More than 50 foreign organizations have already joined the Russian Financial Message Transmission System, an analogue of SWIFT, as stated by the Central Bank Chairman Elvira Nabiullina. “Currently, 52 foreign organizations from 12 countries are users of the SPFS [Financial Message Transmission System],” she said. Today, more than 11 thousand participants in all countries of
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Russia International | Events | 23.12.21
Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest 2022 is Open
The 8th Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest on Wednesday began with the reception of submissions by Russian and foreign reporters aged 18-33. The contest, organised by the Rossiya Segodnya media group under the auspices of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO, is named in honour of the Rossiya Segodnya photojournalist who died in
Russia International | Recommended | 20.12.21
Russian Perfume Nominated for World’s Top Perfume Award
The fragrance LES #10 (“FOREST #10”) from the LES AMOURS DU NORD series, dedicated to Bashkir forests, is nominated for the main international award in the field of niche perfumery, also known as the “perfume Oscar”, The Art and Olfaction Awards. As specified, the perfume was created in collaboration of JSC “Bashspirt” with the
Team Spirit: Russians Won International Dota 2 Championship [Video]
The players of the Russian e-sports organization ‘Team Spirit’ won the Dota 2 – The International World Championship that was held at the National Stadium in Bucharest and got the prize fund of a record $40 million. In the grand final, the ‘Team Spirit’ group consisting of Russians Yaroslav Naidenov (Miposhka), Magomed Khalilov (Collapse), Alexander
Russian President Stressed Significant Role of Women in Modern World Problems Solving
Women should not be faced with a choice between work and family. For this, all the necessary conditions are being created in Russia, according to the country’s President Vladimir Putin at the Eurasian Women’s Forum. The President welcomed the participants of the forum and called it incredible that, despite the pandemic, women politicians, entrepreneurs, and
Russia International | Events | 13.10.21
Russian Energy Week: Cooperation in Search of New Ways to Develop Green Energy
The Russian Energy Week International Forum (REW) has started today, on October 13, in Moscow, and will last until October 15, featuring high-profile government officials and business executives, including the Russian President, the Saudi Arabian and UAE energy ministers, and the OPEC secretary-general. In his greetings to the participants and guests of the event, the
Moscow Joined International Association for Innovations Development
The Moscow Innovation Cluster (MIC) has joined the global innovation and cluster development TCI Network that unites professionals from technology clusters from around the world. These are government agencies, cluster organizations, companies, as well as universities and industry experts. “Cooperation with leading technological organizations opens up new opportunities for us,” the Vice Mayor of Moscow,
Russia International | Sports | 16.09.21
Russian Chess Players Won International Online Competition
The second online chess Olympiad ended with an unconditional victory of the Russian national team. In the final held on Wednesday, the Russian team did not leave any chances to the rivals from the United States, TASS reported. It is noted that the Russian national team won both match meetings with a score of 3.5:2.5.
Russian Ruble Included in Top 20 World Currencies
The Russian ruble occupied the 20th place with a share of 0.18 per cent in international settlements. Previously, the Russian national currency has already appeared in the rating in December 2016, also in the 20th place, RT reports. According to the rating, the most popular global currency is the US dollar with a 39.38
Russia International | 10.09.21
Moscow Believes: Anti-Terrorism Cooperation With US Was Not in Vain
The cooling of relations between Moscow and Washington does not mean that the countries have been cooperating on counterterrorism in vain for years, Sputnik reports with reference to the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov. “Over the 20 years that have passed since the 9/11 events, the counterterrorism cooperation between the Russian Federation and the
Russia International | 07.09.21
Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline to Be Completed in Coming Days
Years of economic sanctions and political efforts from Washington have come to nothing, and work on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is now reaching the final stages, as stated by the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, RT reports. Speaking at a meeting in St. Petersburg on Monday, the diplomat announced that final preparations are
Russia International | Events | 03.09.21
Russia and Japan Agreed on Development of Sustainable Energy
The Russian Energy Minister, Nikolai Shulginov, held a meeting with the Japanese Minister of Trade, Economy, and Industry, Hiroshi Kajiyama, at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), following which they signed a statement of intent on cooperation in the field of sustainable energy, TASS reports. Also, the Ministers discussed few other issues of bilateral cooperation. It
Russia International | Events | 03.09.21
China to Strengthen Relations With Russia Thanks to Eastern Economic Forum
China is going to use the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) to further develop trade and economic partnership with the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia, RT reports with reference to China’s ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui. “We are ready to work with the Russian Federation for expansion of cooperation on the whole territory of the
