On December 1, 2017, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV Consultation with Benin.

The Gazprom Management Committee took note of the information regarding the progress of the Nord Stream 2 project.

Consumer Guide Automotive has named the Nissan Rogue and Rogue Sport to its annual "Best Buy Award" list for 2018 in the Compact Crossover and Subcompact Crossover categories, respectively.

The EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) will meet in Brussels on 11 December. Finland's representative at the meeting will be Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini. The topics on the agenda will include Iraq, the Middle East and the Sahel region. 

Ukraine and Lithuania will continue consultations on the reform of the Armed Forces of our country in accordance with the standards of the North Atlantic Alliance. 

A senior United Nations aid and development official in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) today released $2.2 million to support health, food and livelihood programmes in the Gaza Strip.

US crude was shipped in larger volumes to European and Mediterranean refiners in November, displacing more expensive grades from the Caspian Sea.

Metalworking in Kazan on these days.

The European Investment Bank is to provide a loan of EUR 490 million to support construction of the new children’s hospital in Dublin.