In terms of the overall value of transactions inked at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which topped 3.8 trillion rubles ($52.2 billion), it was a record-breaking event, TASS reports.
According to Izvestia, the number of attendees at the event exceeded 13,000, according to the organizing committee's Executive Secretary...
According to the vaccine's makers, Brazil has allowed Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for import and emergency use in many states, overturning an April decision to restrict importation of the vaccine, The Moscow Times reports.
The South American nation, which has a population of over 210 million people, has become the...
The unemployment rate in Russia could return to the level of 4.7% within two quarters - Putin's aide Maxim Oreshkin said, speaking at the round table of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
According to Oreshkin, during the coronavirus crisis, the level of general unemployment rose to 6.4%, and now...
Russia plans to complete the construction of the second part of Nord Stream 2 up to two months time, as the pipeline is completely ready. However, gas supplies will begin after getting permission from the German regulator, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the SPIEF forum.
Gazprom is ready to...
Russian authorities imposed a ban on the export of buckwheat and buckwheat groats, starting from June 5 to August 31, Russian media informed.
The ban does not apply to supplies to support the activities of Russian military formations abroad, domestic organizations in Baikonur and Spitsbergen, as well as goods for...
The oil and gas industry of Russia is becoming reformed under the influence of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Igor Sechin, Rosneft's CEO, said during the Energy Transformation Panel at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Such factors as increased regulation in production, the OPEC + agreement, containment of retail prices,...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is being forced to abandon payments in dollars since the U.S. is using its national currency as an instrument of sanctions, Russian media reported.
Russia is not seeking to get rid of the dollar, Putin said, but in many areas, it is moving...
Sheremetyevo Airport will become the first airport in Russia with passenger registration through the Unified Biometric System, the press service of the airport said, Russian media reported.
"Sheremetyevo Airport takes an active part in the interdepartmental working group. Moreover, Sheremetyevo has been chosen as the first airport to introduce a...
President Vladimir Putin stated during a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Friday that the most pressing concerns in the Russian economy are the labor market and inflation.
First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov said during the SPIEF that the administration expects inflation in Russia...
Putin and Biden are expected to address global strategic stability and U.S.-Russia ties at the next meeting in Geneva, according to Moscow. The agenda, according to the White House, will cover topics such as Ukraine and Belarus, the New START Treaty, and the Iranian situation.
During a speech at the...
