Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Russian-Bangladeshi nuclear cooperation could strengthen soon, as the Asian country announced its intention to construct the second nuclear power plan in the country’s south, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the military-defense complex Yuri Borisov said on Saturday at the beginning-of-works-ceremony of the second power unit of the Rooppur...
Russian oil exports to China dropped by more than a third in February in year-to-year terms amid the coronavirus outbreak, forcing Russian oil companies to search for alternatives, Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports. Major exporters do not expect oil demand in China to rebound soon, even if the epidemic ends.  "Neither Russia nor...
Professional services giant Deloitte has recently opened its seventh office in Russia, choosing Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East in order to cater to business coming from Asia, the company’s global chairman David Cruickshank told Sputnik in an interview. “We're very positive about our practice in Russia, we've just opened a new office...
A free-trade agreement between the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and Israel may be concluded in 2020, according to Israel’s Charge d'Affaires Yacov Livne, Russia Today reported. “One important issue that we are addressing is a free-trade zone between Israel and the Eurasian Economic Union. I think there are all...
The new Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, a known cryptocurrency enthusiast, has called on the country to prioritize the development of the digital economy, Coin Idol reports. On his appointment as PM last week, the former head of Russian tax services vowed to transform the modern blockchain-powered state for the benefit...
More than a million mortgage loans were issued for 3.1 trillion rubles on the territory of the Russian Federation in January-July of this year, according to preliminary data. This indicator exceeds the results for the same period last year by 35% in quantitative terms and by 65% ​​in monetary terms,...
The “Big Three” in Russia’s mobile telecom industry (MTS, Megafon, Vimpelcom) are opposing the use of a single infrastructure for the development of the country’s 5G network, TASS news agency reports. According to top managers from the companies, the government-planned model can lead to negative consequences, including the imposition...
Reconstruction of Starosheremetyevskoye Highway, “Lobnya - Sheremetyevo airport” Highway and Sheremetyevo Highway is scheduled to begin in January-March 2019, Vechernaya Moskva reported. The Transport and Infrastructure Ministry said the reconstruction will be done on the section of Sheremetyevo Highway from Terminal B to the cargo terminal and all along the...
The US sanctions Secretary of State Michael Pompeo warned about on Wednesday, are unlikely to seriously affect the TurkStream pipeline, Dmitry Marinchenko, head of the group for natural resources and commodities at Fitch, told TASS. At the same time, these sanctions may create additional solvable difficulties for the implementation of...
Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow (VDTM) has received the approval of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the maintenance of Boeing 777-200/-300 aircraft at Sheremetyevo Airport, Aviation Pros reported. Currently, specialists of the Line Maintenance Station (LMS) at Sheremetyevo Airport provide maintenance to three Boeing 777 aircraft of Royal Flight airlines,...