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Syria wants to open trading house in Crimea

Syria wants to open trading house in Crimea

Damascus has expressed its desire to open a trading house in Crimea, Russian Presidential Envoy to Crimea Georgy Muradov said. According to the official, Crimean lawmakers intended to discuss bilateral trade with …

Gazprom's income tops all forecasts

Gazprom's income tops all forecasts

Russia's gas giant Gazprom said its first-quarter net income rose 11% to 371.6 billion rubles ($6 billion), thanks to higher gas prices and sales volumes, beating analysts' expectations. Analysts polled by Reuters had on average …

Abramovich wants to obtain Israeli citizenship — media

Abramovich wants to obtain Israeli citizenship — media

Russian businessman Roman Abramovich will arrive in Israel today where he may apply for Israeli citizenship, the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom has said. The daily speculates Abramovich decided to make such a move after …

SPIEF 2018 kicks off in St. Petersburg

SPIEF 2018 kicks off in St. Petersburg

The 22nd annual International Economic Forum (SPIEF) kicks off in Russia’s city of St. Petersburg at the ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Center and will last for three days.  The events of the forum have been banded …

Russia's new government starts saving small business

Russia's new government starts saving small business

After the release of Russian President Vladimir Putin's new May decree, the government will restart the support of small and medium-sized businesses. Russia's Ministry of Economic Development has already prepared its measures. It has …

Crimea needs five-star hotels, Ministry of Tourism says

Crimea needs five-star hotels, Ministry of Tourism says

Head of the Ministry of Tourism of Crimea Vadim Volchenko said that the republic is interested in the large hotels built on its territory by the hotel-building networks. According to him, the situation in tourism can be fundamentally …

Putin stresses importance of competition in Russia

Putin stresses importance of competition in Russia

Russia's President Vladimir Putin called on all levels of the government to take measures to increase competition. "You know how formidable the challenges are our country is facing now. Their solutions require …

Mavrodi, 90s financial pyramid architect, dies

Mavrodi, 90s financial pyramid architect, dies

Sergei Mavrodi, the founder of the MMM financial pyramid, has died in a Moscow hospital, a source in medical circles said. "He was taken to the 67th city clinical hospital as an unidentified person. He is now being …

VTB Bank completes acquisition of stake in Magnit

VTB Bank completes acquisition of stake in Magnit

Russia’s VTB Bank said that it acquired 29.099996% of shares in Magnit through subsidiary VTB Infrastructure Investments LLC. On February 16, VTB spent $2.5 billion on a 29.1% stake in Russian supermarket chain Magnit, …

Putin: import substitution is temporary tool for Russia

Putin: import substitution is temporary tool for Russia

Import substitution in Russia is a temporary measure necessary to adjust the current situation, the country's President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with businesswomen. "The idea of import substitution …

Russia extends timeline for capital amnesty

Russia extends timeline for capital amnesty

Russia's State Duma has passed in third and final reading a package of bills extending the timeline for capital amnesty in Russia until February 28 of 2019. The bills are related to an initiative of Russian President …