The new Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, a known cryptocurrency enthusiast, has called on the country to prioritize the development of the digital economy, Coin Idol reports.
On his appointment as PM last week, the former head of Russian tax services vowed to transform the modern blockchain-powered state for the benefit...
Thousands of politicians and business leaders will address the biggest economic and political issues as they attend this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, The Financial Times reports.
This week’s gathering is taking place at a time of heightened trade disruptions, shifts in foreign policy and a climate emergency...
Russian authorities will work to make higher the real incomes of the population, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with World War Two veterans in St. Petersburg on Saturday, TASS reported.
"Our economy has almost doubled and our incomes have substantially increased. However, there are some difficulties, there are...
Russia’s former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev dubbed the government’s resignation as a routine event and called to take it calmly, Medvedev said in a televised interview on Channel One on Saturday, TASS reported.
"In general, the resignation of a government should be always taken absolutely calmly. There is nothing extraordinary...
Sheremetyevo International Airport's new passenger terminal - built and equipped in compliance with the highest global standards - was officially unveiled to the public on Friday. The official opening ceremony was attended by Aleksandr Yurchik, Transport Deputy Minister of Russia; Aleksandr Neradko, Head of the Federal Air Transport Agency;...
The first highway bridge connecting China and Russia across the Amur (Heilongjiang) River has recently passed the final acceptance test and is ready for opening, the authorities have said, according to Xinhua.
The maximum load capacity of the bridge reached 318 tons during the test, Chinese transport and engineering authorities...
Russian airlines collectively served some 128.1 million passengers last year, a 10.2 per cent improvement on 2018, the preliminary operational results data by the country’s aviation authority Rosaviatsiya show, according to Izvestia.
The results corresponds with the growth rate expectations of industry analysts. During the year, the industry’s RPKs increased...
Canadian gold mining company Kinross Gold has completed the $283-million acquisition of the Chulbatkan heap leach development project in Russia, and has started a comprehensive drilling programme aimed at updating the resource base by year-end, Mining Technology reported.
Kinross will be spending about $10-million on initial exploration drilling at Chulbatkan...
The amount of Russian coal imported by Thailand almost doubled in January-November from a year earlier, even as the country’s overall imports fell as a result of slower economic growth, Argus Media reported.
Thailand imported 946,000tons of Russian coal in the first 11 months of 2019, up from about 494,000tons...
