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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

MINSK. Aug 12 (Interfax) - The current refinancing rate in Belarus remains appropriate, and no further increase is planned, National Bank of Belarus Board Chairman Roman Golovchenko said after ...

MOSCOW. Aug 12 (Interfax) - Russia's foreign trade surplus fell 18.4% year-on-year to $63.9 billion in the first half of 2025, compared to $78.3 billion a year previously, it follows from data ...

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 ...