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Russian insurers see net profit drop 28.4% to 206.5 bln rubles in H1 2026 - Central Bank

MOSCOW. Aug 21 (Interfax) - Russian insurers saw net profit drop 28.4% year-on-year to 206.5 billion rubles in H1 2026, the Central Bank posted on Friday in its Review of Key Performance Indicators ...
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Russia's Energy Ministry reports on implementing recommendations to boost fuel supplies to domestic market; raising imports, optimizing schedule to repair refineries

MOSCOW. Aug 21 (Interfax) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has held a meeting on Russia's domestic fuel market, during which the participants discussed implementing a set of measures to ...
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Kyrgyz govt plans to allocate nearly $420 mln to stabilize prices, curb inflation in country

BISHKEK. Aug 21 (Interfax) - In total, 36.6 billion som ($418.5 million) will be allocated to stabilize prices and contain inflation in Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz government press service said in a ...
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Myanmar embassy opens in Minsk

MINSK. Aug 21 (Interfax) - The Myanmar embassy in Belarus has opened in Minsk, the BelTA state news agency reported on Friday.
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Tatneft and Chinese partners start building methionine plant costing 130 billion rubles

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev, who took part in the construction launch ceremony, said that the methionine plant would be one of the major sites built as part of the Technological ...
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Tajikistan to allocate $95 mln to develop electric transport by 2029

DUSHANBE. Aug 21 (Interfax) - The Tajik government has approved the action plan for the second phase of the country's program to develop electric transport for 2026-2028, at over 888 million somoni ...
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Uzbekistan, Russia increases trade in agricultural products 31% in Jan-July 2026

According to the ministry's information, trade in agricultural and food products between Uzbekistan and Russia continues to grow, reaching $2.3 billion in 2025 (+26.7% YoY).
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Kazatomprom plans to supply batches of uranium to Russia's Uranium One, China's SNURDC

ASTANA. Aug 21 (Interfax) - Kazatomprom has reached agreements on the sale of natural uranium concentrate (U3O8) to Uranium One (Russia) and State Nuclear Uranium Resource Development Company (SNURDC, ...
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Russian Prime Minister signs order on use of "golden share" in relation to Sheremetyevo

MOSCOW. Aug 21 (Interfax) - The government has decided to use the special right ("golden share") for the participation of the Russian state in the management of JSC Sheremetyevo International Airport.
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Gas tariff in Moldova to rise 41% in Sept - regulator

CHISINAU. Aug 21 (Interfax) - Moldova's National Agency for Energy Regulation (ANRE) on Friday increased regulated prices for natural gas supplied by state-owned Energocom, ANRE said in a statement.
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Uzbekistan launches 20 MW wind farm with Chinese support

TASHKENT. Aug 21 (Interfax) - Uzbekistan has put the 20 MW Chorbog wind farm in the Bostanlyk district of Tashkent region into operation, the country's Energy Ministry reported.
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Russian fuel, energy cos to undergo cyber defense exercises by 2035 - Energy Ministry

PERM. Aug 21 (Interfax) - Russia's Energy Ministry will conduct exercises with managed cyberattacks on fuel and energy facilities for 500 companies by 2035, the director of the ministry's digital ...