Russia’s inflation rate accelerated to a new five-year high of 6.7% in August, the federal statistics service said Wednesday.

The document highlighted the need to streamline admission of foreign providers of financial services to the market.

Head of Russian Accounts Chamber noted that the lack of investment from companies meant that the country's investment climate was insufficient.

Maxim Reshetnikov noted that the recovery of the Russian economy was evidenced by the improvement of the situation on the labor market, a positive picture in the sectoral context, as well as positive dynamics in the area of investments.

Bitcoin is a decentralized system of the eponymous cryptocurrency based on blockchain technology.

The main shareholder Oleg Deripaska said earlier that the attempted coup in Guinea might affect the situation on the aluminium market.

The development of the Russian Far East is a unique task by its complexity, Russian President added.

The launch of four new projects was announced.

There are plans to raise it to $150 bln by 2030, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev, who serves as Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, said.

The Delta coronavirus variant was first detected in India last October.