Expectations in global markets that China and the United States are closing in on a deal to end a trade war have increased risk appetite, which has led the Russian ruble to rise to near a four-month high against the dollar on Monday, Reuters reports.
"Risk appetite may receive support...
Integration within the framework of the Union State is mutually beneficial, though it is necessary to normalize the situation inside Belarus first, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev told Russian mass media in an interview, TASS reports.
"As far as integration processes are concerned, I still assume that...
The U.S. State Department’s Special Representative for Ukraine negotiations, Kurt Volker, says both Washington and Brussels could impose additional sanctions on Russia as early as February in case Moscow refuses to release Ukrainian sailors captured during an incident in the Azov Sea in November, RFE/RL reported.
Volker said the...
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has said that his country and the European Union have outlined a joint action plan to resist the United States’ sanctions over Iran.
"We have outlined a set of measures to be discussed with the Europeans," he said. "Plus, our internal efforts are needed...
Russia’s government is discussing a proposal to turn on the fiscal taps in the biggest domestic spending spree since President Vladimir Putin last ran for re-election in 2012, officials said.
The Kremlin is considering a plan that will raise outlays on transport and roads by about 30 percent over the...
State-run monopoly Russian Railways (RZD) has abandoned its infrastructure projects in Iran, the company said on Thursday, adding that the Iranian side has been notified, TASS reports.
Although it has not mentioned its motivation for the decision, Russian Railways expresses confidence that “the exit of RZD International LLC exit from...
Today in Tashkent, the heads of government of the countries participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) discussed the prospects for economic cooperation within the framework of the association - trade turnover grew in 2018 by 21% in annual terms.
The participants plan to consolidate this trend by updating the...
President Vladimir Putin instructed his Cabinet to work out the issue of increasing the maximum budget loan for regions with repayment in December 2020 by May 20, as reported by RIA Novosti.
"The Government of the Russian Federation to consider issues and submit proposals on increasing in 2020 the maximum...
Investors from the Ajman Media City Free Zone (AMCFZ), a new investment destination in the UAE Emirate of Ajman, have selected Russia as a possible investment destination, Reuters reports.
The AMCFZ is offering flexible and innovative business set-ups to global entrepreneurs in the media, digital and entertainment sector.
“We have concluded a...
Russian lawmakers have passed a bill to allow Russians to vote by post or online for President Vladimir Putin’s constitutional amendments that would allow him to stay in power until 2036, bne IntelliNews says in a report.
Putin caught observers out in January by agreeing to a stage-managed “spontaneous” suggestion...
