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UPSC Key: RBI to compensate digital fraud victims, rat-hole mining, and Russian oil imports
07 Feb 2026 14:25 GMT
… like the United Nations, the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, … Indian refiners have already booked Russian oil cargoes through March and … 35-40%-plus share Moscow’s oil used to … basket.
— Theoretically, replacing Russian crude with oil from other …
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Japan and Canada Sign $700M Grant Deal with Ukraine Backed by Frozen Russian Assets
07 Feb 2026 13:59 GMT
… proceeds generated from frozen Russian assets under an Extraordinary … backed by profits of Russian assets? Ukraine remains heavily … redirects interest earnings from Russia’s immobilized assets toward … ) $733 million from the World Bank $453 million from Japan $ …
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Frozen Russian assets: Ukraine, World Bank, Japan and Canada sign US$691m agreement
06 Feb 2026 19:41 GMT
… Ministry of Finance and the World Bank have signed an agreement to … , which uses revenues from frozen Russian assets, with a total volume … June 2022 in response to Russia';s full-scale aggression …
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World Bank-backed agriculture compact to tackle food glut, avert food insecurity
06 Feb 2026 02:56 GMT
… will roll out a World Bank-supported Agriculture Compact aimed … shocks such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Minister … production.
World Bank support
Speaking after the visit, the World Bank’s Division …
He disclosed that the World Bank is mobilising up to …
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Billionaire former Russian oligarch seeks $350 million from Canada at international tribunal
06 Feb 2026 12:06 GMT
… a billionaire and former Russian oligarch, is seeking $350 … his Canadian assets after Russia invaded Ukraine. Photo by … institution affiliated with the World Bank. In it, Makarov … connected to Russian oligarchs and controllers of Russian state-sponsored …
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The Russian economy is finally stagnating. What does it mean for the war – and for Putin?
06 Feb 2026 06:09 GMT
… are steadily draining the revenues Moscow relies on to bankroll its … . Source: World Bank except Germany, which is taken from Our World in Data
“Russia doesn … fixed but floating.
“Why the Kremlin was supportive of such a …
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World Bank: Kazakhstan’s GDP Growth to Reach 4.5% in 2026
03 Feb 2026 11:40 GMT
… household spending, especially in Russia, partly due to the … of expected tariff hikes. Excluding Russia, Türkiye and Ukraine, growth … amid high inflation, while Russia’s slowdown is likely to … ,” said Indermit Gill, the World Bank Group’s Chief Economist and …
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What international law says about Russia striking Ukraine's energy grid
04 Feb 2026 21:03 GMT
… campaign against its neighbour. Moscow's invasion … : Associated Press)What Russia says
The Russian military has repeatedly said … evidence to the contrary.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov insisted … estimate by the World Bank, the European Commission and …
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From Davos to Sanctions: What Epstein Files Reveal About Russian Oligarchs
03 Feb 2026 13:15 GMT
… US sanctions imposed on Russia after Crimea joined the Russian Federation.
Lawrence Summers, … former US Treasury Secretary and former chief economist of the World Bank … his invitation to visit Moscow.
"He wants me to …
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Modi Appears to Cave to Trump, Agrees to Buy Venezuela Oil in Place of Russia’s, End Tariffs on US Agriculture
03 Feb 2026 12:52 GMT
… in return for India halting Russian oil purchases, lowering trade … Moscow. India had become the biggest buyer of cheap seaborne Russian … , hence the attraction of Russian crude.
An additional issue … institutions such at the IMF, World Bank, and WTO, and also …