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Asian Development Bank plans to lend Azerbaijan $325 mln for electrification of railway up to Russian border

BAKU. Dec 17 (Interfax) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning to lend Azerbaijan $325 million in order to electrify and modernize the signaling and telecommunications system of the railway ...
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Russian govt implemented all necessary tax changes in Nov; no adjustments planned to fuel damper currently - Finance Ministry

MOSCOW. Dec 17 (Interfax) - The Russian government implemented all planned tax amendments in November, and there are currently no plans to adjust the fuel damper calculation for oil companies going ...
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SOCAR increases filling station network in Romania to 88 stations in 2025, intends to expand to 100 in 2026

BAKU. Dec 17 (Interfax) - SOCAR Petroleum SA, a subsidiary of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR), expanded its network of filling stations in Romania under the SOCAR brand by 14 ...
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Ukraine's Metinvest buys pipe plant in Romania from ArcelorMittal

MOSCOW. Dec 17 (Interfax) - Metinvest, Ukraine's biggest mining and metals holding, has acquired a pipe plant, Tubular Products Iasi S.A. (AMTP Iasi), in Romania from ArcelorMittal, which is ...
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Moscow Arbitration Court takes up CBR lawsuit against Euroclear, preliminary hearing on Jan 16

MOSCOW. Dec 17 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia's lawsuit application against Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. has been taken up, the press service of the Moscow Arbitration Court told Interfax. The ...
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National Bank of Georgia again holds refi rate at 8%

TBILISI. Dec 17 (Interfax) - The National Bank of Georgia's Monetary Policy Committee has decided for the eighth time this year to hold the monetary policy or refinancing rate at 8% per annum, the NBG ...
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Deputy head of Rosimushchestvo may join Kizlyar Brandy Factory's board of directors

Mikhail Popov, the deputy head of the Federal Property Agency (Rosimushchestvo), has been nominated as a new member of the board of directors. The executive director of the Gaidar Institute for ...
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Ukrainian hryvnia's official exchange rate against euro drops to all-time low of UAH 49.6684/EUR1

MOSCOW. Dec 17 (Interfax) - The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) set the hryvnia's official exchange rate against the euro at UAH 49.6684/EUR1 for December 17, marking a slight weakening, by just over 1 ...
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Russia's NPCS plans to launch offline payment for goods via customer QR code in 2026

MOSCOW. Dec 17 (Interfax) - The National Payment Card System (NPCS, the operator of Mir cards) plans to implement offline payment for goods via a QR code which will be generated on the customer's ...
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Russian Industry and Trade Ministry expects additional revenue of around 25 bln rubles from increased fees for supporting exports in 2026

The indexation from January 1, 2026, of the rates of customs clearance fees on imported products should bring an additional 24.76 billion rubles in revenue next year, and these funds will be directed ...
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Ferrous metal exports via Russian Railways' network up 13% in 11M to 22.6 mln tonnes

MOSCOW. Dec 17 (Interfax) - The transportation of ferrous metals for export via the network of OJSC Russian Railways (RZD) increased 13% year-on-year in January-November 2025 and amounted to 22.6 ...
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Kazakhstan meets 2025 oil export target early - Energy Ministry

ASTANA. Dec 17 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan exported 73.4 million tonnes of oil in the first 11 months of 2025, thereby meeting the target for this year ahead of schedule, Deputy Energy Minister Sungat ...