Russia's Pivot to Asia

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How India’s Vostro Bank Account Scheme Can Assist With Russia’s Rupee Trade Settlements Problem

BRICS, Economy, Finance, India, Trade

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been in Moscow holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in discussions likely to have far-reaching, positive consequences for Russia-India bilateral trade as well as the BRICS group. There are however, technical problems to solve. A major stumbling block is that India buys far more from Russia than vice […]

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Russia’s Leading Low-Cost Retailer Redomiciles From Cyprus to Kazakhstan

Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Foreign Investment, Investment

Cyprus loses a major Russian client to Kazakhstan’s fiscal gain as Western exits increase  The Russian chain of low cost retailers, Fix Price has redomiciled its corporate PLC entity from Cyprus to the Astana International Financial Centre in Kazakhstan. Fix Price operate over 6,500 retail stores worldwide, with 2023 revenues of ₽291.9 billion (US$3.3 billion)

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Russia’s Special Economic Zones Attracting New Foreign Investors

Economy, Finance, Foreign Investment, Infrastructure

The Russian Ministry of the Economy has been assessing the effectiveness of the 44 Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in the country, including their fiscal effectiveness. SEZs are attractive investments for foreign investors as they typically offer reduced corporate income tax rates – typically zero for the first three-five years and at a 50% discount for

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Russia-Mongolia-China Economic Corridor To Be Developed

China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has held trilateral meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of State meetings in Astana.  The Russian Foreign Ministry said that “During a substantive conversation, they exchanged views on enhancing trilateral cooperation in

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Russia’s Bilateral Trade With Pakistan Increasing

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Islamabad proposes trade barter system to overcome financial difficulties  Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Kazakhstan’s Astana. Trade between Russia and Pakistan is growing, and Russia is willing to increase supplies of energy and agricultural produce to Islamabad,

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Russia – Kazakhstan Bilateral Trade Reaches US$30 Billion  

Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Russia – Kazakhstan bilateral trade is growing steadily, and has already reached almost US$30 billion, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during meetings with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State summit held in Astana. Russia remains one of the main trade and economic partners for Kazakhstan, Putin said, adding “We

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Xi, Putin, Want Pricing Agreement On Power of Siberia 2 “As Soon As Possible” and Instruct Gazprom and Sinopec To Make A Deal

China, Energy, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana yesterday (July 3), and have instructed the two countries’ responsible companies to agree on the terms of gas supply via the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline “as soon as possible,” according to Russian Deputy

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Azerbaijan States Intention To Join BRICS

BRICS, Commonwealth of Independent States, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Pro-Russia BRICS bloc has soft power control over the Caspian and Red Sea supply chains  Azerbaijan, which has been attending the annual Heads of State meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana has expressed interest in joining the BRICS grouping.  The BRICS includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, while Egypt,

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