The Central Bank said in a forecast following its October 24 board meeting that it expects annual inflation of 4%-5% in 2026. The updated medium-term forecast will be unveiled on February 13.

BRASILIA. Feb 4 (Interfax) - The agreements on free trade areas signed between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the United Arab Emirates, Mongolia, and Indonesia last year are currently ...

The situation for Russian exports in Q1 2026 is more difficult than it was in Q3-Q4 2025, and this is a more pronounced pro-inflationary risk, Central Bank of Russia Deputy Governor Alexei Zabotkin ...

MOSCOW. Feb 4 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to develop ties in the energy sector, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said.

MOSCOW. Feb 4 (Interfax) - Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to pay an official visit to China in the first half of 2026, and Putin accepted the invitation, ...

BRUSSELS. Feb 4 (Interfax) - The Council of the European Union announced on Wednesday that it agreed upon a legal framework for implementing the European Council agreement to provide a 90 billion euro ...

BRASILIA. Feb 4 (Interfax) - The growing uncertainty due to the U.S.' policy, including that in the trade sector, has led to a more intensive redistribution of global trade flows, which is seen from ...

According to data from the Kazakh Trade and Integration Ministry, last year's trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Pakistan amounted to $105.6 million, up almost twofold compared to 2024. The parties ...

MOSCOW. Feb 4 (Interfax) - Oil companies were supposed to pay around 13 billion rubles in January into the Russian budget for the fuel damper for December, but instead received 16.9 billion rubles in ...

MOSCOW. Feb 4 (Interfax) - Trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Turkey is mutually beneficial and makes a tangible contribution to ensuring the energy security of Turkey and European ...

MOSCOW. Feb 4 (Interfax) - Moscow is ready to pursue close cooperation with New Delhi in hydrocarbon supplies, and is convinced that this maintains stability on the global energy market, Russian ...

MOSCOW. Feb 4 (Interfax) - Analysts have raised their inflation forecast for Russia in 2026 to 5.3% from the 5.1% they were predicting in December, according to the latest Central Bank survey. The GDP ...