Projects in the pharmaceutical sector, the sphere of agriculture technologies and high-technology industry may accelerate cooperation between Russia and Israel and stimulate growth of mutual trade, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. At present, trade between the countries amounts to $2 billion, he said, adding that the figure had fallen by around 30% due to the…
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia conducted the joint “Clear Sky 2016” International command-staff exercise. Central Asian military pilots are currently carrying out joint exercises to repel missile strikes over the region. The main purpose of this exercise is to achieve interoperability between the staff that are interested in obtaining military assistance and assistance to other states.…
Aeroflot has taken delivery of its new A321 aircraft equipped with aerodynamic wing-tips known as Sharklets. The aircraft is named in honour of Alfred Schnittke, a world-famous composer. The A321 airliner is designed in a two-class composition with 16 seats in business and 170 in economy. Aeroflot operates A321 aircraft across its European and domestic…
The number of LNG powered vessels in the Baltic region will more than triple totaling 250 units by 2019, Kirill Lyats, CEO of LNG Gorskaya, reported. According to him, 80 vessels driven by LNG (mostly Norwegian) are operating in the region today. (Portnews/Business World Magazine)
Baltic Fuel Company (BFC) says it has obtained a final permit from the Federal Marine and River Transport Agency (Rosmorrechflot) for construction of Marine Oil Terminal “Turukhtanniye Islands” within the Big Port St. Petersburg. This document approves of the construction of the entire complex of assets. The permit for construction of this terminal issued by…
Russia’s Economic Development Ministry expects exports to Vietnam to rise by 50% in dollar terms in 2016, First Deputy Minister Alexey Likhachev said. “Vietnam is the only big country with positive rates of mutual trade last year and in the first seven months of this year even in dollars. The dollar puts a substantial pressure…
PJSC «Nizhnekamskneftekhim», in cooperation with the enterprises of Tatarstan, is mastering a new development in production i.e. the production of bimodal polyethylene for power cable sheath. Nizhnekamsk polyethylene can be used as an alternative to imported materials in the production of power cables. These are the results of comparing the quality indicators of the polyethylene…