International rating agency S&P Global Ratings has downgraded Kazakhtelecom JSC's long-term credit rating to 'BB' from 'BB+' and revised the outlook to 'negative', the agency said in a statement.

The average daily production of the oil company Nostrum Oil & Gas Plc in 2024 increased by 48% to 14,935 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), the company said in a statement.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has demanded at a meeting with his Kyrgyz counterpart Adylbek Kasymaliyev that Kyrgyz authorities stop pressure and unfounded claims against Russian companies.