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Exports of Russian agricultural products to China up 1.4-fold in 7M 2026 to $5.7 bln - Agroexport

KHABAROVSK. Sept 4 (Interfax) - Russia exported agricultural products to China worth $5.7 billion in January-July 2026, up 1.4-fold year-on-year, adviser to the head of the Agroexport federal center, ...
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Central Bank of Azerbaijan could hold key rate at 6.5% until at least 2029 - ING Group

BAKU. Sept. 4 (Interfax) - ING Group expects the Central Bank of Azerbaijan to hold its key rate at 6.5% for an extended period, at least until the end of 2028.
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Russia's grain harvest at more than 110 mln tonnes to date, including 83.5 mln tonnes of wheat - agriculture minister

MOSCOW. Sept 4 (Interfax) - Russia has harvested more than 110 million tonnes of grain to date, including 83.5 million tonnes of wheat, Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut said at a meeting of the ...
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OPEC Fund to lend Armenia 80 mln for economic reforms

YEREVAN. Sept 4 (Interfax) - The Armenian government has approved a draft loan agreement for 80 million euros with the OPEC Fund for International Development as part of the Armenia Economic ...
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Gas reserves in Russian storage facilities reach 90%

MOSCOW. Sept 4 (Interfax) - The level of gas reserves in underground storage facilities (UGS) in Russia has reached 90%, the chairman of PJSC Gazprom's management committee Alexei Miller said during a ...
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National Bank of Kazakhstan cuts base rate to 16.25% as expected

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has cut the base rate to 16.25% from 16.75%, with a corridor of plus/minus 1 percentage point, the regulator said. Analysts surveyed by Interfax had forecast a cut of ...
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Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan discuss increasing transit of Kazakh oil

Some Kazakh oil currently transits Azerbaijan to world markets via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. Kazakhstan exported 1.2 million tonnes of oil through the pipeline in 2025. Azerbaijan and ...
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Russia to prioritize protection of Lake Baikal, major rivers, rare animals in Far East - Putin

VLADIVOSTOK. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The Russian government will attach special significance to protecting sensitive ecosystems in the Far East, such as Lake Baikal and the rivers Amur and Lena, and to ...
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EBRD lends 25 mln euros to Kazakhstan's TBF Holding Group for agricultural exports

TradeAgra is a Kazakh company specializing in wholesale trade of grain, seeds and animal feed, and is part of the TBF Holding group, one of Kazakhstan's leading privately owned agricultural commodity ...
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Serbia expects to sign agreement on gas power plant project with SOCAR in coming month

The parties are actively developing cooperation in gas supplies. On November 15, 2023, SOCAR and Srbijagas signed an agreement to supply up to 400 million cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas per year to ...
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Large business itself took initiative to make voluntary contributions to Russian budget - Putin

VLADIVOSTOK. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Representatives of large Russian business themselves proposed making a financial contribution to the development of the economy and the social sphere, and the size of ...
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Sberbank estimates probability of Central Bank of Russia again cutting rate by 25 bps, pause in Sept at 50/50 - CFO

VLADIVOSTOK. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia's board of directors may either continue monetary policy easing with a cautious step or opt for a pause at its meeting on September 11, and ...