Earlier, the Central Bank reported that inflationary expectations of the population in April rose to 11.9%.

A total of 11.6 mln vaccine doses have been provided to Russian regions.

The regulator can publish the key rate path in future but only if a proper format is found, Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina said earlier.

Bonuses for families were top of the agenda in a state of the nation address focused on Russia’s domestic problems.

The dynamics of Russia's GDP went into positive territory in March 2021 for the first time since March last year.

According to an analyst, the epidemic "taught AIIB many lessons".

The ruble and stock market have recovered, but risks remain.

On Tuesday, the Kremlin spokesman said that he did not exclude the risk of Russia’s disconnection from Western payment systems.

SPIEF will be held this year from June 2 to 5

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Russia’s BRICS Sherpa Sergey Ryabkov said that, despite different culture, history, and development trajectories, all BRICS countries are united by "interest in working on a positive agenda, helping each other to cope with the problems that arise, and together influencing global processes towards their stabilization".