The coup d'état in Guinea remains the main theme in the industrial metals market, as this West African state is the world's largest supplier of bauxite, without which aluminum production is impossible, Russian media reported.
At the same time, China, as part of improving the environmental situation, closed a number...
The global economy may be less than 18 months away from a financial catastrophe on the magnitude of the 2008-2009 global economic collapse, according to Russia's Central Bank, Moscow Times writes.
The bank warned of “serious imbalances” in the global economy, rising and unsustainable debt levels in both the public...
The oil-rich Caucasus nation of Azerbaijan is gradually becoming a hub of energy stability in its region, and looks to expand its influence in the Central Asian countries as well, Greek website EnergyMag reported.
In 2020, Azerbaijan also started to export commercial natural-gas supplies to the EU using the Trans...
Russian gas prices in Europe will stay at record highs until the end of the year, owing to cold winter temperatures, according to experts contacted by Izvestia. Apart from that, Russian gas remains in high demand due to its environmental friendliness and the absence of other significant suppliers.
"The quantity...
The number of investment agreements signed at the Eastern Economic Forum in 2021 increased by 200 billion rubles compared to the previous event in 2019, and reached a new record - 3.6 trillion rubles, according to the forum, which traditionally takes place in Vladivostok, Russian media reported.
Last year, the...
The number of employees of medium and large enterprises in the Russian Federation who receive a salary of 1 million rubles or more increased in 2021 compared to the pre-pandemic period by 51.5%, to 17.1 thousand people, the analytical service of the international audit and consulting network FinExpertiza reported.
Unemployment...
The plane carrying the Russian Paralympians landed in Moscow on September 6 at Sheremetyevo airport, Izvestya reported.
Onboard were 172 athletes from the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) team. The athletes will be taken along the streets of the capital to Red Square, where the athletes will be met by relatives,...
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at a plenary session at the Eastern Economic Forum 2021 where he stated that the study to control CO2 emissions that is now ongoing in Sakhalin should be broadened to other areas of Russia, Interfax reported.
Putin went on to say that Russia has a "great...
According to Minister of Labor and Social Protection Anton Kotyakov, the number of self-employed Russians would double by 2024, to 5-6 million, TASS reports.
Many analysts estimate that the number of self-employed persons in Russia will reach 10-11 million by 2030, according to Kotyakov.
The minister had previously stated that the...
