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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

ALMATY. Aug 12 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan's financial regulator has licensed KMF, the nation's largest microfinance organization to operate as a bank, the Financial Market Regulation and Development ...

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 ...

DUSHANBE. Aug 12 (Interfax) - Tajikistan exported 90,300 tonnes of agricultural products worth $33.9 million in H1 2025, the Export Agency under the Tajik government said. Exports increased 17.1% in ...

Earlier, analysts surveyed by Interfax had projected Kazakhstan's economic growth for January-July 2025 in the range of 5.5% to 6.3%. The National Bank of Kazakhstan has raised its 2025 GDP growth ...