Payments using Mir cards can now be made throughout Venezuela, Yvan Gil Pinto has said Russia’s Mir payment system is now accepted throughout Venezuela, the country’s Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto announced on Thursday.

The economy has largely recovered from last year’s sanctions-induced slump, according to VEB The Russian economy could expand beyond previous projections this year, Andrey Klepach, chief economist at the Russian state development corporation VEB.RF, predicted on Thursday.

Fragmentation will have severe implications for global trade and financial stability, Christine Lagarde warns Growing geopolitical tensions could accelerate the world economy’s deglobalization process, which would have far-reaching implications for all, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde warned on Friday.