EXTRACTIVE SECTOR: Focus on advancing implementation of reforms, as CISLAC, AES, SCALE meet
By BASHIR ADEFAKA Tuesday June 22, 2022 would pass for a good day in the activities of civil society groups, particularly the Civil Society Legislative …
Economy
China’s oil imports from Russia jump 55% year on year
China’s imports of oil from Russia in May rose 55 percent year on year, customs data showed on Monday, with the West sanctioning fuel imports from …
EU calls Russia Ukraine grain blockade ‘real war crime’
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday that Russia should be held “accountable” if it keeps blocking the export of vitally …
Granholm says Biden will meet with Saudi crown prince as White House muddles messages
The Biden administration struggled Sunday over its messaging on President Biden’s trip next month to a conference in Saudi Arabia, the oil-producing kingdom …
Putin’s answers at SPIEF: Ukraine, sanctions and Donbass warfare
Russia does not mind Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, but is not ready to forget the 2014 state coup in the country, Russian President Vladimir …
Agreements worth almost $100bn concluded at SPIEF, says organizing committee
More than 690 agreements totally worth over 5.6 trillion rubles ($99.8 bln) have been concluded at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), …
Putin to talk about effect of anti-Russian sanctions at SPIEF session, Kremlin announces
Russian President Vladimir Putin will talk about the impact anti-Russian sanctions have caused on energy price rise and the evolving global food crisis at the …
Iran, Venezuela sign 20-year cooperation deal for defence, energy and finance
Maduro meets with Raisi in Tehran; 2 nations are subject to US sanctions; countries also set to cooperate in political, cultural, tourism, economic, oil and …
US sanctions policy to create another G8 group – Russian parliament speaker
The United States and its allies are destroying economic ties by their sanctions policy, creating new points of growth in other countries, Russian State Duma …
Russia is able to pay its foreign debts, Bank of Russia says as Ruble appreciates from 177-1$ pre-war to 57-1$ June 11
Russia is able to pay its foreign debts, Governor of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina said at a press conference on Friday. “From the point of view …