A government document showed on Monday that the Russian government agreed to some amendments to the fuel export ban, lifting restrictions on fuel used to supply some ships, and diesel that contains a high percentage of sulfur. Moscow also lifted restrictions on the export of fuel that Russian Railways and …
Read More »Russia and China will build an oil shipping complex worth $686 million
The Russian Congress Fund said on Monday that Russia’s United Oil and Gas Chemical Company and China’s Shanyuan Industrial Development Company have agreed to pump joint investments worth five billion yuan ($686 million) to build an oil shipping complex in Russia’s far east. The complex will facilitate the export of …
Read More »The Russian Central Bank raises interest rates by 100 basis points
The Russian Central Bank raised the interest rate by about 100 basis points to 13% levels, contradicting expectations of its stabilization. According to the decision issued today, Friday, September 15, the bank indicated that inflationary pressures are still high, that the growth of domestic demand has exceeded the capacity to …
Read More »Minister of Energy: Russia’s oil production will fall by 1.5 percent in 2023
Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov was expected to decline by 1.5 percent to 527 million tons (10.54 million barrels per day) this year from 535 million in 2022, Izvestia newspaper reported, citing Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov on Wednesday. Russia, the second largest oil exporter after Saudi Arabia, has stopped …
Read More »Putin warns of economic difficulties if inflation gets out of control
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that rising inflation rates forced the central bank to raise interest rates to 12 percent last month, warning that the Russian economy would suffer if prices were allowed to get out of control. “In the event of high inflation, it will be practically …
Read More »Was Russian simple oil trick successful in evading sanctions?
The G7 oil price cap has been evaded by Russia’s oil exporters, resulting in an extra $1.2 billion in extra shipping costs for oil shipments to India alone. The cap targets G7-based insurers, brokers, and other service providers, allowing Western governments to cut back on Russia’s income without affecting the …
Read More »After touching 17-month low, will Russian central bank save the ruble?
As Moscow raised military spending and Western sanctions put pressure on its energy exports, the value of the Russian currency dropped to its lowest level since the early days of the Ukraine conflict. As a result, the Russian central bank announced that it will hold an emergency meeting to review …
Read More »Despite sanctions, Russian gasoline exports surge in 2023
According to the Kommersant business daily, Russian oil companies have seen a 37% surge in fuel exports from January 1 up till May 30 despite the Western sanctions led by Washington over the war in Ukraine. The publication cited an unidentified source familiar with the data. The January-May 2023 gasoline …
Read More »Novak: Russia is committed to oil production cuts
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday that Russia is committed to its voluntary pledge to cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day from February until the end of the year. Russia is part of the OPEC + group of oil-producing countries that announced that they would …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, February 27 – March 3
The dollar fell from the highest level in two and a half months against the yen on Friday and headed towards recording its first weekly loss since January against other major currencies as dealers try to determine the course of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. The yen, particularly sensitive to …
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