Russian internet companies Yandex and Mail.ru Group, the country’s Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), have announced the creation of an alliance against the coronavirus, Kommersant reports.
According to a press release from Moscow, the main objective of the alliance is to ensure “operational...
The national air carrier of Vietnam has temporarily suspended services to Russia, France, Malaysia, and Taiwan in response to the spread of the coronavirus and travel restrictions imposed by countries and regions around the world, VNExpress reports.
Vietnam Airlines said it will suspend flights to Russia and Taiwan from today...
Cloud services in Russia are on the rise, with some companies still realizing the sector’s potential value for their business, while others might be put off by security issues, bneIntellinews writes citing a report by consultancy IDC.
According to the report, in 2019, cloud services grew by about a quarter...
A subsidiary of Chinese state-owned refiner Sinochem Group has refused to buy oil from Russian energy giant Rosneft, the parent of a unit hit by U.S. sanctions, Bloomberg reported.
On Monday, the company, Sinochem International Oil (Singapore), sought crude for May-to-June delivery, according to company documentation seen by the news...
The government of the United Arab Emirates has announced it will organize special charter flights to Russia to facilitate the return of travellers whose journeys were disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak, Gulf News reported.
The two countries decided to temporarily suspend air services between Russia and UAE, and all flights...
New measures to prop up the ruble and Russia’s oil producers were announced on Thursday, as the government is trying to manage the economy in times of sinking oil prices and global panic over the coronavirus, the Moscow Times reports.
"The government and the Central Bank will continue to take...
A number of hi-tech systems have been launched by the Russian government as part of efforts to stop the spreading of the coronavirus, The Moscow Times reports.
In recent days, Russia has imployed systems that monitor social media for “fake news” on the coronavirus and spot empty supermarket shelves, while...
The Russian Ministry of Agriculture will be able to reallocate food supplies to different regions of the country in case of necessity, Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko said on Wednesday, according to Dairy News.
"The Deputy Prime Minister particularly noted that food stocks were formed in the country and there...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law on the acquisition of 52.3% of ordinary shares in the country’s largest bank, Sberbank, by the government from the Bank of Russia, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
The document was posted on the official website of legal information on Wednesday.
The law prescribes that...
In less than two days, the Russian government has kicked its response to the coronavirus outbreak into overdrive, shutting down its borders, limiting air travel, closing schools, and launching a large economic stimulus as medical experts have begun to question Russia’s official coronavirus statistics and the true efficacy of...
