Kolychev recalled that the Finance Ministry conducts operations with the Central Bank with the NWF's liquid foreign exchange assets, buying or selling both non-cash yuan and non-cash gold for rubles.

MOSCOW. Nov 19 (Interfax) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) President Odile Renaud-Basso have discussed financing of gas purchases ...

"Currently, the FAS is analyzing the practices of the largest marketplaces in setting discounts on sellers' goods depending on the payment methods. If violations are identified, the service will take ...

TOMSK. Nov 19 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia has retained the inflation forecast at 6.5%-7% for 2025, Kirill Tremasov, advisor to the Central Bank governor, said during a meeting with ...

MOSCOW. Nov 19 (Interfax) - Russia raises its wheat export duty 9.3% from 185.5 rubles per tonne to 202.7 rubles per tonne from November 19, the Agriculture Ministry reported. The duties for barley ...

ASTRAKHAN. Nov 19 (Interfax) - Roza LLC, a resident of the Lotos special economic zone (SEZ) in Astrakhan that is a division of Iran's Golrang Industrial Group, has pushed back the opening of a plant ...

MOSCOW. Nov 19 (Interfax) - Opening a Russian bank branch in Mongolia could facilitate settlements, Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir ...

The latest forecast is an improvement on the IMF's October projection of 5.9% growth for this year and 4.8% for 2026. GDP grew 6.4% in January-October 2025 and 4.8% in 2024.

ST. PETERSBURG. Nov 18 (Interfax) - Rosatom state nuclear energy corporation will deploy all eight of Russia's nuclear-powered icebreakers via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in early December, Rosatom ...

MOSCOW. Nov 18 (Interfax) - Reciprocal measures regarding a visa waiver for Chinese citizens will take effect in Russia in the near future, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

MOSCOW. Nov 18 (Interfax) - As part of the budget package, the State Duma approved in the second reading the Finance Ministry's amendment that requires Russian issuers that maintain existing ...

ST. PETERSBURG. Nov 18 (Interfax) - Nearly all countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia are showing interest in the Northern Sea Route, and this route is also attractive for Middle Eastern countries, ...