Bank Rossii lowered the refinancing rate, seen as the limit for borrowing, to 11.5 percent from 12 percent and reduced the repurchase rate charged on central bank loans to 10.5 percent from 11 percent. The cuts are effective as of Friday.
Civilian casualties in the war raging between Russia and Ukraine rose 37 percent in the first half of this year, the United Nations said on July 21.
Microsoft and Mistral said on July 21 they had signed a "multibillion dollar" deal for the US tech giant to use the French AI developer's computing infrastructure in Europe.
Lionel Messi could have ended all debate over who is the greatest player of all time by winning another World Cup with Argentina on July 19, but he was left in tears following Spain's 1-0 win.
