The an updated and expanded edition of Interfax: The Technology of News has become available to a broader range of readers, as the book can now be purchased in print and electronic form on marketplaces, at bookstores, electronic libraries and on the website of Alpina Publisher, one of Russia's leading publishers of business literature.

The SPARK-Interfax system has enhanced its features with an expanded business reputation analysis and early risk detection module that is based on data from the SCAN-Interfax reputation management and media analysis system.

On January 27th Interfax and RBC Dubai hosted an online round table “Russia & the GCC: Overview of current Business Environment” with the participation of the representatives of the UAE diplomatic mission in Russia and The Russian Trade Representation in the UAE. The session (moderated by Lydia Kolesnichenko, Business Development Executive, Interfax Group) also included insights from guest speakers: Rustam Aliev, Partner, BCLP Russia; Elena Tselishcheva, Managing Partner, SORP Group UAE and Marina Golubentseva, Partner, Bellerage Russia. The panel discussed trends and challenges in Business Relations between Russia and the GCC.

Interfax News Agency has published an updated and enlarged edition of its book The Technology of News, which is a public version of the agency's internal operating standards.