MOSCOW. March 18 (Interfax) - The deal for the Zvezda shipyard to join the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC, managed by VTB) has been cancelled, as the state holding lacks the funds for this, VTB ...

TASHKENT. March 18 (Interfax) - Export duties on 86 types of goods will be introduced in Uzbekistan starting July 1 in line with a decree of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The text of the document was ...

MOSCOW. March 18 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to speak by phone between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Moscow time on Tuesday, Russian ...

Exports of goods from Ukraine dropped 11.5% year-on-year to $3.18 billion in January 2025, while imports rose 8.2% to $5.51 billion, the State Statistics Service said. Ukraine's seasonally adjusted ...

YEREVAN. March 18 (Interfax) - The board of the Central Bank of Armenia has decided to keep the refinancing rate at 6.75% per annum, the bank said. A rate of 6.75% has been in effect since February 4, ...

Agreements with Chinese partners on a joint venture with Norilsk Nickel to establish copper production facilities in China are possible in the coming months, Norilsk Nickel CEO Vladimir Potanin told ...

The volume of liquid assets in the National Wealth Fund (NWF) reached a record low of 32.1% of its total volume by the beginning of 2025, according to data included in an analytical note from the ...

MOSCOW. March 18 (Interfax) - The Finance Ministry believes it is appropriate to once again discuss the possibility of conducting large-scale privatization in Russia, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov ...

BAKU. March 18 (Interfax) - The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and Israeli company Union Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding on joint exploration for gas in Israel's ...

MOSCOW. March 18 (Interfax) - Russian federal budget revenues from export duties on wheat, barley, corn, soybeans and sunflower seeds were 73.246 billion rubles lower than forecast in 2024, the Audit ...

ROME. March 18 (Interfax) - Croatia is interested in buying the Russian stake in Serbian oil company NIS, which has been hit by sanctions, Croatian Economy Minister Ante Susnjar was reported as saying ...

MOSCOW. March 18 (Interfax) - Even though Ukraine has increased its production of butter, consumption of butter inside the country has declined considerably as retail prices for it remain very high, ...