Friday, March 29, 2024
A Russian state-controlled leasing company involved in aviation is planning to expand in Ireland and open a dedicated finance arm, The Irish Times reported. The Dublin-based GTLK Europe, which has been operating in Ireland since 2012, has made an application to set up a financing unit with initial capital of...
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his State of the Nation address Thursday, announcing the country now has a nuclear capability unlike anything in the world. Putin that Russia would not need new weapons if its legitimate concerns had not been ignored by Washington and its allies. “Nobody wanted to talk...
The United States’ sanctions against Russia are not only illegal, but also affecting the world, Russia's presidential press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters on Saturday in a comment on Washington's decision to extend the sanctions against Russia. "We have never initiated those sanctions, and we consider them illegal, affecting not...
Saudi Arabia wants to build a defense industry fast, and it’s ready to look beyond its traditional Western allies for help, Bloomberg reports. For a long time, the oil-rich kingdom has been a favorite customer of arms sellers, especially American ones. Last year, during a trip to Riyadh, President Donald...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia won't take action against its citizens accused of meddling in the U.S. presidential election if they did not break Russian laws. In an interview with NBC News aired late on Friday, Putin said Russia has not been presented with official evidence or an extradition...
The Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) is optimistic that sustained economic growth and the upcoming football World Cup will boost their exports to Russia in 2018, a study published on Thursday reveals. Exports could rise by as much as 15 percent in the course of the...
U.S. President Donald Trump has said "trade wars are good", sending shares in both Asia and Europe down on Friday, amid controversy over his decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Trump tweeted that the U.S. was "losing billions of dollars on trade" and would find a trade...
Officials from the Russian Ministry of Economic Development of Russia have proposed tax exemptions on profits from crypto-related transactions, Bitcoin.com reports. Participants also called for a tenfold increase of the limit for individual investments in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Russians should be allowed to open accounts with foreign exchanges, the...
A woman jailed in Thailand for offering sex lessons without a work permit says she has stories to tell involving the Kremlin, Russian billionaires and even the president of the United States, Newsweek reports. Anastasia Vashukevich, from Belarus, shot to fame in early February when Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he aims to cut his country's "unacceptable" poverty rate in half over the next six years, in a state of the nation address on Thursday, CNBC reported. "(We should) at least halve the poverty rate in the next six years," Putin said, adding that 20 million...