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Russia's GDP up 0.5% in March after 2.5% decline in February
The dynamics of Russia's GDP went into positive territory in March 2021 for the first time since March last year.
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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank points to changes in strategy
According to an analyst, the epidemic "taught AIIB many lessons".
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Russian Markets Shrug Off New Sanctions
The ruble and stock market have recovered, but risks remain.
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Central Bank doesn’t see risks of Russia being unplugged from Western payment systems
On Tuesday, the Kremlin spokesman said that he did not exclude the risk of Russia’s disconnection from Western payment systems.
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BRICS works to expand New Development Bank membership
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Russia’s BRICS Sherpa Sergey Ryabkov said that, despite different culture, history, and development trajectories, all BRICS countries are united by "interest in working on a positive agenda, helping each other to cope with the problems that arise, and together influencing global processes towards their stabilization".
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Putin tasks tax service with monitoring investment activity of Russia's corporate giant
The Federal Tax Service is to report to President on that issue by September 15, 2021, and in the future - to provide reports on a quarterly basis, according to the document.
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Unemployment rate in Moscow in 2020 one of lowest among world's largest cities
The international group Euromonitor conducted a study that showed that in 2020 the unemployment rate in Moscow, calculated according to the methodology of the International Labor Organization, was 2.5%.
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Bank of Russia plans to test digital ruble in 2022
After that a roadmap will be drafted for the future implementation of the project.
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Russian authorities keep situation with ruble rate under control
The spokesman was answering a question whether a sharp depreciation of the ruble, similar to the "Black Tuesday" of 2014, could repeat itself due to the situation in Donbass.
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