Russia’s state-run gas behemoth Gazprom is the world’s third-largest producer of carbon emissions, a new scientific study has revealed, according to The Guardian.
The analysis from the U.S.-based Climate Accountability Institute shows Gazprom, which emitted 43.23 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in the past 50 years, is ranked...
Lawmakers from Russia’s ruling party are proposing legislation that would allow authorities to block individual e-mail or online messenger users who circulate banned content, Reuters reported.
Members of the Duma say the bill, which is likely to alarm advocates of internet freedoms, is needed to combat a wave of hoax...
U.S. aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing is facing additional uncertainty over future production rates for its 787 Dreamliner after Russia’s national carrier Aeroflot formally canceled a large order, the Seattle Times reported.
The order was placed in 2007 and consisted of 18 787-8 Dreamliners and four of the medium 787-9s, with...
The introduction of U.S. sanctions against GAZ, combined with the continued downturn in the Russian light commercial vehicle market, is forcing the Russian vehicle maker to consider introducing a four-day working week, Automotive Logistics reports.
Gaz is looking to move to a shorter working week from October 21 until April...
The World Economic Forum (WEF) said on Wednesday that Russia remains in 43rd place in this year’s edition of the influential Global Competitiveness Index, Regnum reports.
Researchers said Russia scored highly on factors relating to technology, higher education and the adoption of digital products by consumers, but was held back...
Russian oil major Lukoil is showing interest in buying a stake in two oil production projects in Nigeria from Brazil’s Petrobras, the Nigerian Ministry of Petroleum Resources said on Wednesday.
Nigerian Petroleum Minister Timipre Sylva received a delegation representing Lukoil on Tuesday, the ministry informed, according to Sputnik.
"The Lukoil delegation...
The presence of Russian nuclear technology in Egypt will modernize the country’s industry, Mohammed Shaker, Egypt’s minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy said on Tuesday, according to Egypt Today.
The al-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant, Egypt's first nuclear site developed in cooperation with the Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom, is...
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has completed the process of forming a joint venture with Russia’s Mail.ru Group, Megafon, and the RDIF, creating the country’s largest online retailer – AliExpress Russia, RIA Novosti reports.
As the head of the state-run Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, said the partnership will...
As economic sanctions and weak investment take their toll on the Russian economy, the growth of the country’s GDP this year is expected to slow to 1 percent from 1.2 percent projected in June, the World Bank said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.
This is the fourth time this year...
Finnish energy company Fortum has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to increase its stake in European utility Uniper to 70.5 percent, Bloomberg reports.
Closing of the deal is subject to regulatory clearances in Russia and the U.S. and is expected by the end of the first quarter of 2020. No...
