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 ...

MINSK. July 25 (Interfax) - Proven hydrocarbon reserves in Belarus total an estimated 46 million tonnes, the deputy CEO for geology at state oil company Belarusneft, Petr Povzhik said on Thursday.

MOSCOW. July 24 (Interfax) - The Russian fuel market is stable and the Energy Ministry is working with the Federal Anti-monopoly Service and oil companies, constantly monitoring and controlling price ...

BAKU. July 24 (Interfax) - Azerbaijani gas supplies to Syria are set to begin on August 1, for which Turkish state gas company Botas, together with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), are ...