In August exports of Russian soybean meal equaled 28.9 KMT against 34.6 KMT in the previous month. Total exports in 2015/2016 grew to another record. Russia managed to overcome export lag in May, compared to the previous season, and this tendency remained till the end of the season. In 2015/2016 (September-August) 474.6 KMT of soybean…
Two strategic missile carrying bombers Tupolev-95MS take part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s anti-terrorist exercise Peace Mission-2016, currently underway in Kyrgyzstan, an assistant to the commander of Russia’s Central Military District Yaroslav Roshchupkin has said. “The planes took off from the Engels airdrome in the Saratov region, stayed in the air for about nine hours…
Public payphones in Russia could notify people in remote areas in emergency situations, and the country needs them in this state, Sergei Kalugin, president of the state-controlled telecom operator Rostelecom, reported. “Probably, payphones are not the most advanced means of communications, but there are situations when it is the only means available, primarily, during critical…
In January-August Murmansk Sea Fishing Port handled 202,300 tons of cargo, down by 20.6% YoY, according to the stevedoring company’s statistics. In the reported period, the company handled 119,900 tons of fish products (down by 18.2% YoY). In August, the company handled 28,100 tons of cargo (down by 12.5%) including 15,700 tons of fish products…
Boeing Commercial Airplanes top executive Kamil Gaynutdinov will become CEO of Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft. In 2003, Gaynutdinov worked at airline UTair being responsible for contracts on helicopter transportation abroad and in 2005 he chaired Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ division Commercial Aviation Services in Russia and the CIS. Ilya Tarasenko, the current CEO of Sukhoi Civil…
Due to the deficit of high-quality wheat in Russia in the current year, the grain of Kazakh origin will be in great demand in Russia, especially in eastern regions of the country. Due to exchange rate differences, Kazakh wheat will demonstrate more interesting prices, the Deputy Director of the strategic management department at Rusagrotrans CJSC…
The volume of mortgage loans which were provided in Russia in July fell by 17% YoY to 54.8 billion rubles, the United Credit Bureau said in a statement. The number of mortgage loans also fell by 17% to 34,700 and the average loan size was flat at 1.58 million rubles. (Prime/Business World Magazine)