However, new US sanctions, if implemented, will be an additional blow to the relations between Moscow and Washington, the Kremlin spokesman said

Overall the results are positive in all sectors of industry, the Industry and Trade Minister  said

This year, 20 such projects will be selected, while their number will rise to 40 by the end of 2020, and to at least 60 by 2022.

Sixteen projects are categorized as the most critical.

Later in 2019, there are also plans to cancel excessive requirements of currency control.

Those are Israel, Singapore, India, Egypt and Iran

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has called for a wider use of national currencies in Eurasian Economic Union mutual settlements.

This is a global problem, the Russian Economy Minister stressed.

The value of gold in reserves of the Central Bank reached $86.9 bln as of the year-end.

Earlier it was reported that Novatek had inked a memorandum with Saibu Gas concerning use of the LNG terminal.