Japan and Russia are ready to start cargo transport via the Trans-Siberian Railway, RBC reported on Sunday citing Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper.
According to the paper’s sources, the test use of the Trans-Siberian Railway by Japanese companies may begin in the run-up to the 4th Eastern Economic Forum, where Japanese Prime...
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel Saturday in Germany to discuss various heated topics such as the controversial gas pipeline, Nord Stream 2, and the situation in Syria, The Independent reports.
The meeting, held in the German government's villa outside Berlin at Merkel's invitation, was the...
International credit rating agency Fitch on Friday maintained Russia's issuer default credit rating at BBB- with a positive outlook, citing ongoing progress in strengthening the country's economic policy framework, RIA reports.
"Fitch Ratings has affirmed Russia's Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'BBB-' with a Positive Outlook," the credit...
Russian state-owned industrial technology conglomerate Rostec is allocating $44.5 million to the development of a specialist additive manufacturing technology center, the company has said.
Named after a celebrated inventor and nitrogen chemistry specialist, the V.V. Chernyshev Center for Additive Technologies (CAC) will be established by Rostec in collaboration with...
In a move justified by Ukraine’s government with national security, Kyiv is preparing to sever all remaining public transport links with Russia, the country’s infrastructure minister has said, according to Interfax Ukraine.
“I have signed a historic document today. Now, only bears will go to Moscow, as in the good...
Russia’s Norilsk Nickel and Alrosa, two of the country’s biggest mining firms, are considering switching to payment mechanisms that use Russian rubles rather than U.S. dollars, RIA news agency reported.
Russia has been reducing its financial and economic dependence on the United States in an attempt to insulate itself...
Washington sanctions against Russian sovereign debt may, if imposed, lead to an outflow of 8-10% of investors from this type of securities, the Russian Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA) says in a new study, RBK reports.
"The introduction of sanctions on purchasing Russian sovereign debt can reduce the investor base...
Russia's Communications Ministry is proposing that the country’s mobile operators switch to using exclusively Russian-made SIM cards, citing security concerns from foreign-made SIM cards, Kommersant business daily reported on Friday.
In a draft government order, the ministry says mobile phone operators should be required to switch to new SIM cards...
Russia will build a large, modern naval base in the town of Kaspiisk in its Republic of Dagestan, the country’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said, according to the Dagestan office of RIA news agency.
The defense minister said that Russian specialists already started the work to expand the bay in the...
Russia's Economic Development Ministry does not support Russian presidential aide Andrey Belousov's proposal to increase taxes on the mining and chemical sectors, a ministry source said on Thursday, according to Kommersant.
"The Economic Development Ministry does not support Belousov's initiative," a source told TASS news agency.
In a letter to President...
