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Uzbekistan expects growth in Chinese investments by a third in 2026

Last year, Uzbekistan and China increased their mutual trade turnover 34% compared to 2024, to $17.8 billion. In the near future, the sides want to increase it to $20 billion per year.
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Reducing baseline oil price in fiscal rule without adjusting expenditures would require slower rate cut - Central Bank of Russia

MOSCOW. March 4 (Interfax) - Reducing the oil cutoff price in the fiscal rule without adjusting spending would lead to increased government borrowing, which would require a slower reduction in the key ...
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National Bank of Ukraine weakens reference rate to new all-time low of almost UAH 43.64/$1

MOSCOW. March 4 (Interfax) - The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) set the hryvnia-dollar reference rate at UAH 43.6388/$1 on Wednesday, weakening by almost 24 kopecks over the past 24 hours and setting ...
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Moldova declares high alert in energy sector owing to crisis in Middle East - Energy Ministry

CHISINAU. March 4 (Interfax) - The Moldovan government has declared a 60-day high alert in the energy sector owing to the risk of disruption to petroleum product supplies to the country, including ...
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Terminal of Port Alliance in Ust-Luga increases ammonia transshipment 3% in Feb

ST. PETERSBURG. March 4 (Interfax) - The Port Favor terminal in Ust-Luga (Leningrad region, formerly EuroChem Terminal Ust-Luga) shipped 53,300 tonnes of ammonia in February 2026, up 3% year-on-year, ...
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Supplies from Azerbaijan give Bulgaria buffer against gas market shocks - ministry

BAKU. March 4 (Interfax) - The long-term contract with Azerbaijan remains the main source of stability in Bulgaria's gas market amid rising prices triggered by the crisis in the Middle East, Bulgarian ...
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Ukrainian deputy finance minister sees benefits of hryvnia's devaluation

MOSCOW. March 4 (Interfax) - The devaluation of the hryvnia helps direct consumer demand towards Ukrainian producers, Ukraine's Deputy Finance Minister Olga Zykova said. The hryvnia's devaluation, ...
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Kazakhstan intends to extend ban on exporting LPG again

ASTANA. March 4 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry plans to extend the ban on exporting liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by roadway and railway for six months in May this year, according to a ...
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Slovakia, Azerbaijan discussing long-term contract for gas supplies, negotiations at early stage - SPP

BAKU. March 4 (Interfax) - Slovakia is conducting negotiations with the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR) on long-term gas supplies, which are at an early stage, the general ...
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Export duties on Russian wheat, barley, corn remain zero rubles per tonne as of March 4 - Agriculture Ministry

MOSCOW. March 4 (Interfax) - The export duty on Russian wheat remains at zero rubles per tonne as of March 4 for the eighth consecutive week, the Agriculture Ministry said. The export duties on barley ...
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Russia ready to increase oil supplies to China, India if there is additional demand from their side - deputy PM

MOSCOW. March 4 (Interfax) - Russia is ready to satisfy additional demand for oil from China and India if it arises, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told journalists.
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Kazakhstan to redirect barley exports if Iran demand drops amid conflict - Agriculture Ministry

ALMATY. March 4 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan will redirect barley exports to alternative markets, including China, if demand from its top buyer, Iran, declines due to the ongoing military conflict there, ...