Russia crude export duty up $460.7 from $411.2![]() March 23, 2012 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia has raised the crude export duty to $460.7 per ton from $411.2, the government website announced on Friday, March 23, RIA Novosti reported. The decree, signed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, takes effect on April 1. The gasoline export tax will rise to $414.6 per ton from $370.1 in March. The Russian government hopes to stimulate oil companies to refine their entire oil production at domestic refineries. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |