In January-June Russia exported 9.3 million tons of wheat and meslin valued at $1.63 billion, the Federal Customs Service of Russia declared. According to the announcement, the major volumes of wheat were traditionally shipped to far foreign countries – 8.94 million tons ($1.57 billion). In the reporting period, wheat import volumes to Russia totaled 331.4…
In 2016 Russia will harvest at least 110 million tons of grains, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Evgeny Gromyko declared. According to him, all factors support such forecast – both harvesting campaign rates, and the level of preparation in the regions. Alslo, Gromyko noted the growth of the average yield of…
Various expositions, shows and competitions, including Aviadarts, contribute to attracting international interest to Russian military planes and helicopters, Russian Aerospace Forces Commander Col. Gen. Viktor Bondarev said. “If we did not show the achievements of our technology, no one would probably buy it. Representatives of foreign states watch it (technology) join service with our troops,…
Russian Railways is interested in taking part in implementation of the Rasht-Astara railway project of Azerbaijan and Iran, First Vice President of Russian Railways Alexander Misharin said. “Russian Railways has repeatedly expressed interest – including at my recent meeting with the Iranian Railways deputy head Ahmad Khodaei – to participate in implementation of the project…
The Russian government may have no time to privatize a 19.5% stake in oil major Rosneft in 2016, Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said. “We can have no time”, Ulyukayev said. He said that the fulfillment of a plan to raise 1 trillion rubles for the state budget from privatization of assets in 2016 depends…
Russia’s revenue from natural gas exports decreased by 31.6% YoY, $14.97 billion in January-June, the Federal Customs Service said. Russia exported 95.4 billion cubic meters of gas in January-June, up by 6.95% YoY. Exports to non-CIS countries rose by 14.6%, to 78.3 billion cubic meters, and exports to CIS countries went down by 18.27%, to…
Uralkali announces the appointment of Alexander Terletsky as Uralkali Trading CEO. Prior to joining the company, Alexander Terletsky held the position of General Director of Lukoil Eurasia Petrol A.S., where he was responsible for sales and logistics of Lukoil products in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. In 1995 to 2011, he worked in senior positions at…