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Growth of pro-inflationary risks requires more cautious approach to monetary policy decisions - Central Bank of Russia governor

The increase in pro-inflationary risks is associated with the conflict in the Middle East and possible changes in fiscal policy, which requires a more cautious approach from the Central Bank when ...
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Investment in Russia in 2026 will be at previous year's level, March-April indicate its recovery - Central Bank governor

Investment activity in Russia decreased at the beginning of the year, but March and April are already showing some recovery, and the Central Bank of Russia expects investments at the previous year's ...
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Moldovan authorities report negotiations on sale of Lukoil's assets, will extend operation of company's filling stations for six months

The operation of the filling station network of Lukoil-Moldova LLC (a subsidiary of PJSC Lukoil ) will be extended for another six months until October 29 this year amid negotiations on the sale of ...
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Hryvnia counterfeiting declines - National Bank of Ukraine

Counterfeiting of the Ukrainian national currency, the hryvnia, fell threefold in 2025, and there were around 1.7 counterfeit banknotes per 1 million genuine hryvnia banknotes last year versus 5.1 in ...
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Central Bank of Russia cuts key rate by 50 bps to 14.5% per annum

The board of directors of the Central Bank of Russia has continued to cut the key rate. It was again cut by 50 basis points (bps), with the rate reduced to 14.5% per annum. The vast majority of ...
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FESCO completes first export voyage from Novorossiysk to port of Jeddah on Red Sea

FESCO Transportation Group, which is under Rosatom state corporation's control, made its first export voyage from Novorossiysk to the port of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) on the Red Sea with Russian cargo ...
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Russian govt increases base prices for sunflower oil, meal for calculating export duties

The base export price for sunflower oil has increased from 82,500 to 90,750 rubles per tonne and for sunflower meal it as risen from 15,875 to 17,463 rubles per tonne, the government's press service ...
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National Bank of Kazakhstan keeps base rate at 18%, as expected

ASTANA. April 24 (Interfax) - The Monetary Policy Committee of the National Bank of Kazakhstan has decided to keep the base rate at 18% per annum with a corridor of plus/minus 1 percentage point, ...
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EU adds 58 companies, individuals involved in Russia's defense sector to anti-Russian sanctions lists - Council of EU

BRUSSELS. April 23 (Interfax) - The European Union has imposed restrictive measures on 58 Russian companies in the defense industry and individuals associated with them as part of the 20th sanctions ...
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Rosatom receives license to operate Unit 1 at Rooppur NPP in Bangladesh

Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev said in February 2026 said that the company was approaching the start of commissioning work at the Rooppur NPP, with the first power unit planned to be commissioned by the ...
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British company AAM invests $1.8 mln in upgrading flotation plant at mine in Azerbaijan

BAKU. April 23 (Interfax) - British company Anglo Asian Mining (AAM, engaged in developing gold deposits in Azerbaijan) has invested $1.8 million in the modernization of a flotation plant at the ...
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EU imposes sanctions against Bashneft, Slavneft, Gazstroyprom, Gazprom Flot, 12 Russian refineries

Sanctions have been imposed against 12 Russian refineries: the Achinsk, Komsomolsk, Ryazan, Syzran and Tuapse refineries and Angarsk Petrochemical Company of Rosneft ; the Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod ...