MOSCOW. Aug 12 (Interfax) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio by phone on Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

YEREVAN. Aug 12 (Interfax) - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will pay a visit to Armenia on August 18-21, the Armenian Economy Ministry said.

Annual inflation in Russia continues to slow, which is a major achievement, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting on economic issues. "For this year, the government and the Bank of ...

MOSCOW. Aug 12 (Interfax) - Unemployment in Russia, including hidden unemployment, is increasing but remains at historically low levels, President Vladimir Putin said.

The Kyrgyz Energy Ministry and Orta Asya Investment Holding (Central Asian Investment Holding, a subsidiary of Turkey's Ihlas Holding) have signed investment agreements to implement projects for ...

ASTANA. Aug 12 (Interfax) - An alfalfa processing plant designed to produce 60,000 tonnes of farm animal feed per year is under construction in the Kyzylzhar district of northern Kazakhstan, the press ...

EBA has sent a corresponding letter to the European Commission, Ukrainian media reported, citing the Slovenian Press Agency (STA).

The Eurasian Development Bank at the end of June raised its inflation estimate for Belarus this year from 6.6% to 7.7% due to pressure from domestic demand cause by high wage growth, elevated ...

Gorshkov was VTB's deputy CEO in charge of retail banking from 2023 to 2025. He served on the management board of the state bank's retail subsidiary VTB24 from 2007 to 2012. He then became first ...

MOSCOW. Aug 12 (Interfax) - Russia's foreign trade surplus fell 18.4% year-on-year to $63.9 billion in the first half of 2025, compared to $78.3 billion a year previously, it follows from data ...

MINSK. Aug 12 (Interfax) - The current refinancing rate in Belarus remains appropriate, and no further increase is planned, National Bank of Belarus Board Chairman Roman Golovchenko said after ...

"Work is underway in the public services sector to establish Aitu as the national messenger. Government agencies will switch to Aitu, while key ecosystem participants will be integrated into a unified ...