In the coming weeks, the IMF staff and the Ukrainian authorities are expected to intensify discussions about the 2026 budget and s to do an assessment of Ukraine's financing needs, both for 2026 and ...

BAKU. July 25 (Interfax) - The collective assets of Azerbaijan's banks had an estimated value of 56.73 billion manat or $33.37 billion at the current exchange rate, increasing 7% since the end of 2024 ...

MOSCOW. July 25 (Interfax) - Only $22 billion of the $35-billion external financial assistance required by Ukraine in 2026 has already been confirmed, and talks on the rest are underway with partners, ...

MOSCOW. July 25 (Interfax) - The Russian Federation Council on Friday approved a bill regulating administrative liability for the owners of VPN services and introducing fines for the deliberate search ...

The CBR held the rate at 21% over four consecutive meetings until June, having raised it by 200 bp from 19% on October 25, 2024. At its meeting on December 20, 2024, it took the decision to keep the ...

YEREVAN. July 25 (Interfax) - An option that includes leasing the transport corridor that will link Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan to a U.S. company is unacceptable to Yerevan, an MP from Armenia's Civil ...

NewNew Shipping Line launched a new trade route called Arctic Express No. 1 that runs through the Northern Sea Rout in July 2024, connecting China's main ports, Shanghai and Ningbo, with Arkhangelsk.

The ministry confirmed earlier that parallel imports, which were introduced in May 2022 in response to sanctions, will be extended for another year, through the end of 2026.

MOSCOW. July 25 (Interfax) - Russian Railways (RZD) expects freight loading to drop by 5% in July, as well as for 2025 overall, the company's deputy CEO, Mikhail Glazkov told reporters. "We ended June ...

The Russian government has suspended the floating duties on sunflower oil and sunflower meal. It said in a press release that this would allow exports to foreign markets to be increased while lending ...

The Belarusian authorities' target forecast sees GDP growing by at least 4.1% in 2025 and inflation slowing to 5%. However, economic growth slowed to 2.1% in the first half of 2025.

MOSCOW. July 25 (Interfax) - Russia's Justice Ministry on Wednesday registered a Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) order to approve a 9.5% increase in rates for transporting diesel fuel along the ...