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Featured June 26, 2025

Russia To Provide Diesel Generators For Egypt’s El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant

Russia’s TMH Energy Solutions, or TMH ES, part of Transmashholding, will supply a batch of diesel generators to the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant, currently under construction in Egypt, according to CEO Andrei Vasiliev. He said that “diesel generating backup is an important part of ensuring any nuclear power plant can be used safely, and El Dabaa is no exception. We […]

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Featured June 26, 2025

Russia Ratifies UAE Double Tax Treaty

The Russian State Duma has ratified an agreement with the United Arab Emirates to avoid double taxation of income and capital and prevent tax evasion. The government introduced the bill, No. 930586-8, on May 29. This new agreement replaces an earlier 2011 agreement which applied only to the income of state-owned investment funds. An explanatory […]

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June 26, 2025

Rollout of Digital Ruble Pushed Back to September 2026

The Central Bank of Russia has proposed to the Russian State Duma that the largest “systemically important” Russian banks must provide their clients with the option to use digital rubles from September 1, 2026. This is a pushback from the previously agreed-upon deadline of July 1 this year. The bank has instructed Russian retail companies with annual revenues exceeding […]

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June 26, 2025

Russian Rapeseed Oils Conquer 50% of China’s Total Market as Agricultural Exports Boom

Russian rapeseed oil has gained increasing popularity in the Chinese market and now accounts for over half of China’s imports of this product, according to Dmitry Kurbatov, Director of International Trade at Forward East Group. He was speaking at a Russian export business mission in Chengdu, China. Kurbatov said, “Chengdu is the global capital of […]

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June 26, 2025

Russian Fertilizer Exports to India and Africa Show Huge Increases Amidst Global Price Rises

Russia’s PhosAgro boosted fertilizer exports 10% year-on-year to 4.3 million tonnes in January-May 2025, CEO Mikhail Rybnikov has said. He was speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and stated, “After fully covering the needs of Russian farmers, we increased exports by approximately 10%, or 400,000 tonnes, to 4.3 million tonnes in the first five months of 2025. […]

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June 25, 2025

President Putin Q&A On Multipolarity, Iran, Ukraine, Nuclear War, & Foreign Investment  

President Putin has engaged in a lengthy, moderated Q&A session, with Nadim Koteich, of Sky News Arabia the moderator at the SPIEF 2025 event. Questions were direct and included involved answers from Putin about the concept of developing a multipolar global society, in-depth discussions about the Israel-Iran conflict, the Ukraine conflict, and issues pertaining to […]

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June 25, 2025

President Putin’s Speech At SPIEF 2025: Key Points & Analysis

Vladimir Putin has given the annual plenary speech at the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The main basis for his speech was all Russian domestic policy, in which he discussed the Russian Economy, Monetary Policy, Employment, Education, Tax and Funding Policies, Tourism and Recycling, Russia’s Investment Climate, Technological Development and Funding, Digitization, Foreign Trade, Defence […]

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June 24, 2025

Russia and Cuba to Develop Logistics Hub in the Gulf of America

Russia and Cuba are working on the creation of a logistics center based at Mariel Port, according to Tatyana Mashkova, Director General of the National Committee for Economic Cooperation with Latin American Countries (NC SESLA). Mariel Port is located 45 km from Havana, the capital of Cuba, in a sheltered deep-water bay. It is located […]

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June 24, 2025

FESCO Plans To Set Up Transport and Logistics Hubs in China and India For SCO Trade Development

Russia’s FESCO Transport Group intends to set up transport and logistics hubs in China and India, according to FESCO’s Vice President for Finance, Leonid Zvyagintsev. The hubs will be used to transport goods both within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries and to Africa. Zvyagintsev said that FESCO has initiated the transition to digital veterinary […]

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June 24, 2025

Russia’s Nordwind Requests Permission To Fly Moscow–Pyongyang

Russia’s Nordwind Airlines has requested permission from Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) for flight clearance from Moscow to Pyongyang, North Korea. Permission is being sought for flights up to two times a week. There are currently no direct flights between the capitals of Russia and North Korea. Flight times between Moscow and Pyongyang direct would be […]

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June 24, 2025

Russia, Mali Sign Nuclear Energy Cooperation Agreement

Russia and Mali have signed an agreement of cooperation concerning the use of nuclear energy, following the visit of Mali’s transitional president, Assimi Goita, to Russia. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin had previously ordered the signing of agreements between the Russian government and the governments of Mali and Burkina Faso on cooperation in the peaceful use of […]

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