MOSCOW, April 17 - Russian wage arrears rose 8.3 percent last month to a new three-year high, affecting half a million people, Federal Statistics Service data showed on Friday. Arrears, an indicator of stress for...
LONDON, Oct 23 - Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut its outlook for the Russian Federation to negative from stable on Thursday, warning of the costs of bailing out troubled banks and a rising...
MOSCOW, Oct 30 - The dollar is unlikely to be a major topic at next week's meeting of G20 finance ministers as the United States seems uncomfortable with discussing the topic in such a large...
* Russia postpones sale of 20-50 tonnes of gold * Postponement due to plans being leaked * Sale could have brought in $1.7 bln at current prices * Gold market fails to react MOSCOW, Oct...
ST PETERSBURG, Oct 25 - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Sunday Russia would extend a moratorium on planned timber export duties for another year. "Today I can say that this moratorium will remain in...
* Tariffs for the link planned at $30-$35 a tonne * Investment programme for 2010 approved at 190 bln roubles * Japanese firms interested in upstream projects in Siberia * Transneft raps Bulgaria over energy...
* Kazakhstan may help fill Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline * Putin: South Stream may be finished ahead of Nord Stream * Kazahstan pres says ready to participate in Samsun-Ceyhan MOSCOW, Oct 22 - Kazakhstan may supply oil...
* Economy ministry raises 2010 growth forecast * Fin Min says stronger oil may mean smaller deficit * Official warns more currency strength may hurt economy * Rouble hits highest level since Jan vs basket...
* Economy ministry raises 2010 growth forecast * Fin Min says stronger oil may mean smaller deficit * Official warns more currency strength may hurt economy * Rouble hits highest level since Jan vs basket...
* Rouble hits highest since Dec against dollar * GDP up in Q3, jobless rate at 10-mth low in Sept * Finmin says can talk about exiting recession (Updates with rouble close, c.banker, analyst quotes)...