BAKU. May 23 (Interfax) - SOCAR Upstream, a subsidiary of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR), is negotiating with Pakistan on potential cooperation in hydrocarbon exploration, ...

The increased sanctions pressure "has led to declining revenue levels and the idling of some sanctioned vessels," Sovcomflot said. "Management is taking measures to minimize operational and financial ...

MOSCOW. May 23 (Interfax) - The Russian government has submitted a bill to the State Duma on the gradual introduction of the digital ruble into the budget process that will make it possible to pay a ...

MOSCOW. May 23 (Interfax) - The Russian government, pursuant to a presidential decree, has approved a resolution to extend mandatory sales of a portion of forex revenues by exporters for another year, ...

Lawmakers proposed the mandatory use of the universal payment code, operated by JSC National Payment Card System (NPCS), and a phased process ultimately requiring banks to facilitate transactions in ...

ASTANA. May 22 (Interfax) - The National Bank of Kazakhstan, in collaboration with several commercial banks, plans to launch a QR payment system in before the end of 2025; all banks in the country ...

ASTANA. May 22 (Interfax) - The National Bank of Kazakhstan is set to formalize the legal operation of cryptocurrency exchange points, with oversight and licensing responsibilities assigned to the ...

MOSCOW. May 22 (Interfax) - Cyberattacks targeting several major Russian oil and gas companies in March caused no significant damage, Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev told reporters at the Positive ...

MOSCOW. May 22 (Interfax) - The Russian side has received the Ukrainian list for a prisoner swap in the '1,000 for 1,000' format, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told Interfax. "Yes ...

Ukraine has received over $133 billion in financial support from its international partners over the past three years, Ukrainian media quoted Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko as saying at a meeting ...

MINSK. May 22 (Interfax) - Belarus needs to diversify food exports more actively, the state BelTA news agency quoted Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko as saying as he made personnel decisions ...

MOSCOW. May 22 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia is proposing a new methodology for identifying systemically important banks (SIBs), categorizing them into five groups, with different systemic ...