Saturday, June 27, 2026
The World Bank (WB) predicts a sustained recovery of the Russian economy with a growth of 3.2% in 2021 and 2022. The US sanctions were also taken into account for the forecast, as well as the increase in the key rate of the Russian Central Bank, a WB report...
Russia is not going to be disconnected from the SWIFT interbank transfer system, the executive director of the Russian National Association of SWIFT Roman Chernov said during a speech in the State Duma. Chernov said that no one is going to disconnect Russia from SWIFT, as this won't benefit anyone,...
Over the past day in Russia, 9.977 cases of coronavirus were recorded - this is the maximum figure since mid-March. 379 patients lost their lives while 8.883 recovered, Russian media reported. Most of the infected were detected in Moscow - 3.817 new cases of COVID-19, which is the maximum number...
Interest rates on deposits and loans in Russia will rise after June 11: the Central Bank on Friday will raise the key rate from 5% to 5.5%, economists surveyed predict, Russian media reported. The Central Bank may likely raise the key rate to 5.5%, says Mikhail Sukhov, head of the...
Rosatom has begun the construction of a unique power unit with a fast neutron reactor BREST-300, a part of the Proryv strategic project. The power unit is being built in the closed city of Seversk, Tomsk Region, Russian media reported. On June 8, the first concrete was poured into the...
The number of accidents at Russian oil and gas facilities increased sharply in the period of January-May, Rostekhnadzor reports. According to the deputy head of Rostekhnadzor, Alexander Demin, production control services have proven to be ineffective. Demin called for a detailed analysis of each accident and prevention of the causes of...
Russian banks will be obliged to notify Rosfinmonitoring and the Bank of Russia about requests "from the competent authorities of unfriendly states", requiring the provision of information about Russian citizens or companies which are clients of the banks, a draft law proposes. The Russian Ministry of Finance, Rosfinmonitoring, and the...
Slovakia will launch a stage-by-stage mass vaccination campaign against the new coronavirus on Monday, using Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, according to a representative for the country's Health Ministry. According to the ministry, stage-by-stage immunization with Russia's Sputnik V vaccine "will commence in Slovakia on June 7," beginning with provinces in...
The anti-coronavirus crisis center in Russia verified 9,429 COVID-19 cases on the last day, increasing the total number of cases to 5,135,866. In relative terms, the number of new COVID-19 cases increased by 0.18 percent, TASS reports. In Russia, there are now 268,547 patients getting therapy. Over the last day, Moscow verified...
President of Russia Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden are expected to discuss the subject of Russians imprisoned in the United States and U.S. citizens convicted in Russia, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. The presidential spokesperson stated that the Kremlin had not received a letter from Viktor...