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Kazakh president arrives in Japan on visit

ASTANA. Dec 17 (Interfax) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has arrived in Japan on an official visit, the presidential press service said in a statement on Wednesday. Japanese Minister of ...
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United Kingdom removes Egypt's Zohr project with Rosneft participation from sanctions by expanding corresponding licence

MOSCOW. Dec 17 (Interfax) - The United Kingdom has removed Egypt's Zohr gas project with the participation of Rosneft from the scope of sanctions, the UK Treasury said.
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U.S. extends sanction exemption for Sakhalin-2 project including oil exports for Japan for six months

The U.S. Treasury Department has extended an exemption from sanctions for Russia's Sakhalin-2 offshore oil and gas project to allow oil exports to Japan, provision of oilfield services and ...
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Europarl approves gradual ban on pipeline gas, LNG imports from Russia

BRUSSELS. Dec 17 (Interfax) - The European Parliament voted on Wednesday on a bill ceasing imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia on the spot market after the regulations enter into effect ...
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Russian issuers could exchange foreign currency bonds for ruble bonds in 2026 - bill

MOSCOW. Dec 17 (Interfax) - Russian issuers may be able to offer ruble-denominated bonds to holders of their bonds denominated in the currencies of unfriendly countries by the end of next year, ...
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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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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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Bogdan Kukura becomes chairman of Ukrnafta management board

MOSCOW. Dec 17 (Interfax) - The supervisory board of Ukrnafta has appointed Bogdan Kukura as chairman of the management board following an open competitive selection, Ukrainian media reported, quoting ...
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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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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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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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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 ...