The share of nuclear power plants is planned to grow from 11.7% in 2023 to 15.3% in 2042.

The flights will be performed twice per week.

The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China said earlier that the volume of the Sino-Russian trade amounted to $136.67 billion in January-July, having increased by 1.6% year-on-year.

Jalali specified that Russia ranked first in terms of foreign investment in the country in 2023.

"In the nonfood segment, price growth rates dropped to 0.09%; the price drop restarts for electrical and domestic appliances and the price hike for imported cars slowed down," the ministry said.

In July 2024, the real effective ruble rate gained 1.9% against the dollar and increased by 0.8% against the euro against the prior month.

The foreign trade surplus of Russia surged by $13.6 bln as of the end of January-July 2024 against the like period of the last year and totaled $76.6 bln.

The Bank of Russia does not aim to stop lending, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia Alexey Zabotkin said.

Lev Denisov noted that industries focused on developing the supply-side economy are growing - the mechanical engineering sector (+17.9%), pharmaceuticals (+7.4%), food industry (+6.1%), woodworking (+6.5%) and others.

Air carriers will transport 73.7 mln passengers during the high season, with the increase by 7%, Roman Starovoyt noted.