MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's central bank held its key interest rate at 7.5% at its final meeting of the year on Friday but slightly shifted its rhetoric to acknowledge growing inflation risks, saying a recent military mobilisation was adding to labour shortages.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's central bank held its key interest rate at 7.5% at its final meeting of the year on Friday but pointed to inflation risks ahead and said the country's military mobilisation was adding to labour shortages.

Air India is close to a deal to order more than 200 Boeing jets including 190 narrow-body 737 MAX and 30 wide-body 787s, as part of a sweeping fleet shake-up roughly split with its European rival Airbus, industry sources said on Friday.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's central bank held its key interest rate at 7.5% at its final meeting of the year on Friday, pointing to moderate consumer price growth and subdued consumer demand, amid rising inflation pressure from the labour market.

Russia's central bank held its key interest rate at 7.5% at its final meeting of the year on Friday but slightly shifted its rhetoric towards growing inflation risks as the country's military mobilisation was adding to labour shortages.

BEIJING (Reuters) -China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG), a new state-owned agency, is set to be the world's biggest iron ore buyer as soon as next year, when it will start buying for about 20 of the largest Chinese steelmakers, Bloomberg News reported.