Russia to spend $14 bn on science: Medvedev

Moscow, May 17  Russia will spend some 440 billion rubles (around $14 billion) on federal programmes to develop the country’s scientific and technological complex in 2014-2020, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. Most of that funding – 335...

Brazil, Russia aim to double bilateral trade

Brasilia, Feb 21  Brazil and Russia signed a series of agreements Wednesday aimed at increasing annual trade flows between two of the world’s largest emerging economies from $5.9 billion to at least $10 billion in the coming years. The accords...

Russia prepared for second global crisis: Putin

Moscow, Sep 7  Russia is better prepared for a second global financial crisis, President Vladimir Putin has said. “I believe we are even better prepared because we’ve already experienced the first wave of the crisis, and we have an understanding...

Russia, Belarus sign $10 bn nuke plant deal

Minsk, July 19  Russia signed a $10 billion contract with Belarus to build the former Soviet republic’s first nuclear power plant. The agreement was signed in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his Belarusian counterpart...