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Russian govt extends ban on exporting sulfur until June 30, 2026

MOSCOW. March 31 (Interfax) - The Russian government has extended the ban on exporting industrial sulfur until June 30, 2026, the government's press service reported.
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Russian Agriculture Ministry lowers wheat price limits for interventions in 2026/27 season

MOSCOW. March 31 (Interfax) - Russia's Agriculture Ministry has lowered the minimum and maximum prices for wheat at which purchasing and commodity interventions can be conducted in the 2026/2027 ...
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Decree on terms of payment for Russian gas extended to July 1

Initially the arrangement presumed payment only through Gazprombank (GPB) , but at the end of 2024 the phrase "authorized bank" in the decree, meaning GPB, was replaced with "Russian credit ...
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CBR does not see drop in Russian industrial output in Jan-Feb as steady trend

The Federal Statistics Service reported earlier that Russian industrial production slumped 0.9% year-on-year in February after falling 0.8% in January, and declined 0.8% year-on-year in the first two ...
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Russia, Iran to continue cooperation, outline specific steps - Russian Energy Ministry

Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev and Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali have discussed the two countries' cooperation in the face of current geopolitical challenges, the Energy Ministry ...
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Russian govt suspends sale and purchase of foreign currency, gold under fiscal rule until July 1

MOSCOW. March 30 (Interfax) - Transactions for the sale and purchase of foreign currency and gold on the domestic market under fiscal rule have been suspended until July 1, 2026, according to a decree ...
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Russian regions may be given right to impose ban on sales of vapes

MOSCOW. March 20 (Interfax) - The Russian regions could receive the right to introduce experimental bans on the sale of vapes and the retail sale of liquids for electronic nicotine delivery systems.
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Belarus remains among Russia's main transportation destinations in Q1, average cargo weight increases 20% - Delovye Linii

The average weight of cargo delivered from Belarus to Russia increased 20% year-on-year in Q1 2026, according to the transport and logistics operator Delovye Linii. "Belarus remains one of the key ...
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Price dynamics in Russia gradually normalizing, growth returning to more balanced trajectory - Central Bank

TYUMEN. March 30 (Interfax) - The pace of price growth in Russia is gradually returning to a more balanced trajectory, and the situation around inflation allows the Central Bank of Russia to lower the ...
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National Bank of Ukraine reduces forex intervention by 5.6% over past week

MOSCOW. March 30 (Interfax) - The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reduced intervention on the interbank market last week by $75.3 million, or 5.6%, to $1.269 billion, Ukrainian media said citing a ...
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Rusal must decouple prices for Russian consumers from European market by April 30 to eliminate premium over export prices - FAS

The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has issued a warning to Rusal Group due to the linking of prices for products on the domestic market to European indicators. The FAS warned the company ...
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Georgian refinery in Kulevi intends to give up using Russian oil - general director

The oil refinery in the port of Kulevi intends to completely abandon importing Russian oil and switch to feedstock from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, the general director of the Georgian company Black ...