Russian diamond mining giant Alrosa sold $435.1 million worth of diamonds and $18.9 million of cut diamonds in September, the company said in a statement. “September saw good demand in almost all categories of raw diamonds in accordance with our expectations. Sales exceeded the figures of September 2015 significantly”, Vice President Yury Okoyomov said. In…
DetailsRussia’s government commission has put off the launch of a Soyuz-FG flight vehicle with the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft to October 19, the press service of the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said. “After a scrutiny of materials on troubleshooting and removal of equipment malfunctions aboard the Soyuz MS-02 ship, the government commission decided to appoint…
DetailsIn the first half of 2016, the enterprises of Russia’s Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) earned a profit of 6.5 billion rubles, Igor Komarov, the head of Roscosmos, said. “Our companies have reported a profit of 6.5 billion rubles in the first six months of the year and are on schedule under the Federal Space Program.…
DetailsPoland’s rail operator PKP LHS has become a member of the Coordination Committee of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TCITR), Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping CJSC reported. Another meeting of the Coordination Committee was held in Astana. “The creation of a union of legal entities of the Coordination Committee, the signing of the agreement on the establishment…
DetailsThe Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) transported some 229.5 million passengers through Azerbaijan’s territory in January-August 2016, up by 2.2 percent% YoY, Azerbaijan’s State Statistics Committee reported. Meanwhile, some 33.24 million tons of cargo were transported via the TRACECA through Azerbaijan’s territory during the reporting period, down by 6.6% YoY. Some 64.1% (21.3 million tons) of…
DetailsOPEC’s most senior official will discuss the possible participation of Russia in an OPEC production cut, officials in the group said, as the cartel sought to bolster a landmark deal in Algiers. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to cut between 200,000 barrels a day and 700,000 barrels a day of their output…
DetailsRussian airport operator Basel Aero has signed an agreement with Gelendzhik authorities to construct a new terminal at Gelendzhik Airport, which is scheduled to open at the end of 2018. It was originally planned to be ready at the end of 2017. Basel Aero will invest up to 520 million rubles ($8.3 million) in the…
DetailsThe upgraded Pantsir-SM combined surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery weapon system, equipped with a multifunctional targeting system, will be able to destroy targets 40 kilometers away – twice the range of the current configuration, the first deputy CEO, chief designer of the Instrument Design Bureau KBP in Tula (an affiliate of Rostec) Alexander Khomyakov reported.…
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