Six die in house fire in Siberia
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.
// Jun. 06, 2009 - 06:29 GMT
Medvedev says food security, stable grain prices priority
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.
// Jun. 06, 2009 - 07:22 GMT
Russia's trade surplus estimated at $35 for Jan-May - Central Bank
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.
// Jun. 06, 2009 - 08:52 GMT
Police officer killed in south Russian toilet blast
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.
// Jun. 06, 2009 - 09:04 GMT
Russia may experience deflation in Aug-Sept - Klepach
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.
// Jun. 06, 2009 - 10:14 GMT
Restoring confidence in the ruble could take 3-4 years - Kudrin
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.
// Jun. 06, 2009 - 10:42 GMT
Russian regulator bans imports of Belarusian dairy products
Russia's consumer rights regulator Rospotrebnadzor has banned the imports of almost 500 dairy products from Belarus after producers failed to comply with new legislation, the regulator head said Saturday.
// Jun. 06, 2009 - 11:17 GMT
World Grain Forum opens in St. Petersburg
The first World Grain Forum opened in St. Petersburg, with participants focusing on grain prices, food security and technology.
// Jun. 06, 2009 - 12:14 GMT
GDP in Russia could hit 1.3% in 2010 - dep finance minister
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.
// Jun. 06, 2009 - 12:50 GMT