
The Russian government has instructed the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) to suspend all regular and charter flights on March 27, except for flights aimed at bringing Russians home, Vesti.ru reports.
The move followed a meeting on Wednesday of the government’s Coordination Council for the prevention of the coronavirus.
"Regular and...
The new Russian climate policy calls for an only 3% reduction in greenhouse gasses emissions until 2050, a goal far more modest than in other countries, RBC writes.
Russia is currently the fourth-largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world, but its climate policy is changing in unprecedented ways. In September...
The deputy speaker of Russia’s Federation Council (upper chamber of parliament), Nikolai Zhuravlev, said on Wednesday the Russian government is preparing a second package of measures to support the national economy amid the coronavirus outbreak, state-run news agency TASS reported
"Today, the government is preparing the second package of measures...
The co-founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, Jack Ma, and the company’s foundations said on Wednesday they had sent medical equipment, including masks and tests kits, to Russia to help it fight the coronavirus outbreak, Reuters reports.
The Alibaba Foundation and the Jack Ma Foundation said in a joint statement...
