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OFAC issues open-ended license for transactions with Rosneft's German subsidiaries, replacing license expiring on April 29

MOSCOW. March 5 (Interfax) - The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued an open-ended license for operations with Rosneft's German subsidiaries, the OFAC said in a statement. The ...
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Banks proposing platform for commercial smart contracts in digital rubles - Nabiullina

MOSCOW. March 5 (Interfax) - Russian banks are proposing that the Central Bank create a platform for commercial smart contracts in digital rubles, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said during ...
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Kazakhstan's Air Astana extends Middle East flight suspensions through March 10

The initial suspension, which affected all Air Astana flights to the Middle East, was set to run through March 3. On March 4, four Air Astana flights from Medina and Jeddah arrived in the Kazakh ...
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Ferrosplavnaya line restored, reconnected to Zaporozhye NPP - IAEA

"The Ferosplavnaya-1 330kV power line has been restored and reconnected to the ZNPP after repair works carried out under a local ceasefire," an IAEA statement said on X. IAEA Director General Rafael ...
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National Bank of Ukraine weakens hryvnia-dollar reference rate to new all-time low of almost UAH 43.87/$1

MOSCOW. March 5 (Interfax) - The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) set the hryvnia-dollar reference rate at UAH 43.8693/$1 on March 5, weakening by 23 kopecks over the past 24 hours and updating an ...
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Hungary to resolve issue of oil supplies via Druzhba without compromising with Kiev - PM

Hungary has suspended shipments of diesel fuel to Ukraine due to the fact that, as of January 27, Russian oil supplies, both to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline, which crosses Ukraine, ...
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Central Bank of Russia recommends banks to improve customer service, explain grounds for blocking transactions

MOSCOW. March 5 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia has threatened to issue orders to banks if they continue violating the deadlines for preparing responses to client complaints, and advised that ...
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Armenian deputy PM, Russian Rosatom rep discuss energy security

YEREVAN. March 5 (Interfax) - Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and Rosatom First Deputy General Director Kirill Komarov met in Yerevan on Thursday to discuss energy security and ...
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Gas supplies to Transdniestria fall to critical level, large enterprises disconnected from gas supply

"The supply of natural gas was sharply reduced after March 3, the pressure in the grid decreased to critical levels, and Moldovan GRES switched to coal by 8:00 a.m. today," the press service said, ...
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Russia can help Central African Republic through mutually beneficial projects - minister

MOSCOW. March 5 (Interfax) - Russia is ready to help with the Central African Republic's development, not at its own cost but with joint, mutually beneficial projects, Russian Economic Development ...
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Russia keen to tap African markets - minister

MOSCOW. March 5 (Interfax) - Russia is interested in entering African markets, as they are currently the most promising and fastest-growing, Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov ...
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Murmansk Bulker Terminal begins receiving orders for transshipment of fertilizers from Baltic port clients due to ice on Baltic Sea

MURMANSK. March 5 (Interfax) - Murmansk Bulker Terminal LLC (MBT, managed by JSC Port Alliance) has concluded a contract for the urgent delivery of 100,000 tonnes of potash fertilizers with a shipper ...