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Inflation in Kazakhstan quickens to 1.1%, annual figure slows to 11.7% in February

ASTANA. March 2 (Interfax) - Annual inflation in Kazakhstan was 11.7% in February, down from 12.2% in January, while monthly inflation slowed to 1% from 1.1%, the National Statistics Bureau said.
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Export duties on Russian wheat, barley, corn to remain at zero from March 4 - Agriculture Ministry

MOSCOW. March 2 (Interfax) - The export duty on Russian wheat will remain at zero from March 4 for the eighth week in a row, the Agriculture Ministry said. The export duties on barley and corn will ...
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Launch of Bilasuvar SPP in Azerbaijan to be accelerated, moved to end of 2026

BAKU. March 2 (Interfax) - Azerbaijan has agreed with the company Masdar (UAE) to accelerate the construction of the Bilasuvar Solar Power Plant to bring it into operation at the end of 2026, the ...
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OPEC+ countries increase oil production quotas by 206,000 bpd in April, next meeting on April 5

MOSCOW. March 2 (Interfax) - The eight OPEC+ states have made a decision to increase the oil production quotas by 206,000 barrels per day in April "in view of a steady global economic outlook and ...
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Duty on sunflower oil exports from Russia increases 2% in March, meal duty to remain at zero - Agriculture Ministry

MOSCOW. March 2 (Interfax) - The duty on sunflower oil exports from Russia increases 2% in March to 9,687 rubles from 9,495 rubles per tonne in February. The duty on sunflower meal will be zero for ...
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Ukrainian State Border Guard Service provides border-crossing statistics

MOSCOW. March 2 (Interfax) - Passenger traffic across the Ukrainian border grew 1.2% to 411,000 travelers on the eighth week of the year, February 21-27, Ukrainian media said, citing the State Border ...
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Sucden denies plans to sell Russian business - company

Newspaper Izvestia reported on Friday that Gazprombank plans to buy Sucden's Russian assets. This refers to four sugar refineries with combined production of more than 800,000 tonnes of white sugar ...
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Russian govt specifies target indicators of introduction domestic software in processing industry

The Russian government determined the strategic digital transformation approach in the processing industry in November 2023. It envisages the implementation of the five key ecosystem projects, - Smart ...
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Belarusian central bank chief sees inflation slowing, "calm" price situation

MOSCOW. March 2 (Interfax) - Inflation in Belarus is slowing amid disinflationary factors and the situation with consumer prices is generally "calm," National Bank of Belarus (NBB) governor Roman ...
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EU reinstates sanctions against Belarusian tire maker

MINSK. March 2 (Interfax) - The Council of the European Union has reinstated sanctions against Belarusian tire manufacturer Belshina, a decision published in the EU's official journal shows.
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Toughening of budget rules could result in weakening of ruble, change in trajectory of Central Bank's rate - Central Bank governor's advisor

"The movement is currently in the opposite direction [towards the toughening of the budget rules]. It is clear that it will have a weakening impact on the ruble exchange rate, but the impact is not ...
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Belarus raises tariff for petroleum products transit

MINSK. Feb 27 (Interfax) - The Belarusian Ministry of Anti-Monopoly Regulation and Trade (MART) has approved a new tariff for petroleum products being transported along trunk pipelines in its ...