In terms of the agricultural sector that about 90 Russian companies are interested in supplying meat, dairy, and fish products to Cuba, the deputy prime minister noted.

The world is moving to new alternative payment systems and Russia has transferred about 50% of its foreign trade payments to rubles and national currencies, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Vorobyov met with Kalashnikov Group CEO Alan Lushnikov and Sergey Terentyev, managing partner of Semargl LLC (part of the group).

Russia will be able to bring domestic pharmaceutical innovations to the world market if it combines artificial intelligence, modern technological platforms, targeted regulatory and financial support, and creates guaranteed demand for new drugs.

The center will be based out of St. Petersburg’s Technopark.

The fact that delegations from many countries, including the United States, are attending the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) shows that Russia maintains its authority on the world stage, Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik said ahead of his trip to St. Petersburg.

The emergence of AI agents capable of independently making trading decisions is an inevitable new stage of technological development, largely comparable to the way high-frequency trading (HFT) and algorithmic trading previously transformed the market.

The Depesha-3 ground robotic complex has been unveiled at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, a TASS correspondent reports.

Russia’s e-commerce turnover may reach around 15.8 trillion rubles ($215.99 bln) by the end of 2026, increasing by 20% compared with 2025, President of the Association of Internet Trade Companies Artyom Sokolov told TASS on the sidelines of SPIEF.