Economic implications of Russia’s sanctions against Turkey (EBRD - European...
(Source: EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) Persistent sanctions may reduce Turkey's GDP growth in 2016 by 0.3 - 0.7 percentage points, impact on Russia likely to be limited, say...
View ArticleTurkey seeks to diversify gas supplies amid dispute with Russia
By Orhan Coskun and Humeyra Pamuk BAKU/ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's leaders have mounted a charm offensive among regional energy producers in an effort to diversify supplies as relations with major...
View ArticleIran, EU discuss ways of lifting anti-Iran sanctions
Vienna, Dec 7, IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi said that in the first session of the joint Iran-Group 5+1 commission both sides discussed ways to lift anti-Iran sanctions. ......
View ArticleSenior oil official: Iran to Surpass Qatar in South Pars Gas Production (NIOC...
(Source: NIOC - National Iranian Oil Company) Roknoddin Javadi, who is also the managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), stressed on Sunday that Iran will bring seven new phases of...
View ArticleIran lures foreign investors with new oil contracts
Iran unveiled a new model of oil contracts Saturday aimed at attracting foreign investment once sanctions are lifted under a landmark nuclear deal reached earlier this year, and said U.S. companies...
View ArticleRussia issuing yuan-denominated bonds
On the heels of the International Monetary Fund’s approval for the yuan, Russia said it’s preparing to raise $1 billion in yuan-denominated sovereign bonds in Moscow, the Financial Times reported...
View ArticleRussia expects Iran nuclear deal for sanctions relief to be implemented in Jan.
VIENNA, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Russia's envoy to the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Monday he expected that a historic nuclear deal between Iran and world powers would be implemented in January, leading to...
View ArticleExplainer: The U.S. Spending Bill And Foreign Policy, From Crude Oil To...
WASHINGTON -- Dig deep into the $1.1 trillion spending package that the U.S. Congress passed on December 18 and you'll find all sorts of amendments, ranging from the quirky to the substantive. That's...
View ArticleRussia Starts Delivering Missile Systems To Iran
Russia has begun delivering S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran. The announcement was made on December 3 by the arms trade adviser...
View ArticleUS poised to lift sanctions on Iran next month under nuclear deal
WASHINGTON: The United States appears poised to lift at least some sanctions against Iran - possibly as early as January. US Secretary of State John Kerry said in a letter on Wednesday to the US Senate...
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