MOSCOW. Feb 20 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia is discussing with lending institutions an economic model for the digital ruble that would be attractive to market participants, Central Bank ...

The initiative was discussed in preparation for a law passed in February that implements a cooling-off period for a number of consumer loans and also restricts cash deposits into an account via ...

Alikhanov also said that it is necessary to evaluate their feasibility, including accounting for the global situation, when launching projects to extract rare earth metals.

MOSCOW. Feb 20 (Interfax) - Russia's sovereign Eurobond debt to non-residents fell by $5.302 billion or 36.8% in Q4 2024, dropping from $14.399 billion to $9.097 billion, according to information on ...

MOSCOW. Feb 20 (Interfax) - The system of preferences for domestic producers that has developed in Russia during the period of sanctions pressure will continue to function if foreign companies return ...

MOSCOW. Feb 20 (Interfax) - The main gas pipeline supplying gas to consumers in the northern and northeastern regions of Kazakhstan has been included in Russia's territorial planning scheme concerning ...

YEKATERINBURG. Feb 20 (Interfax) - The general contractor for the construction of the BN-1200 power unit at the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant in the Sverdlovsk region, Atomstroyexport, plans to start ...

Russian aluminum exports to Europe have been declining since 2022 as European manufacturers moved away from Russian products. In addition, an April 2024 ban on Russian non-ferrous metals on the LME ...

MOSCOW. Feb 20 (Interfax) - Russian authorities plan to raise limits on one of the most sought-after support mechanisms for enterprises - preferential loans from the Industrial Development Fund (IDF) ...

KRASNOGORSK. Feb 20 (Interfax) - A pilot project to send an express container train to Xi'an, China is being implemented in the Moscow Region, the press service of the Investment, Industry and Science ...

ASTANA. Feb 20 (Interfax) - Kazakhoil Aktobe, a joint venture between Kazakhstan's KazMunayGas (KMG) and China's Sinopec, plans to increase oil and gas production slightly in 2025 by drilling new ...

MOSCOW. Feb 20 (Interfax) - Russia's retail market for jewelry jumped 25.6% year-on-year to 459.4 billion rubles in 2024, the Sokolov jewelry holding said. Retail prices surged 34% over the past year, ...