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Novak: OPEC + deal in November completed by more than 100%

Novak: OPEC + deal in November completed by more than 100%

The deal to cut OPEC + oil production in November 2020 was completed by more than 100%, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said at a press conference following the meeting of the OPEC+ countries. "We have summed …

Chechnya to receive over 67 mln rubles for sports facilities

Chechnya to receive over 67 mln rubles for sports facilities

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved the allocation of over 67 mln rubles to Chechnya, which won the Festival of Culture and Sports of the Peoples of the Caucasus, for sports facilities in the region. Such a government order is …

Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan visited Moscow

Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan visited Moscow

An Azerbaijani delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev paid a visit to Russia yesterday, the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza reports. During the visit, the Azerbaijani side met with a delegation led by Russian …

Mishustin and Asadov discuss trade and economic relations

Mishustin and Asadov discuss trade and economic relations

A telephone conversation between Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov took place on November 18, according to the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers. During the conversation, the sides …

Jeyhun Bayramov's comprehensive visit to Moscow

Jeyhun Bayramov's comprehensive visit to Moscow

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov has paid his first official visit to Moscow. He held meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Averchuk and Deputy Chairman of the Federation …

Russia may resume flights to seven more countries this week

Russia may resume flights to seven more countries this week

Russian authorities may this week announce the resumption of international flights to France, Hungary, Malta, Cyprus, Jordan and China's Shanghai, the Izvestia newspaper cited unnamed airport and airline sources as saying on Monday. …

Sberbank CEO compares pandemic with 1998 financial crisis

Sberbank CEO compares pandemic with 1998 financial crisis

Chief executive of Russia’s Sberbank German Gref compared the current pandemic with the 1998 financial crisis. "The government turned out to be in a bad spot, since during the second week of its existence it faced the …

Russia plans to resume international flights

Russia plans to resume international flights

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ordered Rosaviatsia and Rospotrebnadzor to explore options for resuming international flights. Russia grounded nearly all international flights in late March amid the coronavirus outbreak, …

Russia's PM Mishustin resumes duties after recovering

Russia's PM Mishustin resumes duties after recovering

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, who had been admitted to hospital with COVID-19, has resumed his duties, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decree published on the Kremlin website on Tuesday. Mishustin …

Mishustin orders to prepare exit strategy for entrepreneurs

Mishustin orders to prepare exit strategy for entrepreneurs

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin issued a number of new instructions to the relevant departments to resolve the situation with coronavirus and support the population. The Prime Minister instructed to prepare an exit strategy for …

Russian government buys 50% in Sberbank

Russian government buys 50% in Sberbank

The Russian government has bought 50% in the Russia’s top bank Sberbank from the Russian central bank at 189.44 rubles per share through the Finance Ministry, spending 2.139 trillion rubles from the National Wealth Fund on the deal, the …

Russian government now entitled to declare state of emergency

Russian government now entitled to declare state of emergency

Russia’s State Duma passed a bill in the first reading at a meeting today vesting the government with additional powers because of the coronavirus pandemic, including declaring a state of emergency throughout the country or in some of its …

Russia suspends all flights to foreign countries

Russia suspends all flights to foreign countries

The Russian government has instructed the Federal Air Transport Agency to suspend all regular and charter flights on March 27, except for flights aimed at bringing Russians home.  "Regular and charter flights from Russian …