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Russian Law Enforcement Pushes to Refund Realtor Fees When Property Deals Are Voided for Fraud
A proposal by the Interior Ministry, FSB and Prosecutor General’s Office would force real estate agents to return their ...
V Russian Winemaking Forum Set for October in Gelendzhik
The fifth annual Russian Winemaking Forum will bring together government officials, growers, producers and experts on 21...
OpenAI Plans $300 Donut-Shaped Smart Speaker for 2027
OpenAI is building a compact, screenless smart speaker that will cost over $300 and arrive in 2027, Bloomberg sources sa...
Russia Proposes Shift to Specialized GOST Standards for Reputation Scoring in State Construction Tenders
The draft government decree would replace the broad EKG-rating in public procurement with national construction standard...
Russian Envoy Dubs AfD Poll Surge a German ‘Awakening’
Kremlin investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev has linked the far-right AfD’s record 28% poll rating to a wider national “awak...
Brent Crude Drops to $78.5 on US-Iran Shipping Talks and Inventory Build
Brent crude fell over 1% to $78.50 a barrel on Wednesday, reversing earlier gains, as markets reacted to reports of US-I...
Russia’s Weekly Deflation Returns as Gasoline and Food Prices Dip, Annual Inflation at 6.13%
A 0.02% weekly drop in consumer prices—the first since May—offered temporary relief, but year-on-year inflation accelera...
Russia to Allow Broader Tax Deductions for Corporate Defense Spending
The Ministry of Finance is reviewing whether companies can deduct certain defense-related costs from their taxable profi...
Zinc Prices Surge Past $3,720/Tonne, First Time Since August 2022
LME zinc futures hit a four-year high on Wednesday, extending a four-month rally that has lifted the metal 12.7%, raisin...
Russia's Loan Holiday Rejections: Why Up to 70% of Applications Are Turned Down
An expert warns that most Russian borrowers seeking a payment holiday fail to meet the strict legal criteria, with poor ...
Eight Russian Parties Sign Election Observation Pact; Three Major Forces Hold Out
Russia's Public Chamber has signed election monitoring agreements with eight of eleven parties, while the Communist Part...
Duma's Hotel Tender for New Deputies Fails After Only One Bid
The State Duma reopened its search for hotel rooms for ninth-convocation lawmakers without Moscow housing, but the 189.1...
MOEX Index Rises on Geopolitical Hopes While Oil Slide Pressures Ruble
Russia's MOEX index rose 0.29% to 2,269 as geopolitical hopes and dividend flows offset a 4.1% Brent slump that dragged ...
Russian Police Detain Four Over 18.6M-Ruble Electricity Theft for Crypto Mining
Four Veliky Novgorod residents face charges after allegedly running nine mining farms with tampered meters, costing util...
UK PM Burnham Faces Backlash Over Foreign Holiday After Just 15 Days in Office
Andy Burnham’s decision to take a foreign holiday two weeks into his premiership has ignited a Labour row, with critics ...
Chernozemye Digest: Mortgages Up 55%, Kursk Salaries Hit 82,000 Rubles
A single Kommersant feed from Russia's Black Earth region pairs rapid credit growth with corporate distress and renewed ...
Russian Auto Market Growth Slows in July as High-Base Effect Bites, AEB Says
July car sales rose just 0.3% year-on-year as high 2025 comparisons curbed a six-month growth run; AEB still expects H2 ...
European Shares Rally on Iran Hopes, but AstraZeneca Drags Down FTSE 100
Stoxx Europe 600 rises 0.45% as hopes grow for a US-Iran deal, while the UK's FTSE 100 slips on a 9% drop in AstraZeneca...
Dow Hits Record as Wall Street Rallies on Iran De-escalation Hopes
US stocks closed sharply higher Monday after President Trump said he would hold off on strikes against Iran, sending oil...
MOEX Index Dips 0.5% as Russian Shares Fail to Extend Rally
Russia's MOEX index slipped 0.53% to 2,250.75 points in early trading, as analysts flagged a volume-unconfirmed breakout...
How Russia's Cross-Border Money Transfers Work After the EU's 21st Sanctions Package
The EU's 21st sanctions package has disrupted familiar money-transfer routes between Russia and abroad. Alternatives rem...
44% of Web Attacks on Russian Companies Now Multi-Stage, Study Finds
A WMX and Servicepipe study seen by Vedomosti finds 44% of web attacks on Russian firms in H1 2026 were multi-stage, wit...
Russia Bans Poultry Imports From Cambodia Over Newcastle Disease
Rosselkhoznadzor suspended Cambodian poultry, egg and feed imports from August 3 over Newcastle disease, with a WOAH-com...
Ukraine Faces €650m Heating-Sector Funding Gap Ahead of Winter, PM Says
Kyiv needs roughly €650m more for energy before the heating season; the €2bn support fund is not enough, Ukraine's prime...
108 Kindergarten Assistants in Narva Lose Jobs as Estonian Language Rule Takes Effect
Estonia's requirement that kindergarten assistants speak Estonian at B2 level has led Narva to terminate 108 contracts; ...
Trump Calls Out Exxon and Chevron for 'Too Much' Profit as Iran Conflict Buoys Oil Prices
Trump accused ExxonMobil and Chevron of 'too much' profit and demanded lower retail fuel prices, as a report projects ne...
OPEC+ Committee Warns Shipping-Lane Attacks Threaten Oil Market Stability
The OPEC+ monitoring committee warned that attacks on shipping lanes and energy infrastructure threaten global supply st...
European Stocks End Mixed After Record Intraday High; Energy Inflation Pressures
Stoxx Europe 600 closed slightly lower despite hitting a record intraday high, as energy-driven eurozone inflation accel...
Russia Approves 2027 Pre-Installed App List, Adds Yandex’s Alisa AI
Moscow’s 2027 list keeps most mandatory Russian apps on phones, tablets and computers, drops Marusya and adds Alisa AI.
ExeMES by Exeplant, Backed by Softline, Named Leader in Russian MES Market by TAdviser
TAdviser ranked Exeplant's ExeMES among the top Russian manufacturing execution systems after reviewing 19 vendors again...
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