The Russian government has expanded the list of modern technologies which companies can develop or implement under a special investment contract (SPIC) entitling them to tax benefits and other ...

In the first half of 2025, ready-to-eat meat exports increased 15% in value terms, pasta by 23%, ice cream 40% and fish fillet 15%. Another significant category to have undergone rapid growth is ...

BAKU. July 17 (Interfax) - The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan's (SOCAR) Azerigas Production Union and the UAE's Esyasoft Holding have signed an agreement to create a smart gas network in Azerbaijan.

ALMATY. July 17 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan Nuclear Power Plants LLP (KNPP), which will handle the construction and management of domestic nuclear power plants, will be transferred to state ownership, the ...

BAKU. July 17 (Interfax) - China's JA Solar will supply 1 gigawatt of high-efficiency DeepBlue 4.0 Pro PV modules for the Nefthala and Bilasuvar solar power projects in Azerbaijan being developed by ...

ASTANA. July 17 (Interfax) - Food production in Kazakhstan increased 10% year-on-year in H1 2025 to 1.8 trillion tenge or $3.4 billion at the current rate, the government press service said. Food and ...

MOSCOW. July 17 (Interfax) - Japan has reflected oil imports from Russia in its statistics for the first time in 2.5 years. A small cargo of 70,000 tonnes was delivered to the country in June, the ...

MOSCOW. July 17 (Interfax) - The Verkhovna Rada has approved the new composition of the Ukrainian government at a request of newly appointed Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko, Ukrainian media reported ...

MOSCOW. July 17 (Interfax) - State support for the Russian automobile industry should provide advantages to domestic manufacturers in the first turn, while the government will continue to encourage ...

MOSCOW. July 17 (Interfax) - Ukraine's merchandise trade deficit widened 49.1% to $14.594 billion in January-May 2025, from $9.787 billion in the same period of last year, Ukrainian media quoted the ...

Another 1,000 bodies of soldiers have been transferred to Ukraine in fulfillment of the Istanbul agreements, while Russia has received 19 bodies in exchange, Russian presidential aide Vladimir ...

MOSCOW. July 17 (Interfax) - Russia has helped 11 children to reunite with their close relatives in Ukraine via Qatar's mediation, Russian Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova said.