Russian airlines carried 38.1 million passengers in the first half of 2016, down by 7.6% YoY. International traffic was down by 26.8%, to 13.4 million passengers YoY. Domestic traffic was up by 7.7%, to 24.7 million, Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) reported. In June, international traffic dropped by 30.5%, to 3.1 million, while domestic…
Some regions of the Volga Federal District of Russia, as well as Kaliningrad and Vladimir oblasts started planting winter crops for the harvest-2017, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation declared. Agrarians of the country planted winter crops throughout the areas of 5.4 thousand ha. But on the same date last year, the index…
Since the beginning of 2016/2017 MY, and as of August 3, the volume of grain exports from Russia totaled 2.192 million tons, down by 4.4% YoY, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation declared on August 8, referring to data of the Federal Customs Service of Russia. According to the announcement, the wheat volumes…
The Russian-Azerbaijani Business Council (RABC) plans to initiate up to five joint projects in 2016, said RABC Chairman Petr Fradkov. Despite the fact that the council was created in May, there was a preliminary plan of action for the remaining part of 2016, Fradkov noted. “Currently, the business council includes about 30 companies representing various…
Russian Navy will be eqipped by the Almaz-Antey arms manufacturer`s newly-introduced air-defense missiles, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. “Almaz-Antey has presented the results of the tests of new-generation air-defense missiles for the Navy to the Military-Industrial Commission”, Rogozin, who heads the commission, said on his Twitter account. The commission will check the development of…
Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan will take measures on the development of transportation infrastructure, including the North-South international transportation corridor, the draft declaration says. “The sides intend to support efforts to integrate regional transportation and communication opportunities aimed at creating an economically profitable and environmentally friendly transportation infrastructure”, says the declaration that should be approved by…
Russian group of companies Solar Energy received the right to invest 12 billion rubles in construction of six solar power stations in several districts of southern Astrakhan Region, the regional government said in a statement on August 5. “Companies KompleksIndustriya and Energoholding, part of the Solar Energy group of companies, have received the rights for…