Three leading Russian airports, all serving the country’s Moscow capital, achieved contrasting results in terms of passenger numbers growth last year, Rusaviainsider.com reports.
Sheremetyevo, Russia’s main gateway, reported a notable 8.9 percent year-on-year increase in passenger numbers, up to 49.9 million last year. International traffic rose by 7.8 percent to...
Russian entrepreneur Yury Mosha, who runs consultancy Russian America Inc. in New York for fellow countrymen wanting to emigrate to the U.S., is taking legal action against Google and Yandex, which he claims tarnish his reputation by not removing search results leading to false information related to the businessman, Search...
A Japanese fishermen's association said Wednesday that one of cod fishing boats was seized by Sakhalin authorities at sea and taken it to a Russian-controlled island in the Kuril archipelago, for which the two countries have a long-standing dispute, Kyodo news agency reported.
Six fishermen were on the boat but...
Russia's ruble slid to a one-week low on Wednesday as Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced the government would resign to allow President Vladimir Putin to go through with a sweeping constitutional reform, Reuters reported.
The ruble’s value dropped after Medvedev, a longtime close ally of President Vladimir Putin, announced the...
Wheat futures extended gains and reached the highest levels in over 18 on Wednesday with potential export curbs by Russia underpinning prices, Reuters reported.
The Chicago March future was at a six-month high on expanded export business and word that Russia may limit wheat exports through June. Corn and soybean...
Russia is leading the world in terms of its weaponry, the country’s president Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday during his annual state of the nation address, but added that the country is not a threat to peace, CNBC reports.
“Russia’s open to improving relations and collaborations with all the partners,...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a key Gulf member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the group’s main ally Russia said on Wednesday they were still committed to meeting in March to decide on future production policies, Reuters writes.
Russian news agency TASS reported citing an...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his annual state of the nation address on Wednesday that Russia’s government should keep the tax regime for business unchanged for the next six years, RBC reported.
In the message to the Federal Assembly, the Russian President also said he introduced amendments to the...
Russian veterinary and phytosanitary authority Rosselkhoznadzor has authorized three Chinese eel and sturgeon producers to export products to Russia, the watchdog said on Tuesday, according to TASS.
"Based on a guarantee of the Chinese side, Rosselkhoznadzor authorized supplies from three Chinese enterprises (two eel producers and one sturgeon producer," the...
India is holding talks with Mongolia and Russia on coking coal imports to reduce dependence on already existing suppliers, Petroleum, Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday, according to VZ.ru.
"India has been importing coal from Australia, which is good, but high-quality coking coal is also available...
