Speaking to African heads of state and representatives from Russian, African, and international business and government agencies, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachov yesterday emphasised the benefits of nuclear energy in job creation and regional economic development. At the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia, Likhachov said global inequality in technological, industrial and socio-economic development was "acutely felt" in Africa.

Банк России принял решение снизить ключевую ставку на 50 б.п., до 6,50% годовых

Schlumberger Announces Third-Quarter 2019 Results Worldwide revenue of $8.5 billion increased 3% sequentially GAAP loss per share, including charges of $8.65 per share, was $8.22 Cash flow from operations was $1.7 billion and free cash flow was $1.1 billion

After threatening last week to increase the US tariff on imports of Turkish steel to 50%, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had instructed the Department of the Treasury to lift all sanctions imposed on Turkey in light of a pause in the latter country's military operations in northeastern Syria -- but some saw the initial threat as hollow and of no major impact on Turkey-US steel trade flows.

В рамках осенней сессии МВФ и Всемирного банка Первый вице-премьер - Министр финансов Антон Силуанов принял участие во встрече министров финансов и глав центральных банков стран G20.

The current 10-year agreement between Gazprom and Naftogaz expires at the end of 2019, and the European Commission is brokering talks aimed at putting in place a new contract to take effect from the start of 2020.

President Vladimir Putin will host the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi this week as Russia looks to expand its footprint in Africa.

В III квартале 2019 г. профицит счета текущих операций составил 12,9 млрд долл. США, сократившись на 14,5 млрд долл. США по сравнению с аналогичным периодом 2018 г. преимущественно из‑за снижения мировых цен на энергоносители.

Global growth remains subdued, reflecting the softening pace of investment and trade. Downside risks persist due to continued policy uncertainty, trade tensions, financial volatility, and rising debt.

An auction next month of oilfields in Brazil may be the priciest ever held, raising at least $50 billion in licensing fees and compensation, according to people familiar with government estimates.

The bonds have rallied to their highest since April 2018 as money managers turn more sanguine about the state oil firm following a $7.5 billion bond sale to refinance its debt, potentially staving off another ratings downgrade. Pemex’s dollar-denominated bonds maturing in 2027 jumped 14% from their November low to 105.4 cents on the dollar, climbing for an eighth consecutive day on Tuesday.

Colombia has awarded contracts for wind and solar projects worth about $2.2 billion, the government said on Tuesday, as part of its efforts to boost renewable energy generation in the Andean country.

The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today priced a new USD 2 billion 10-year global benchmark bond maturing October 23, 2029.

The collateral damage of the United States’ trade wars is being felt from the fjords of Iceland to the auto factories of Japan.

Global LNG is “clearly a well-supplied market”, but Shell believes that the market dynamics could shift again over the next few years. “We do not use the term oversupply—as all of the LNG being produced is being absorbed,”