Russia’s banks recorded record profits in 2021, buoyed by economic recovery, a housing market boom and rapid growth in consumer borrowing, the Central Bank said Friday.

This is a temporary measure, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov explained.

Everything will depend on the commercial side of the issue, Zamir Kabulov pointed out.

Currently, the jab is approved in 71 countries.

Among our initiatives are measures to perform low-carbon transformation of certain branches of the economy," Mikhail Mishustin said.

There should be "an open discussion, free from political background, for mutually beneficial use of not yet steady economic growth," President of the Italian-Russian Chamber of Commerce Vincenzo Trani said.

But a complete shift is not expected, Andrey Denisov said.

Earlier, it was reported that Russian gas supplies to China during the first half of January were 1.5 times higher than the figure in the like period of the last year.

The decision to resume foreign currency purchases will be taken subject to the actual situation on financial markets.

Russian representatives "intend to give exhaustive clarifications in respect of applied measures" within the framework of consultations on the WTO floor, the ministry’s press service said.