CHISINAU. Dec 20 (Interfax) - The Moldovan parliament has approved the law on the 2025 state budget at its second and final reading, which stipulates a deficit of 13.89 billion lei or 4.1% of GDP, the ...

MOSCOW. Dec 20 (Interfax) - The social benefits and guarantees paid to Heroes of Labor should be extended to holders of the Mother-Heroine title, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "They deserve ...

The Central Bank has decided not to purchase foreign currency on the domestic currency market to mirror the regular operations of the Finance Ministry under the fiscal rule from November 28 until the ...

MOSCOW. Dec 20 (Interfax) - The Russian and Ukrainian human rights commissioners have exchanged parcels and letters for captured soldiers from their families, Russian ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova said ...

MOSCOW. Dec 20 (Interfax) - Family mortgages at 6% should be maintained and extended to the secondary market, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

MOSCOW. Dec 20 (Interfax) - The relevant agencies of Russia and Mongolia will make reports on the possibility of expanding flights between the countries in the first quarter of 2025, Russian Natural ...

MOSCOW. Dec 20 (Interfax) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has replaced Defense Minister Andrei Belousov as chairman of the National Council for Financial Stability, and Prime Minister ...

MOSCOW. Dec 20 (Interfax) - The decision by the Central Bank of Russia's board of directors to keep the key rate at 21% will not affect the ruble exchange rate, as its dynamic remains primarily ...

"The coastline is being examined and cleaned up. Rescuers and volunteers have removed 3.3 tonnes of polluted sand and soil. A hundred square meters of waters have been treated with sorbent and four ...

MOSCOW. Dec 20 (Interfax) - The World Bank (WB) will provide over $2 billion to Ukraine, including $1 billion as a non-repayable grant and another $1.05 billion as a loan guaranteed by the governments ...

"High-frequency indicators suggest that the situation is gradually changing. Specifically, companies are setting more moderate targets for output, postponing or more carefully selecting investment ...

MOSCOW. Dec 20 (Interfax) - The measures that the Central Bank of Russia has taken should ensure a slowdown in inflation in the coming quarters, though a long period of tight monetary conditions is ...