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Kyrgyz president, Chinese FM discuss trade, economic cooperation

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has received Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the development of trade and economic cooperation, the implementation of infrastructure projects, transport and ...
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Tajik president praises Uzbekistan's achievements in socio-economic development

DUSHANBE. July 24 (Interfax) - Tajik President Emomali Rahmon had a talk with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Friday, the Tajik president's press service said. At the beginning of the talk, ...
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Belarusian, Iranian FMs discuss development of trade, political interaction

Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov has held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on the sidelines of the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the member states of the ...
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Central Bank of Russia continues easing monetary policy despite analyst expectations, cuts key rate 25 bps

The Central Bank had retained the key rate at 21% pa at four consecutive meetings prior to June, after jacking the key rate by 200 bps from 19% pa on October 25, 2024. The next meeting of the Central ...
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Central Bank of Russia makes own primary structural budget deficit assessment, forecasts 2% of GDP in 2026, 1% in 2027 and 0.5% in 2028 - Nabiullina

Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina told a press conference that the regulator had factored a primary structural deficit of 2% of GDP for 2026, 1% for 2027, and 0.5% for 2028 into its own ...
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Cost of joint investment projects between Belarus, China reaches $5 bln - Belarusian govt

"At present, the active investment package with China comprises around 80 projects for an overall sum of $5 billion," Snopkov was quoted by state news agency BelTA as saying on Friday at a meeting ...
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Nabiullina: Underlying inflation will remain close to current levels in H2 2026

MOSCOW. July 24 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia has kept its estimate for underlying inflation unchanged and predicts that the indicator will remain close to current levels in the second half ...
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Russia could hike duty on soybean exports to 30% - industry union

MOSCOW. July 24 (Interfax) - The Russian government could hike the duty on soybean exports to 30% starting September 1, 2026, Mikhail Maltsev, executive director of the Oil and Fat Union, said on ...
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National Bank of Kazakhstan lowers base rate to 16.75% p.a

The Monetary Policy Committee of the National Bank of Kazakhstan has made the decision to lower the base rate to 16.75% per annum with a corridor of plus or minus 1 percentage point (pp), the National ...
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Russia boosts agricultural exports to Africa 1.4-fold to 11 mln tonnes in H1 - Agroexport

MOSCOW. July 24 (Interfax) - Russia exported over 11 million tonnes of agricultural produce to Africa in the first half of 2026, up 1.4-fold year-on-year, while the revenue from these exports ...
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Russia, Kazakhstan on track to hit $30 bln trade target well ahead of schedule - Russian Econ Ministry

Kazakhstan's foreign trade in January-May reached $56.35 billion, up 4.3% year-on-year, with a surplus of $4.38 billion, down 24%. Russia accounts for 8.8% of Kazakhstan's exports and 31.6% of its ...
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EU sanctions AFK Sistema

AFK Sistema is 49.2% owned by Vladimir Yevtushenkov, who is already on the sanctions list. Another 15.3% is held by his son Felix Yevtushenkov, who is the corporation's senior managing partner, also ...