- 20:26 06/06/2009
- 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.
- 16:14 06/06/2009
The first World Grain Forum opened in St. Petersburg, with participants focusing on grain prices, food security and technology.
- 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.
- 13:04 06/06/2009
A police officer died when a bomb, which had been planted in a toilet, detonated in the capital of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Daghestan, a law enforcement spokesperson said on Saturday.
- 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.
- 10:29 06/06/2009
Six people died in a house fire at a village in Russia's Irkutsk Region, a representative of the Siberian emergencies ministry said on Saturday.
