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Russia's trade with CIS countries growing - Putin

"The trade turnover between Russia and CIS members topped $110 billion in 2025. It grew another 19% in the first half of this year," Putin said at the narrow-format meeting of the CIS summit. The CIS ...
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U.S. Treasury Department's OFAC extends license for mandatory payments to Russia for another quarter

The general license allowing U.S. parties to render various mandatory payments to Russia has been extended for another three months. License No. 13 was initially issued by the United States Treasury ...
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Leading Russian exporters reduce forex sales to multiyear low of $2.1 bln in Sept

Russia's largest exporters reduced foreign currency sales to a new multiyear low of $2.1 billion in September from $2.4 billion in August, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) reported. The previous ...
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Russia-Iran relations developing across all sectors, are on rise - Pezeshkian

TURKMENBASHI. Oct 8 (Interfax) - Relations between Russia and Iran are developing across all sectors and are currently on the rise, as Moscow and Tehran possess the political will to further advance ...
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No grounds for ruble's weakening at end of 2026; will continue without sharp swings in 2027 - Sberbank financial director

MOSCOW. Oct 8 (Interfax) - The ruble exchange rate will remain near current levels until the end of 2026, and its weakening will continue in 2027 but without sharp fluctuations, the deputy board ...
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Uzbek, Turkmen leaders sign agreement to create High-Level Strategic Partnership Council

TASHKENT. Oct 8 (Interfax) - Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov have signed an agreement to establish a hgh-level strategic partnership council, the Uzbek ...
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Russia's NAUFOR becomes self-regulatory organization for DFA operators

MOSCOW. Oct 8 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia has entered the National Association of Securities Market Participants (NAUFOR) into the unified register of self-regulatory organizations (SRO) ...
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Kyrgyzstan proposes Central Asian countries, Azerbaijan create electronic trading platform

BISHKEK. Oct 8 (Interfax) - Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov has proposed strengthening economic cooperation, developing electronic commerce and expanding the transport connectivity of Central Asia ...
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Turnover of agricultural products in EAEU up 20% in 2025, growth rates maintained in 2026 - Russian Agriculture Ministry

MOSCOW. Oct 8 (Interfax) - Turnover of agricultural products in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) grew 20% in 2025 to $18 billion, and growth rates are being maintained in 2026, Russian Deputy ...
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MOEX plans to provide opportunity to trade cryptocurrencies from Dec 1, active testing currently underway - senior managing director

MOSCOW. Oct 8 (Interfax) - The Moscow Exchange plans to provide the opportunity to conclude transactions with cryptocurrencies from December 1, and is currently conducting testing of operations with ...
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Australia's Lindian to invest $150 mln in Kazakh rare earth carbonate production

ASTANA. Oct 8 (Interfax) - Silkway Metals, a division of Australia's Lindian Resources Ltd, will invest $150 million to upgrade the existing rare earths processing facility in Stepnogorsk in ...
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Lukoil's agreement with Carlyle on selling foreign assets expired at end of July without OFAC approval

Lukoil's agreement with the U.S. investment company Carlyle on the sale of Lukoil International GmbH (LIG), a 100% subsidiary of the Russian oil company which owns the group's foreign assets, expired ...