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Putin at meeting with businesses calls for fair solution to dispute between marketplaces, banks; CBR governor agrees to compromise - RSPP president

The dispute between marketplaces and banks over the fairness of linking e-commerce loyalty programs to payment methods was the subject of discussion at yesterday's meeting between major businesses and ...
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Russia expects to capture 10%-15% of Philippines' imported pork market in future - NMA

MOSCOW. Dec 25 (Interfax) - Russian pork producers, who have gained the right to export their products to the Philippines, expect to capture 10%-15% of that country's imported pork market in the ...
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Partners from friendly countries to be attracted to rare earth metals cluster in Siberia - Russian first deputy PM

KRASNOYARSK. Dec 25 (Interfax) - The Angara-Yenisei cluster for the deep processing of rare and rare earth metals (REM), which is being created in Siberia, involves attracting partners from friendly ...
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Novak: Russia's oil production in 2025 will remain at 516 mln tonnes, growth of around 2% expected in 2026

Russia's oil production at the end of 2025 will remain at the level of the previous year and amount to 516 million tonnes, and next year the authorities expect an increase of around 2% to 525 million ...
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Profit tax rate for banks raised to 50% in Ukraine

MOSCOW. Dec 25 (Interfax) - Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has signed into law a bill doubling the profit tax rate for Ukrainian banks to 50% in 2026, Ukrainian media reported, citing head of ...
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Novak: Russia's plans to reach 100 mln tonnes of LNG production per year postponed by several years due to sanctions, plant construction continues

MOSCOW. Dec 25 (Interfax) - Russia will continue to develop LNG production, but reaching the level of 100 million tonnes per year has been postponed for several years, Russian Deputy Prime Minister ...
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OFAC extends period for negotiations between shareholders of Serbia's NIS on selling Russian stake until March 24 - media

The new license permits such negotiations until March 24 (the previous license set the negotiation deadline as February 13, 2026), the Serbian portal RTS said.
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Ukraine completes GDP warrant restructuring

Under the terms of the restructuring deal, Ukraine converted its GDP warrants worth $2.635 billion into a new class of C notes due in 2032 in the amount of $3.498 billion, with a small number of ...
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Russian govt to allocate over 4.2 bln rubles to finance construction of road in Crimea

MOSCOW. Dec 25 (Interfax) - The Republic of Crimea will receive over 4.2 billion rubles in advance financing for the construction and reconstruction of a regional road by the end of 2025, the Russian ...
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Increased steel exports significantly compensate for decline in domestic demand in Russia, production expected to fall 5% in 2025 - deputy PM

Steel production is expected to decline approximately 5% in 2025 to 67 million tonnes, "taking into account the cooling of demand for metal products in key consumption sectors in the domestic market, ...
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Russia's exports of fish, seafood to China at $3 bln in 11M - Fish Union

MOSCOW. Dec 25 (Interfax) - Russia exported $3 billion worth of fish and seafood to China in 11M 2025, up 10% year-on-year, while in physical terms shipments increased 6% to 1.1 million tonnes, the ...
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Central Bank of Russia extends suspension of publication of data on foreign payment service providers for another year

The Central Bank has maintained a register of FPP and monitored their operations since 2020. The list of FPPs was published until April of last year, when the regulator first decided to conceal the ...