WASHINGTON. Aug 6 (Interfax) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his Special Envoy Steve Witkoff had highly productive talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

BAKU. Aug 6 (Interfax) - The two contracts signed by BP plc with SOCAR-KBR LLC, a joint venture between the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR) and U.S. engineering company KBR, for ...

President Vladimir Putin has instructed the Russian government to ensure the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to 65%-67% of 1990 levels by 2035. The decree on reducing greenhouse gas emissions ...

As reported, the peak of overheating in Russia's economy passed in the fourth quarter of 2024, then entering a cooling phase, according to the Central Bank's estimates.

MOSCOW. Aug 6 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia expects annual inflation to fall to 8.5% by the end of the third quarter to 8.5%, the regulator said in a commentary to the medium-term ...

YEREVAN. Aug 6 (Interfax) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet in Washington on August 7-8, the Armenian government's ...

MOSCOW. Aug 6 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff discussed the Ukraine crisis and the prospects for the possible development of ...

MOSCOW. Aug 6 (Interfax) - Exporters had utilized 648.3 tonnes of Russia's rice export quota by August 6, which was introduced on July 1, 2025. "As of the current date, the remaining available tariff ...

The NWF was 13.08 trillion rubles as of August 1, equivalent to $159.84 billion, or 5.9% of GDP projected for the year, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday. The NWF was 13.09 trillion rubles or ...

The board of directors of Kazakhstan-based Bank CenterCredit (BCC) has approved the repurchase of bonds worth 30 billion tenge or $55.8 million to repay the remainder if its government financial ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to be paying an official visit to Russia, on Thursday, August 7, the Kremlin press ...

Demand at other auctions for hryvnia bonds fell, and rates were unchanged: for 14-month bonds - 16.35%, 19-month - 17.1% and 38-month - 17.8% per annum. The Finance Ministry satisfied all bids, which ...