Ruble exchange. The value of the Russian ruble fell on Friday to 75 per U.S. dollar, the lowest rate since last April. The ruble has been in decline against the dollar and the euro since the start of this month due to the introduction of a price ceiling for Russian petroleum products on Feb. 5 […]
Tech partners. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke by phone and discussed cooperation in space, semiconductors, supply chains, and...
Slashing production. Russia’s deputy prime minister said Moscow will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day in March, following the West’s introduction of...
Shortfall. Russia reported a 1.76 trillion-ruble ($25 billion) budget deficit in January, driven by plummeting energy revenue and a steep rise in expenses. Revenue...
The foreign ministers of China and Afghanistan spoke for nearly an hour on Jan. 22 about Afghanistan’s economic development and ensuring the security of...
Italian energy. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was in Algeria on Tuesday to meet with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Representatives of Italian energy firm Eni...
Talking Ukraine. Top defense officials from more than 50 countries, including NATO members, gathered at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany to discuss support...
Russian gas to Pakistan. Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said that the Pakistan Stream gas pipeline project, which will have a capacity of 12.4...
Bad news for Beijing. China’s National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday released economic figures for 2022. The country’s gross domestic product grew by 3...
Boosting cooperation. Russia and Belarus began joint air exercises on Monday amid a buildup of forces in Belarus. Minsk called the drills, which will...
