A protocol preceding a trilateral agreement on co-operation and use of Bourgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline was signed by representatives of Bulgaria, Russia and Greece in Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast city of Bourgas.
Prosecutor filed new charges today against Mikhail Khodorkovsky, chief of Yukos oil company, one of the richest men in Russia, who has served almost 4 years of his 8-year sentence on fraud and tax evasion charges.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of the Delhi based BrahMos Aerospace Centre A Sivathanu Pillai said here that India and Russia are working towards developing a Hypersonic Cruise Missile, a more advanced version of the BrahMos.
Winter crops perished on the area of 2,5-2,8 million hectare in Russia this year. It is 18-20% of the total area. In the past year the winter crops perished on 0,9 millions hectares.
The arbitrage of Moscow has appointed the trial of YuKOS bankruptcy case on March 28. "The application is accepted to the examination. The first session in this case is assigned on March 28 ", said the press- service of Moscow arbitration.
Russian Communication operator Golden Telecom company declares about the beginning of works on the creation of the largest network of the wireless access to the Internet in Moscow.
During recent years a wine drinking in Russia increases at higher rates comparing with other kinds of alcohol production, such as vodka and beer.
Russian vice-premier Aleksandr Zhukov has announced that ruble course will stay at level of 27.5-28 rubles for $1 in next 2 years. Exchange adjustments of national currency may come to 6.5% in 2006, 2.8% - in 2007, 1.1% in 2008 and will gradually come to naught afterwards.
Russian vice-premier Alexander Zhukov delivered speech at Russian economic and financial forum in Zurich. He has declared that growth of Russian economics will come to about 6% per year during next 3 years.
Russia completely canceled the Algerian debt the total sum of which came up to $4,7 milliard. At the same time Algeria engaged itself to purchase industrial production to the equal or exceed sum of the debt.
International rating agency Moody`s upgraded Friday its ratings on Russian telecoms company Vimpelcom from Ba3 to B1, and changed the company`s outlook to positive.
Russian car manufacturer AvtoVAZ, known for its Lada brand, plans to attract up to $4.5 billion of investment to update its product range under an agreement signed between the company and a Russian bank, the company`s press service said Friday.
Russian Ministry of Economic Development has raised the forecast for price of oil for 2006 from $51 per barrel of oil brand Urals to $54.
Superior Court of the Russian Federation has recognized the decision of government about construction of oil pipeline "East Siberia - Pacific Ocean" to be legal.
The military departments of the Ukraine and Russia can solve the problem of the inventory of the objects of the Russian Black Sea fleet in the Crimea getting in no conflicts. This opinion was expressed by the Ukrainian Minister of Defense Anatoliy Gritzenko on Thursday.
IPG (International Procurement Group Inc.) company (according to others data - IPD Capital), which has redeemed a part of the Russian debt before the Swiss company Noga, has made it with the Russian government`s consent.
Failure to provide the inflation planned figures for a year will be considered as unsuitability for a profession and discrepancy of the members of Government to the taken position, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Fradkov declared.
The owner of a Swiss trading firm at the center of a debt dispute with the Russian government moved Tuesday to clarify the name of a businessman who bought a part of the debt worth tens of millions of dollars.
U.S. President George W. Bush has taken under his personal control the completion of Russia-U.S. talks on the former`s accession to the WTO, the Russian foreign minister said Tuesday.
The gold and foreign currency reserves held by Russia`s Central Bank totaled $195.9 billion on March 1, up 3.97% month-on-month, and 7.5% from the beginning of the year, the CBR said Tuesday.
Russia and Sweden signed the plan of actions on the development of commercial and economic collaboration during the years of 2006-2007, which was aimed at mutrual turnover increase up to $10 billion, reported the press-service of Russian Economic Development and Trade Ministry.
Aviation giant Boeing said Friday that it hoped to win a $3 billion contract to deliver 22 new long-haul planes to flag carrier Aeroflot, even if its rival Airbus has offered a discount.
Russia`s huge current account surplus could disappear by 2009, potentially threatening a liquidity crunch in the banking system if oil prices slump, the Economic Development and Trade Ministry`s chief forecaster said on Friday.
Inflation in Russia in February 2006 has constituted 1,7% as against 1,2% in February, 2005, informed the Federal service of State statistics.
The damage, caused by bird flu virus to Southern Federal District, is rather serious, the Russian chief sanitary inspector Genady Onischenko has told to the journalists on Monday.