Russia’s Federal Grid Company (FGC), an affiliate of Rosseti holding, initiated preparation of a preliminary feasibility study for the Russia - Mongolia power bridge. Study results are scheduled to be discussed in the second quarter of 2018.

Vladimir Putin said that domestic business was interested in projects in Argentina.

Delegation of the Russian Business Council for Cooperation with Malaysia, headed by its Chairman, Mr. Vladimir Sautov, met with newly Appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malaysia to Russia, H.E.Datuk Mat Dris Haji Yaacob.

Current upswing in the global economy "furnishes an ideal moment to act on a range of multilateral challenges".

According to a lawmaker, the Central Bank is now considering the Moscow Stock Exchange for those purposes.

It is necessary to enhance the efficiency of capital and labor in order to achieve high growth rates.

The Federal Customs Service will organize 14 refund offices at international airports in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Sochi.

"The Irkutsk factory is getting ready to streamline the manufacturing of the MC-21-300 jets, the newest Russian airliners, in 2019.

The US dollar dropped against the ruble by 29 kopecks to lie at 56 rubles and 92 kopecks.

A batch of MiG-29SMT aircraft was sent to the Hmeymim air base in Syria in September for testing.