The task of the ministry is to support producers on one side and not to do harm to consumers and trading companies on the other side, Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Roman Chekushov said.

In January-February, oil and gas revenues decreased by 3.8% to 1.56 trillion rubles ($17.4 bln).

Growth is not across-the-board anymore, Maxim Reshetnikov noted.

About 40 MC-21 and SJ-100 aircraft in various stages of completion are located at the enterprises of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec).

Some firms noted sustained demand conditions in February, while others highlighted a broad stagnation in new orders, S&P Global said.

The export duty rate for wheat and meslin (a mixture of wheat and rye) is calculated based on an indicative price of $241.3 per metric ton, for barley - at a price of $204 per metric ton, and for corn - $220.9 per metric ton.

The regulator projects annual inflation in Russia at 7-8% in 2025.

The bank where the account is opened will send the application to the tax authority electronically, according to the document.

"We have them in the north, in Murmansk, and in the Caucasus, in Kabardino-Balkaria, and in the Far East, in the Irkutsk region, in Yakutia and Tyva [republics]," the president noted.

The rate was at the level of 21.44% in early February and 21.47% in the middle of the last month.