According to the report, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed the resolutions on the creation of three new and expansion of two existing special economic zones in Mordovia, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Rostov and Tver regions.

Russia suspended publications of oil and gas production data from information for March and the first quarter of 2023.

"The volume increased 30-fold - not just some percentage, but export revenues increased 30 times," the president said.

According to the report, in value terms lentil exports surged 2.2-fold in the reporting period compared with 2022 to $215 mln.

Production cuts in the first quarter of 2024 was 500,000 barrels a day.

According to the first estimate of Rosstat, Russia's GDP growth at the end of 2023 reached 3.6%.

According to statistics, Russia’s mining production in January increased by 0.8% in annual terms and production in manufacturing industries increased by 7.5%.

Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Myanmar are prior in terms of cancellation of visas, Deputy Economic Development Minister Dmitry Vakhrukov said.

The restriction will not apply to member-nations of the Eurasian Economic Union and to South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Mongolia and Uzbekistan.

The duty for corn will total 828.9 rubles ($9) per metric ton.