Europe’s push to replace Russian oil and natural gas is causing a tanker shortage and may lead to Asian nations freezing this winter, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Liquefied natural gas, diesel and crude are now being transported to Europe from further away than usual, after the continent announced restrictions on energy imports from Russia. That…

People mobilized for military service should be offered payment holidays on loans, the regulator says The Bank of Russia (CBR) recommended on Wednesday that banks and microfinance providers grant payment holidays on loans to military reservists called up under President Vladimir Putin’s decree on partial mobilization.

More than 10,000 demonstrators took to the streets of the Belgian capital to protest against skyrocketing prices Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Brussels on Wednesday for a “national day of action” to demand higher wages and lower energy prices. According to police, over 10,000 people descended on the Belgian capital as it…