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Saudi Arabia to invest $1bln in Pakistan

Saudi Arabia to invest $1bln in Pakistan

Saudi Arabia announced that it will invest $1 billion in Pakistan to help the country with its current economic difficulties. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement that King Salman bin Abdulaziz has issued investment orders to …

Germany to provide Ukraine with more than $500 mln in aid

Germany to provide Ukraine with more than $500 mln in aid

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has finalized a planned shipment of additional weaponry and ammunition worth more than 500 million euros ($499 million) to Ukraine, according to government officials familiar with the plans. The German …

Sberbank sells subsidiary in Kazakhstan to Baiterek holding

Sberbank sells subsidiary in Kazakhstan to Baiterek holding

Sberbank and the Kazakh national management holding, Baiterek, have signed a deal to buy and sell shares of Sberbank Kazakhstan, and the parties plan to close the deal in the near future, the Russian credit institution said in a statement. …

Russia and Iran to create joint interbank payment system

Russia and Iran to create joint interbank payment system

Russia and Iran are working on the creation of a joint interbank payment system, similar to SWIFT, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Affairs Mehdi Safari said. "Naturally, two countries that want to …

Karabakh being integrated into Azerbaijan's economy

Karabakh being integrated into Azerbaijan's economy

Reintegration of Azerbaijan's lands liberated from Armenian occupation into the country’s economy will be ensured, according to ‘Strategy for socio-economic development of Republic of Azerbaijan for 2022-2026’ approved …

EU to allocate another 500 million euros to Ukraine

EU to allocate another 500 million euros to Ukraine

European Union member states are set to agree on 500 million euros more in military aid to Ukraine when the bloc’s foreign ministers meet Monday, July 18, according to people familiar with the matter. That would bring the total …

Baku invites Russian business to Azerbaijan

Baku invites Russian business to Azerbaijan

A meeting was held in Moscow between Export and Investment Promotion Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan (AZPROMO) Advisor Zohrab Gadirov, Trade Representative of Azerbaijan in Russia Ruslan Aliyev and Co-owner of Russian TechnoNICOL company …

Russia and Georgia increase trade turnover

Russia and Georgia increase trade turnover

Trade turnover between Georgia and Russia in January-May 2022 increased by 28% compared to last year and amounted to $764.2 mln, while exports from Georgia to Russia fell by 0.4%, the Georgian National Statistics Service Sakstat informs. …

Sberbank in talks on subsidiary sale with Kazakh holding

Sberbank in talks on subsidiary sale with Kazakh holding

Sberbank is holding talks with Kazakh Baiterek on the sale of its subsidiary bank in Kazakhstan, Chairperson of the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market told reporters on Thursday. "Sberbank made the …

MIR cards accepted throughout Turkey

MIR cards accepted throughout Turkey

Thanks to well-coordinated joint work with Turkish colleagues, Russian tourists can now pay with the MIR cards in almost all hotels in Turkey, the head of Rostourism, Zarina Doguzova said on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg …

German military fund clears last parliamentary hurdle

German military fund clears last parliamentary hurdle

A 100 billion-euro ($107 billion) fund to strengthen the German military cleared its final legislative hurdle on Friday, winning approval from parliament's upper house. The decision clears the way for the government to move ahead …

Russian govt to subsidize advertising Russian brands

Russian govt to subsidize advertising Russian brands

The Russian government has approved allocating subsidies in order to support advertising Russian brands, primarily on television, and it plans to distribute 500 million rubles for this purpose in a pilot mode in 2022, Industry and Trade Minister …

Russian national debt down $2.6 bln YTD

Russian national debt down $2.6 bln YTD

Russia’s foreign debt contracted by $2.6 bln year-to-date, the Accounts Chamber said in its flash report on the budget performance in the first quarter of this year. "The foreign debt of the Russian Federation stood at …

Kazakhstan to return funds illegally taken abroad

Kazakhstan to return funds illegally taken abroad

As ordered by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev an Interdepartmental Commission led by the Prosecutor General to conduct comprehensive work to return funds illegally taken abroad by Kazakhstani nationals, the Telegram channel Bort No.1 says. …

President of Turkmenistan to ensure food security

President of Turkmenistan to ensure food security

Today, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov at a joint meeting of the government and the country's Security Council decided to allocate $300 million to ensure the country's food security, Turkmen television reports. …