Domestic production is declining as existing fields become exhausted.
Turkish exports to Russia sank 30% in January. Turkey’s banks facilitating payments wary of being shut out of US financial system.
Bill taking aim at “foreign” NGOs clears another hurdle in parliament loyal to Japarov regime.
Mining and Energy Minister Djedovic Handanovic the latest to call for revival of Rio Tinto’s stalled lithium mine project.
EU countries have agreed to remove the sanctions from the founder of Russian internet major Yandex, Reuters reports citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has revoked the banking licence of Qiwi Bank, operated by the e-payment system Qiwi, the regulator announced.
Bulgaria plans to boost energy security by expanding the Kozloduy NPP, which has only two working units dating back to the Soviet era.
The demonstration was part of a campaign of civil disobedience by supporters of Sali Berisha, opposition leader and former president and prime minister of Albania.
The opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s team has proposed three new sanctions to punish Russia, following his death in a high-security prison in Russia’s Far North on February 16.
The Orban government aims to cut off all kinds of funding to its political opponents, while it has an unlimited pool of state funding for campaigns.
The Polish government is under mounting pressure to deal with the protests and not let domestic politics compromise its support for Ukraine.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained Ksenia Khavana, a 33-year old dual Russian and US citizen, on charges of treason for donating $50 to a Ukrainian charity on the day the war in Ukraine began.
Expanding capacity of Romania’s Constanta Port will help Ukrainian grain exporters bypass Poland, where farmers’ protests have erupted.
Hungary’s defiance over the issue has led to further souring of relations with the United States.
The Russian Interior Ministry has placed Oleg Navalny, the brother of opposition figure Alexey Navalny, on its wanted list for new unspecified criminal allegations on February 20.
State advertisement contracts roughly equal half of the entire spending in Hungary’s communication market.
The Bank of Georgia Group has announced a preliminary agreement to acquire 100% of Ameriabank, the largest Armenian financial institution, for $303.6mn.
The European Commission finally states position on future of Russian gas transit via Ukraine.
Experts say ultimate cost of accident likely to be many multiples of money saved on mining operations through inadequate construction and/or operation of leach heap in gold extraction.
The mission's launch comes in response to the Iranian-backed Houthis' continuous drone and missile attacks on commercial vessels.