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France's Alstom, Ukrainian Railways sign contract to deliver 55 electric locomotives to Ukraine

MOSCOW. Nov 17 (Interfax) - France's Alstom and Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) have signed a 475-million-euro contract on delivering 55 electric locomotives to Ukraine, French President Emmanuel ...
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Vucic not ruling out that Serbia could buy out Russian side's stake in NIS

BERLIN. Nov 17 (Interfax) - The Serbian authorities, under a certain development of events, could buy out the Russian side's stake in the oil and gas company NIS, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic ...
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Russia's State Duma committee approves reducing mineral extraction tax for Gazprom on behalf of independent producers

Russia's State Duma Budget Committee at a meeting on Saturday approved amendments to the Tax Code to deduct additional revenue from independent gas producers arising from the accelerated indexation of ...
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Industrial output in Kazakhstan up 7.3% in 10M

ASTANA. Nov 17 (Interfax) - Industrial output in Kazakhstan grew 7.3% year-on-year to 50.98 trillion tenge in January-October 2025, the Strategic Planning and Reforms Agency's National Statistics ...
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Transport Ministry proposes to require foreign marine insurers to confirm possibility of payouts in Russia

MOSCOW. Nov 17 (Interfax) - Russia's Transport Ministry has drafted proposals to introduce a legislative provision requiring foreign insurance companies to confirm the possibility of making payouts in ...
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Ukrainian trade deficit widens 50% in 9M - State Statistics Service

MOSCOW. Nov 17 (Interfax) - Ukraine's merchandise trade deficit widened 50% to $30.619 billion in January-September 2025, from $20.403 billion in the same period of last year, Ukrainian media quoted ...
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European Commission lowers forecast for Russian GDP growth to 0.8% in 2025, 1.1% in 2026

The European Commission forecasts Russia's economy to grow 0.8% in 2025 and 1.1% in 2026. The EC had previously projected Russia's GDP to grow 1.7% and 1.2%, respectively.
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KazMunayGas, Uzbekneftegaz sign agreement on Zharkyn exploration project

ASTANA. Nov 17 (Interfax) - JSC National Company KazMunayGas (KMG) and JSC Uzbekneftegaz have signed a statement of principles on the Zharkyn project in the Mangystau region, KMG's press service said.
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Ukraine, Greece sign gas agreement

MOSCOW. Nov 17 (Interfax) - Ukraine and Greece have signed a gas supply agreement, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said after a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
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IMF mission discussing new EFF arrangement in Kiev

MOSCOW. Nov 17 (Interfax) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Gavin Gray started discussions with Ukrainian officials on Monday with regard to Ukraine's request for a new Extended ...
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Moldovan co aims to replace Lukoil as main fuel supplier at Chisinau airport

CHISINAU. Nov 17 (Interfax) - Moldova's Executive JETZ Handling, which provides ground services for aircraft at the Chisinau International Airport, wants to replace Lukoil Moldova S.R.L. as the main ...
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Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan launch joint projects worth $1.2 bln

ASTANA. Nov 17 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan plan to jointly implement seven projects with a total value of $1.2 billion in industry, construction, oil and gas chemistry, finance, logistics ...