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Talks on BRICS cross-border payment system at a crawl
According to Anton Siluanov, payments are being made in reliable currencies and using the reliable infrastructure.
Foreign investments in Russian government bonds were 3.9% in October 2025
The par value of OFZ bonds held by nonresident totaled $13.7 bln as of early November 2025.
Tanker rates soar by 576% since year’s start amid sanctions against Russia
The publication states the run-up in supertanker bookings came as US penalties on the oil exports of Russia’s Rosneft and Lukoil took effect on Friday, which has forced buyers to turn to other suppliers.
Russian Railways expects coal loading decline by 1.7% this year
The company expects eastbound coal shipments will remain actually flat next year and amount to 117 mln metric tons.
Nuclear plant in Egypt may start operations soon
Dmitry Peskov said that all the grounds are in place that the plant will be launched in the near future.
Putin urges efforts toward strengthening Russia’s positions in Arctic region
It is important to ensure the development of a promising Arctic transport corridor from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok, the Russian president said.
Russia expects 50,000 visitors per year to Spitsbergen by 2040
For this purpose, Russia plans to reconstruct buildings transferring them into tourist facilities, to develop routes and direct communication.
Russia ready for joint production of cars with India
The Russian deputy minister noted that no talks on arranging such production were currently underway so far.
Annual inflation reach 7.71% in September — statistics
In monthly terms, consumer prices gained 0.5%.
Russia’s electricity exports to China total 300 mln kWh in first 9 months of 2025
Electricity exports to Mongolia reached 13% of Inter RAO’s total volume, amounting to 700 mln kWh.