Russia deems the behavior of the Ukrainian authorities to be provocative, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Alexander Venediktov said. "We are ready to search for a political solution, which ...

BAKU. June 24 (Interfax) - Payment card turnover in Azerbaijan in 2024 totaled 126 billion manat, or $74.1 billion at the current exchange rate, up 27% year-on-year, Deputy Chairman of the Central ...

MOSCOW. June 24 (Interfax) - Russia has extended its ban on raw rice exports for another six months, through December 31, 2025, the government press service said. The corresponding decree has been ...

KazMunayGas is Kazakhstan's national operator for hydrocarbon exploration, production, refining and transportation, representing state interests in the oil and gas sector. CNOOC, a global energy ...

"From the onset of interaction with the Agriculture Ministry and Rosrybolovstvo, we established control over each batch of fish and seafood harvested in this region. We are checking the entire haul ...

ASTANA. June 24 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan is in talks with Russia on relocating the production of the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle from Russia to the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov ...

MOSCOW. June 24 (Interfax) - While Russia welcomes a possible ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel, it believes it is too early to make definitive conclusions regarding the real situation, ...

The survey indicates Russian businesses have adapted to new foreign economic realities. The factor of geopolitical tensions has also notably weakened, with only 15% of respondents identifying it as a ...

NOVOSIBIRSK. June 24 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) expects inflation in Russia to be about 7% in 2025, the head of the CBR's monetary policy department, Andrei Gangan said at a ...

Lending to the economy slowed due to claims against organizations, the growth of which decreased to 0.8% in May from 1.3% in April, largely due to ruble loans. Loans and other claims in foreign ...

Russian steelmakers are proposing to index the cut-off price used to calculate the excise tax on steel, which was set at 30,000 rubles per tonne in 2022, by accumulated inflation over the past four ...

BRUSSELS. June 23 (Interfax) - European Union authorities have seen Hungary's attempts to block anti-Russian sanctions before, and Brussels, which is working on its 18th package of sanctions, does not ...