Moscow / AFP Russia said it had temporarily suspended its demand for full repayment of a disputed $3-billion loan to Ukraine, saying it wanted to give the new government in Kiev time to “assess the situation”. “We have given the new Ukrainian government an extension to assess the situation with a clear head, to reevaluate its position and open …

  Bloomberg Rosneft OJSC, Russia’s largest oil producer, plans to increase its dividend as the government seeks more funds from state corporations to bolster public finances. The company board has recommended increasing the payout to shareholders to 35 percent of its 2015 profit, or 11.75 rubles a share. The dividend would amount to 124.5 billion rubles ($1.87 billion) and represents …

  Margate / AFP The artist J M W Turner will appear on the new £20 note, Bank of England governor Mark Carney announced. The new design will include Joseph Mallord William Turner’s self-portrait and his 1838 oil painting “The Fighting Temeraire”. “Turner is perhaps the single most influential British artist of all time,” Carney said. “His work was transformative, …