WASHINGTON. June 25 (Interfax) - New sanctions against Russia would close the door for dialogue with Moscow, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

TASHKENT. June 25 (Interfax) - The World Bank has approved a $150 million concessional credit to support Uzbekistan in implementing a new project aimed at developing its potential in the small ...

MINSK. June 25 (Interfax) - Belarus is open to constructive cooperation with the United States, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said, following a meeting of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ...

A compromise edition of the bill drafted together with journalists was submitted to the parliament, Kyrgyz Deputy Culture and Information Minister Marat Tagayev said during the bill's discussion. For ...

ASTANA. June 25 (Interfax) - The Majilis, the lower house of parliament, on Wednesday approved the amendments that the Senate, the upper house, had earlier proposed to the new Tax Code. The bill has ...

Kazakhstan placed $1.5 billion in 10-year 4.714% bonds in October 2024, the last time it tapped the international bond market. The premium or spread between these and U.S. Treasuries was 88 basis ...

The Russian Economic Development Ministry expects the Central Bank of Russia to continue to follow the logic of softening monetary policy amid slowing inflation, Economic Development Minister Maxim ...

SCF, which specializes in shipping LNG, oil and oil products, is one of the largest tanker fleet operators in the world. The Russian government owns 82.8% of the company, the free float is 15.6% and ...

MOSCOW. June 25 (Interfax) - The export duty on Russian wheat is 248.3 rubles per tonne starting June 25 compared to 566 rubles per tonne the previous week, the Agriculture Ministry said. The duty ...

BAKU. June 24 (Interfax) - OJSC Azerenerji has commissioned a new thermal power plant "November 8" with a capacity of 1,880 MW in Mingachevir in the central part of the country on Tuesday, the press ...

ST. PETERSBURG. June 24 (Interfax) - PJSC Inter RAO is thinking of building its own gas turbines in the next five years, CEO Sergei Dregval told reporters on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg ...

ST. PETERSBURG. June 24 (Interfax) - Inter RAO expects 2% generating growth in Russia in H1 2025 and about 1%-2% growth for the year, CEO Sergei Dregval told reporters on the sidelines of the St.