Oil prices are hovering near 12-year lows as the market expects a surge of exports from Iran after the lifting of economic sanctions. ICE benchmark Brent oil March futures were traded below 28 dollars per barrel on Wednesday.
Russia`s 2016 budget was compiled on the basis of an average oil price of 50 dollars per barrel. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has suggested that the budget should be slashed and a bunch of projects scrapped due to a foreseeable revenue decline.
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