| September 2009 |
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Joining the World Trade Organization is a strategic goal for Russia, the foreign minister said 
Russia welcomes the decisions so far taken at the ongoing G20 summit on the reform of the International Monetary Fund, the finance minister said Friday.
Britain's prime minister said on Friday that the Group of 20 rich and developing nations has become the world's main forum for coordinating global economic policy.
Russia's largest gold producer, Polyus Gold, said on Friday its IFRS net profit in the first six months of 2009 fell 6.8%, year-on-year, to $150 million.
Plans at Russia's largest carmaker AvtoVAZ to cut its workforce to around 75,000 will probably go ahead in January-February 2010, the head of the company's trade union said on Friday.
The official dollar rate set by the Russian Central Bank for September 26-28 is 30.1370 rubles, up 6.92 kopeks from Friday, the Central Bank said.
Russian health ministry has not received any official announcement from AvtoVAZ on its plans to cut over 27,000 workers, the Health and Social Development Minister said on Friday.