The U.S. has lifted some of its sanctions imposed on Russian defense company Rosoboronexport so that the countries are able to cooperate under a helicopter project, Zamir Kabulov, director of the Second Asian Department at Russia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, said. “We supplied 63 Mi-17 helicopters to Afghanistan in the previous year and in the year…
Several Internet projects of the Runet, the Russian-speaking segment of the Internet, have beaten the country’s biggest TV channels by audience coverage, according to TNS study for June. Google led by monthly audience coverage with 88% and was followed by its local rival Yandex with 87.2% and social network VKontakte with 86%. YouTube had 82.7%…
According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), in 2016/2017 MY the planted areas under soybeans in Russia will increase to the record level of 2.18 million ha (up by 3% YoY). According to APK-Inform forecasts, in 2016/2017 MY the general harvest of the oilseed will reach the record level of 2.71 million tons in…
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service is not inclined to extend the period given to Google to fix its breaches on the local market of preinstalled application stores; still no final decision has been made, the authority’s Director Igor Artemyev said. “Now the official who made the corresponding decision should take steps. We will speak to that…
A Russian proposal to use its wheat stockpiles to supply aid to Syria may cut demand on the international market from the Middle Eastern country that’s estimated at more than 1 million metric tons this season. That has the potential to add to a glut that’s pushed prices near 10-year lows as a bumper harvest…
More outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) have been discovered on Russian pig farms. In total, 40 new cases were reported across three backyard farms in Bajgushi, Boretsk and Tavolzhansky. (ThePigSite/Business World Magazine)
In June Russian exporters shipped more than 76 KMT of wheat bran, up by 82% YoY (about 42 KMT). In 2015/2016 Russia exported 17% more wheat bran than in the previous season (793.5 KMT against 679.6 KMT). Traditionally, Turkey remains the key importer of Black Sea bran. In 2015/2016 Turkey increased imports from Russia by…