In the past 24 hours, 4,729 new COVID-19 cases were registered in Russia, which makes the total case count 1,000,048, the operational headquarters told journalists Monday, TASS reported.
According to the HQ, the daily increase rate has stayed below 0.5% for 17 days already.
The lowest case growth rates were registered...
Gas contributes only a fraction of Germany’s energy consumption, and Russian gas only a fraction of that, so it is wrong to say that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline will make Germany dependent on Russian energy, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said, as reported by Reuters.
Asked about the flagship Kremlin...
The World Bank has improved its forecast for Russia's GDP growth in 2021 from 3.2% to 4.3%, according to the bank's report on the economy of the Europe and Central Asia region.
The World Bank notes the rapid recovery of the Russian economy against the backdrop of an increase in...
The Russian dealer of British luxury carmaker Bentley, Volkswagen Group Rus, will recall 37 Continental model cars in Russia, the country’s Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rosstandart) said on Friday, according to TASS.
Cars sold in 2019 will be recalled, the agency said. "The reason for the recall...
Residential house prices across Russia could fall by up to a third over the next two years, a Russian housing think tank has said, the Moscow Times writes.
Despite government subsidies to provide cheap mortgages, and a rapid boom in the affordability of houses over the last decade, the economic...
Visa-free travel for Russian citizens in Taiwan has been prolonged until July 31, 2020, TASS news agency reported citing authorities.
Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed to the news agency that the experiment to provide visa-free travel for citizens of Russia, as well as Thailand, Brunei, and the Philippines will be...
The anti-coronavirus crisis center in Russia reported 9,232 COVID-19 cases in the last day, taking the overall tally to 4,974,908 cases, TASS reports.
In proportional terms, the number of cases increased by 0.19 percent. The Nenets Autonomous Region (0 percent), the Tuva Republic (0.03 percent), and the Jewish Autonomous Region...
The Russian market may be closed to European fresh produce, but companies from the continent still have ample opportunities to trade non-European fruits and vegetables in the country, says John Rombouts, CEO and founder of Dutch consultancy Joined Resources.
He told FreshPlaza.com that non-European fruit and vegetables, such as stone...
Businessmen convicted of committing economic crimes of low-to-medium severity should be pardoned, Russia’s business ombudsman Boris Titov has suggested, according to Business.ru.
Moreover, he believes it is necessary to apply the amnesty to first-time convicts imprisoned for crimes related to business activities.
The ombudsman has also proposed to drop charges against...
Russia and Turkey are in negotiations for the delivery of Russian-made passenger aircraft, the president of Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuriy Slyusar have said, according to the Daily Sabah.
The two countries are discussing issues related to the delivery of the MC-21 passenger plane and the SSJ100, a regional...
