Russia’s non-oil and gas budget deficit for nine months of 2017 hit the lowest level in five years of 6.8% of GDP.

The reports says despite the failure of some large private banks in 2017, the overall performance of the banking sector has been stable.

The start of a free trade area between South Korea and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is right around the corner.

After a 12-year hiatus, Russia’s biggest automaker AvtoVAZ is returning to Cuba with its latest models. The country is one of the priority export markets in Latin America for the company.

The Russian State Duma has passed the bill on federal budget for 2018 and the planned period of 2019-2020.

The regulator plans to take first steps towards formation of a single trade system with the People’s Republic of China in 2018.

MC-21 is a new twin-engine short-to mid-range Russian jet airliner with a capacity of 150-212 passengers.

The first client to get the plane will be Aeroflot, which plans to have 50 MC-21 jets in its fleet.

Currently, a joint venture is underway which will assemble helicopters in India, which will be serviced there as well.

Russian energy company Gazprom increased gas supplies to Turkey to 24.8 billion cubic meters from January 1 to November 13, 2017.