The output of hard coal of all types decreased by 3.6% year-on-year to 348 mln metric tons.

The Russian Ministry of Finance resumed foreign exchange sales operations on the domestic currency market on January 13 as part of the new fiscal rule mechanism.

The blocked assets were worth 5.7 trillion rubles.

The executive director of the company Sergey Komyshan considers this, among other things, a consequence of the imposition of sanctions against Russia.

The measures will come into force on February 3.

One of the key tasks for the near term is to master production of required domestic modern equipment.

The Kazakh party presented the "traceability passport" functionality of the national system of goods recordkeeping.

It is noted that Moscow will "do everything possible to facilitate further deepening of integration in all areas, including the political, economic, industrial, financial and technological fields".

It is noted that the agreement is expected to come into force by late September 2023 after the approval by EAEU member-states.

Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, Ethiopia and South Africa are among the countries that are the most prepared to shift to national currencies in trading with Russia, an employee of the African Development Bank told.