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Lithuanian Railways announces suspension of Lukoil cargo transit to Kaliningrad

MOSCOW. Nov 21 (Interfax) - Lithuanian Railways (Lietuvos gelezinkeliai, LTG) is suspending transit deliveries of cargo from Lukoil and affiliated companies in Russia to Kaliningrad from Friday ...
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Preparation of 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia especially targets tankers with Russian oil - European Commission rep

BRUSSELS. Nov 21 (Interfax) - The European Union continues working on the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, and its purpose, among other things, is to boost the effectiveness of measures ...
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Russian Foreign Ministry working to expand visa-free travel with African countries

MOSCOW. Nov 21 (Interfax) - Eleven countries on the African continent have visa-free travel with Russia today, and expanding this list could help further develop tourism, director of the Russian ...
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Rate of growth in lending to Russian economy accelerates to 1.8% in Oct mainly owing to rise in corporate lending

MOSCOW. Nov 21 (Interfax) - The rate of growth in lending to the economy accelerated to 1.8% in October 2025 from 0.6% in September on the back of the monetary policy easing that has taken place since ...
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Russian Energy Ministry proposes extending support measures for coal industry for another six months

MOSCOW. Nov 21 (Interfax) - The Energy Ministry proposes extending the previously adopted support measures for the coal industry for another six months, until May 31, 2026, inclusive, the acting head ...
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Kazakhstan interested in participating in "Trump Road" project - Tokayev

ASTANA. Nov 21 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan is interested in participating in the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) or "Trump Road" project, which will connect the main part of ...
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Air Astana to place biggest ever aircraft order for 50 Airbus A320neo

"This would be the largest ever order placed by the airline, comprising 25 firm orders and 25 purchase options. The agreement includes a mix of Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft, with the first ...
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Port fee rates in Russia could be indexed 15% in 2026 - Rosmorport CEO

MOSCOW. Nov 21 (Interfax) - State-regulated port fees at Russian seaports could be indexed by 15% in 2026, Rosmorport federal state unitary enterprise CEO Sergei Pylin told reporters on the sidelines ...
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Russia's deputy industry and trade minister, former Petropavlovsk CEO join UGC board of directors

As stated in UGC documents for shareholders, the board of directors now includes Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Mikhail Yurin, department heads at the Industry and Trade Ministry Ivan Markov and ...
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China resumes imports of ice cream from Russia in Oct - Chinese customs service

China purchased ice cream for $16,700, which was the lowest monthly figure for the entire year of 2025, the customs administration said. The largest amount of exports of Russian ice cream to the ...
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Assets of Russian business in UAE exceeded 1 trln rubles - FTS

MOSCOW. Nov 21 (Interfax) - The United Arab Emirates has recently become the most popular foreign jurisdiction for Russian business, the head of the Federal Tax Service (FTS) Daniil Yegorov said ...
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National Bank of Moldova further toughens capital requirements for banks to hold back credit expansion

CHISINAU. Nov 21 (Interfax) - The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) has raised the countercyclical buffer rate by 1 percentage point (pp) to 1.5% in order to increase the stability of the financial ...