Russian Deputy Prime Minister Zhukov praises Interfax Group’s activities in China

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov has praised the progress of the Interfax-China project, describing Interfax Information Services Group as "a reliable source of information" on the Chinese economy.

Zhukov, who is currently on a visit to China, attended the Presentation of the Interfax-China news agency‘s media project in Shanghai on Tuesday.

"In over six years of work on the Chinese market, Interfax-China has turned into a reliable source of objective and accurate information on the development of the economy of China and a wide variety of its individual sectors, not only on the Russia market, but also in third countries‘ markets," Zhukov told the agency‘s staff. The agency‘s news services enjoy growing demand, he added.

"Information provided by the Interfax-China agency on a daily basis enjoys high demand not only among the business community, but also the mass media, politicians and diplomats," the deputy prime minister said.

Expanding trade and business cooperation between Russia and China and broadening humanitarian contacts is likely to bolster demand for the products offered by the Interfax-China agency, the deputy prime minister said.

Commenting on the partnership between Interfax and Vneshtorgbank (VTB), one of Russia‘s major banks, in the Interfax-China project, Zhukov said, "The agency has prospects, given the support of a powerful bank such as VTB."

"The Interfax-China agency has been promoting the interests of both Russia and China amid stiff competition on the global media market through its successful work in the area of business and financial news," Zhukov‘s aide Konstantin Voitsekhovich said during the presentation. "Doubtlessly, it is the success of an international team of managers who pioneered this project and the staff who are working on the project at the moment," he said.