Special Representative of the Russian President for Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmiriev said earlier that the tunnel could be completed in under eight years and that the costs would not exceed $8 billion.

Alexander Dyukov explained that the industry had succeeded in creating an effective management system for ensuring technological sovereignty in recent years.

In particular, the plan includes the development of ski resorts in the country under the management of the corporation Kavkaz.RF.

According to Turkmenistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Nokerguly Atagulyev, Russia remains one of the country’s key trading partners, with an annual trade turnover of around $1.5 bln.

This creates the best competitive conditions for producers of goods, exporters, and importers in the three countries, Alexey Overchuk added.

Food prices added 0.03% monthly in September and 9.46% annually.

According to the Association of Commercial Seaports, dry cargo throughput totaled 322.6 mln metric tons.

The diesel fuel export ban is only for non-producers, the deputy prime minister said.

The RGBI index lost 0.7%, to 113.99 points.

Dmitry Patrushev note that Russian grain continues enjoying the demand of foreign buyers.