Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) crop futures traded higher in the trading week ending on April 5, with soybeans adding over 1 percent, as the oil seeds were boosted by optimism over trade talks between […]
The Norwegian government will double the framework for the oil fund’s investments related to renewable energy, to the delight of the country’s environmentalists, news agency NTB reported Saturday. Investments will include various types of physical […]
The World Bank has lowered its estimate for Ukraine’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year by 0.2 percentage points to 2.7 percent, according to the bank’s report unveiled last night. The “Europe and Central […]
The number of active drilling rigs in the United States increased by 19 to 1,025 this week, 22 rigs more than this time last year, according to the weekly data released by the Baker Hughes, […]
Amendments, which may be introduced to the European Union (EU) gas directive, are unlikely to halt the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Friday. “Judging […]
The World Bank on Friday trimmed its forecast for Russia’s GDP growth this year to 1.4 percent from the previous 1.5 percent. “A downgraded forecast for GDP growth in 2019 reflects lower oil prices,” the […]
Greece sold treasury bills worth 1.138 billion euro, according to an announcement by the country’s Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA). The 26 week treasury bill sale’s bid-to-cover ratio was 2.53, up from 2.03 in the […]
Roumen Porozhanov, Bulgaria’s minister of agriculture, food and forests, has said that his country is highly interested in signing agreements with Lebanon to increase mutual investments. “We are ambitious in finding a common vision with […]
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevedo has firmly stressed the urgency of resolving trade tensions and meeting challenges facing the global economy. Azevedo made the remarks at a press conference after the WTO […]
Russia is ready to make further efforts to enhance economic cooperation with the United States, which currently falls short of its potential, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday. Putting it mildly, Russia-U.S. cooperation is […]
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