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Russia Preparing For Crypto Transactions By 2025 In Foreign Trade  

Economy, Finance, Trade

Russia’s financial authorities are moving towards the use of crypto-currency for international trade, with a focus group established to pilot and test international trade settlements using digital currencies. The group reportedly consists of members of the Russian Chamber of Commerce, and the Association of Electronics Developers and Manufacturers, as well as several lenders. The selected […]

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Russia To Construct Fuel Pipeline In The Republic Of Congo

Africa, Energy, Investment, Trade

Russia has tentatively agreed to the construction of a fuel pipeline in the Republic of Congo, according to a Russian government decree published on Monday (September 16). The pipeline will link the western port of Pointe-Noire to the capital Brazzaville, and will also pass through the town of Loutete, about 155 kilometers (96 miles) west

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Russia – Egypt Bilateral Trade Triples To Over US$7 Billion

Africa, BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, and Trade and Industry Minister Anton Alikhanov met with Egypt’s Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in Moscow on Monday. The meetings were to discuss the situation in Palestine, as well as trade updates and other bilateral relations. Egypt is also a member of BRICS, with the 2024 annual heads

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Russia Wants To Reel In China’s Growing Fish Consumer Market

BRICS, China, Trade

Russian fish exporters need to actively develop new niche markets through marketing tools, according to German Zverev, President of the All-Russian Association of Fishermen. This will be of interest to Russian sales and marketing businesses with China market capabilities. According to Zverev, China is currently the second largest global importer of fish products after the

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Russia Developing Domestic and International Cruise Ship Industry

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport

With Western cruise companies such as US-based Princess Cruises suspending sales of cruises to Russian citizens, Russia has begun to develop a new cruise industry designed to meet the needs of holidaymakers. In 2022, the Russian Government allocated ₽15 billion (US$164 million) for the construction of seven civilian fleet ships. Three of them will be

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Linked In Now Requires Legally Verified Personal ID To Permit Accounts With Russia Content

Miscellaneous

Amid the furore concerning the United States sanctioning the Russian media platform RT, other tactics are also being used by US media and content outlets to supress free speech. One of these has directly affected Russia’s Pivot to Asia, whose embryonic Linked In account has abruptly been suspended within 24 hours of it being set

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Russia’s Proposed Ban On Strategic Exports Could Significantly Change Global Supply Chains

Economy, Energy, Trade

In a tit-for-tat move, President Putin has asked the Russian government to look into imposing restrictions on Russian exports of so-called ‘strategic’ materials such as nickel, titanium and uranium in response to sanctions imposed by the West. If carried out, the move has the potential to reshape critical industry supply chains as Russia’s allies, such

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International Monetary Fund Returns To Russia, Will Provide Economic Health Report 

Economy, Finance

Update – September 18 Alexsei Mozhin, the IMF’s executive director for Russia, has stated that the IMF’s leadership has now scrapped plans to begin a review of the Russian economy this week, because the mission was “technically not ready”. The IMF is understood to have come under pressure from European member states not to visit

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