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Articles with tag "business"

State Duma Passes VAT Exemption for Food Industry to Ease Wartime Tax Burden

The legislation, if signed into law, would effectively roll back part of a government tax reform implemented in January, which raised the standard VAT...

Russia Introduces Helium Export Controls Amid Global Shortage

Russia is the world’s third-largest helium producer behind Qatar and the United States.
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Russia Imposes Higher Duties on Parallel Imports Routed via EAEU

The change could push up prices for everyday consumer goods and force companies to rethink supply chains.
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Russian Railways Puts Moscow’s Rizhsky Station Up for Sale

The historic Rizhsky Station is now available for 4 billion rubles ($52.5 million) on the online marketplace Avito.
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Kremlin Economic Envoy Arrives in United States for Talks

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Kirill Dmitriev is leading a delegation focused strictly on economic affairs.
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Russian Crude Oil Selling at 13-Year High

On April 2, Urals shipped from the Baltic Sea port of Primorsk sold for $116.05 per barrel, while cargoes from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk reached...
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opinion Tatyana Rybakova

How the Kremlin Is Considering Cracking Down on Financial Freedom

As banks intrude into customers' affairs and a draft bill plans to restrict cryptocurrencies, it's no surprise Russians turn to conspiracies.
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ING Terminates Sale of Russian Business

The Dutch lender said it canceled the deal after determining there was “no realistic expectation” the buyer would obtain the required regulatory approvals...
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Russian Crypto Payments Network Seeks Africa Expansion – FT

A7's crypto network offers a way for Russia to bypass Western financial systems following sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine.
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Russia’s Largest Business Lobby Says It’s Open to Windfall Tax to Plug Budget Gap

“All the mechanisms are already in the tax code. The only issue is that there aren’t any profits. Many companies are operating at a loss,” RSPP President...
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Russia's Manufacturing PMI Falls in March as Confidence Hits Lowest Since 2022

Companies continued to report subdued demand, forcing them to cut production and reduce their workforces, S&P Global said. 
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Grocery Giant Magnit Swings to First Net Loss in Over 20 Years

Higher borrowing costs and weakening consumer demand have continued to squeeze profitability.
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Wildberries & Russ Buys 3 Ride-Hailing and Delivery Companies in Direct Challenge to Yandex

The online retailer acquired Citymobil, Taksovichkof and Gruzovichkof at a total estimated cost of $37-100 million.
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VkusVill Closed Hundreds of Stores in 2025

A company spokesperson said the closures were part of an optimization strategy as VkusVill shifts its focus toward online delivery.
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Russian Oil Exports Fall by 1.75M Bpd as Drones Assaults Baltic Ports

Weekly crude flows fell to 2.32 million bpd in the week to March 29, down from 4.07 million bpd the previous week.
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Russia Warns Rusal Over High Domestic Aluminum Prices, Threatens Antitrust Case

The move raises pressure on one of the country’s key metals producers as authorities seek to shield local industry from rising costs.
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Russia’s Civilian Industry Downturn Accelerated in Early 2026, Think Tank Says

The data underscore widening gaps between defense-driven growth and the broader economy as state spending on the military masks weakness in civilian industries...
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Georgia’s Only Refinery to Replace Russian Crude With Turkmen, Kazakh Oil

The strategic shift comes nearly a month after the Kulevi oil terminal on the Black Sea coast narrowly avoided being added to an EU list of sanctions...
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South Korea Revives Naphtha Imports From Russia Amid Looming Shortage

LG Chem bought 27,000 metric tons of naphtha, South Korean media reported, with shipments expected to arrive on Monday.
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Kremlin Denies Putin Solicited War Contributions From Russian Billionaires

An unidentified businessman was said to have proposed the idea during a private meeting, but the Russian president himself did not request that donations...
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