"The first five airframes of the MC-21 aircraft are already assembled, and they have begun installation of domestic systems and units simultaneously with certification process," Andrey Boginsky noted.

Russia began to sharply reduce investments in US government debt in the spring of 2018 - in April their level decreased from $96 bln to $48.7 bln, in May - to $14.9 bln.

"It was attended by more than 7,000 people - this is such a traditional figure," Yury Trutnev said.

Turkey plans to involve many other players in trade via the hub in the future, the source in the area of strategic planning in Turkey’s energy sector noted.

By 2025-2026, inflation will stabilize at 4%, the document says.

"I expect our trade with Asia-Pacific nations, and economic relations [with these countries] on the whole, will continue to evolve," the Russian leader said.

The flow of major non-oil and gas revenues of the federal budget (turnover taxes, profit tax) remains stably in the positive territory, including compared with the results of last year and 2021, the ministry noted.

The median inflation outlook for Russia this year has been raised to 6.3%.

Liquid assets of the Russian National Wealth Fund amounted to 7.251 trillion rubles as of September 1, or 4.8% of GDP projected for 2023.

In July-August, trade turnover between the two countries increased by 6.8%.