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Container shipments by Russian Railways down 2% in Q1 2026
March saw 679,000 empty and laden TEUs carried in all kinds of service.
Russia, Venezuela set to resume tourist exchanges
Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov said that coordination of logistical and technical issues will continue at the level of relevant departments.
Russia working on new export incentive mechanism for pharmaceutical companies
Anton Alikhanov says that the measure will consist of an export cashback.
Russia could boost helium output amid Middle East crisis
Valentin Bogomolov said that there are also strong prospects for increasing helium output through the development of new gas fields, particularly in Eastern Siberia.
Russia’s oil industry ready for seasonal growth in fuel demand
The ministry highlighted that there had been no disruptions in regional supply.
Trans-Arctic Corridor’s becoming safe alternative to southern sea routes
Vitaly Savelyev noted that Russia offers safe routes thanks to its unique geographic location.
Illegal turnover of consumer goods in Russia falls from 17% to below 10% over five years
Denis Manturov noted that extensive work had been carried out to fine-tune legal and supervisory mechanisms to combat the shadow market.
Russia mulls abolition of declarative principle for oil and gas licenses
Head of the Federal Agency for Mineral Resources Oleg Kazanov said that "some work is being done in this direction".
Almost all oil and gas fields with reserves transferred to companies
"What we're licensing now are mainly the subsurface areas with predicted resources," head of the Federal Agency for Mineral Resources Oleg Kazanov said.
Industrial output in Russia falls by 0.9% in February
The decline in the manufacturing sector in Russia in February amounted to 2.8% year-on-year, while mining increased by 0.9%.