After a 12-year hiatus, Russia’s biggest automaker AvtoVAZ is returning to Cuba with its latest models. The country is one of the priority export markets in Latin America for the company.

The Russian State Duma has passed the bill on federal budget for 2018 and the planned period of 2019-2020.

The regulator plans to take first steps towards formation of a single trade system with the People’s Republic of China in 2018.

MC-21 is a new twin-engine short-to mid-range Russian jet airliner with a capacity of 150-212 passengers.

The first client to get the plane will be Aeroflot, which plans to have 50 MC-21 jets in its fleet.

Currently, a joint venture is underway which will assemble helicopters in India, which will be serviced there as well.

Russian energy company Gazprom increased gas supplies to Turkey to 24.8 billion cubic meters from January 1 to November 13, 2017.

The work to develop the conceptual design of the Soyuz-5 medium-class carrier rocket will be completed by the end of the year.

Russia’s Finance Ministry will purchase foreign exchange in the amount of $2.1 bln of extra oil revenues in the period between November 8 and December 6, 2017, the ministry said Friday. Extra oil revenues are expected to reach 125.8 bln rubles in October.

Russia and China discuss integration of Russia’s Mir payment system and China’s payment system.