Interfax

Uzbekistan begins exploration at 3 oil and gas blocks in Afghanistan

TASHKENT. Feb 25 (Interfax) - Uzbekistan has commenced geological exploration work on three oil and gas blocks in Afghanistan, the press service of the Uzbek Mining Industry and Geology Ministry said.
Interfax

Secondary effects of increased VAT could turn out lower; trend in inflation expectations encourages cautious optimism - Central Bank of Russia

IRKUTSK. Feb 25 (Interfax) - The trend in inflation expectations indicates that the secondary effect of the increase in VAT could turn out to be lower than expected, economic advisor of the Central ...
Interfax

Coca-Cola's Russian subsidiary plans to build finished goods warehouse in Moscow Region

MOSCOW. Feb 25 (Interfax) - Multon Partners, the Russian subsidiary of Coca-Cola HBC Holdings B.V., has received a positive review from a non-governmental expert review agency for the construction of ...
Interfax

KazMunayGas-owned Petromidia and Vega refineries in Romania to shut for 20 days for maintenance

The Petromidia Navodari and Vega Ploiesti oil refineries on Romania, which are owned by Kazakhstan's national oil and gas company KazMunayGas (KMG), will shut down for approximately 20 days beginning ...
Interfax

Weekly inflation data indicate normalization in price growth; process may be gradual - Central Bank of Russia

IRKUTSK. Feb 25 (Interfax) - Current inflation data indicate signs of normalization in price growth, though the process may be gradual, Zoya Kuzmina, economic adviser to the monetary policy department ...
Interfax

Ukrainian Finance Ministry lowers UAH, dollar bond rates another 0.12-0.18 pp

As reported, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on January 30 lowered its ke policy rate to 15% from the 15.5% at which it had been held since March 2025. The Finance Ministry kept offerings of ...
Interfax

Export duties on Russian wheat, barley, corn remain zero rubles per tonne as of Feb 25 - Agriculture Ministry

MOSCOW. Feb 25 (Interfax) - The export duty on Russian wheat remains at zero rubles per tonne as of February 25 for the seventh consecutive week, the Agriculture Ministry said. The export duties on ...
Interfax

Russia's Altai Territory exports first flour to Hong Kong

BARNAUL. Feb 25 (Interfax) - Russia's Altai Territory has sent a first shipment of almost 2,000 tonnes of flour to Hong Kong, the regional branch of the Federal Agricultural Product Safety and Quality ...
Interfax

China increases investments in Tajikistan by 13% in 2025

DUSHANBE. Feb 24 (Interfax) - China's direct investments in Tajikistan's economy totaled $294.1 million in 2025 and made up 57.7% of the total volume from all countries in the period, the State ...
Interfax

EU includes Georgia's Kulevi port in 20th package of sanctions against Russia - German ambassador to Georgia

TBILISI. Feb 24 (Interfax) - The European Union has included the Georgian port of Kulevi in the draft for its 20th package of sanctions against Russia, accompanied by an evidence package, German ...
Interfax

Putin speaks of growing trade, positive development of bilateral relations at meeting with Vietnamese FM

MOSCOW. Feb 24 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken about the positive development of Russian-Vietnamese relations at a meeting with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung on ...
Interfax

European Commission expects EU member states to honor obligation to provide Kiev with 90 bln euro aid - spokesperson

BRUSSELS. Feb 24 (Interfax) - The European Commission (EU) has so far stuck to its proposal to allocate 90 billion euro in financial assistance for Ukraine in 2026-2027 using loans, as was decided by ...