- 20:26 06/06/2009
Deals worth several billions of dollars have been concluded at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Russian economic development minister said Saturday.
- 19:01 06/06/2009
Russia's grain harvest this year could be 80-90 million tons, with 20 million going to exports, President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday.
- 18:26 06/06/2009
Reviewing Russia's 2009 federal budget would be irresponsible despite oil price growth, and budget policy should remain conservative, a first deputy prime minister said Saturday.
- 17:59 06/06/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday that tendencies in the global economy are irreversible, and that fast developing markets, including Russia, will quickly overcome the financial crisis consequences.
- 16:50 06/06/2009
GDP growth in Russia in 2010 could reach 1.2-1.3%, a deputy finance minister said on Saturday on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
- 14:42 06/06/2009
Russia's finance minister said on Saturday that the process of restoring confidence in the ruble following its controlled devaluation could take 3-4 years.
- 14:14 06/06/2009
The Russian Economic Development Ministry forecast inflation in June to hit 0.6% with possible deflation later in the year, a deputy economics minister told journalists on Saturday at the economic forum in St. Petersburg.
- 12:52 06/06/2009
Russia's Central Bank estimates that the country's net trade surplus for the period January-May 2009 was $35 billion, the bank's deputy chairman told journalists at the St. Petersburg economic forum on Saturday.
- 11:22 06/06/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said ensuring stability grain prices and guaranteeing food security are priorities for the agricultural sector, a Kremlin press release said on Saturday.
