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August 13, 2026

Linde UK Assets Transferred To Russian Client After Default 

The assets of the British company Linde, has been transferred to a major consumer of their products – Russia’s Kuibyshevazot. The transfer came as part of debt collection related to a defaulted contract for constructing a gas processing complex in Ust-Luga.   According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, on August 10, 100% […]

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August 12, 2026

Russia’s Growing Railway Partnerships With Asia And The Global South: A Strategic, Geopolitical and Financial Analysis

Russia has been developing a massive international railway strategy that includes multiple industrial development sectors and infrastructure across Central Asia, the Middle East, India, China, and deep into Southeast Asia on a scale little recognised. We deep dive the expansion of Russia’s railway development, how it is managing this, and the potential new routes that could become available.

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August 12, 2026

BRICS Countries Discussing Central Banks Payment Systems & Digital Currencies

The BRICS nations are discussing linking their payment systems and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as they explore ways to reduce the costs and increase the speed of cross-border payments, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra. He said that “Cross-border payments is an area of interest for all of us, including […]

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August 12, 2026

Russia Exports Wheat To Colombia For First Time In Three Years

Russia has exported the first shipment of soft wheat since 2023 to Colombia from Novorossiysk, the Novorossiysk branch of the Federal Center for Assessment of Safety and Quality of Agricultural Products (FSBI SQA) has said, stating that “Specialists from the Novorossiysk branch of the FSBI SQA examined five shipments of Russian soft wheat totaling 16,000 […]

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August 10, 2026

The 2026 Uzbekistan-Bashkortostan Business Forum: Investment, Trade & Development Analysis

The 2026 Uzbekistan-Bashkortostan Business Forum has just taken place in Ufa, Russia. With bilateral trade growing at 20% this year, we deep dive the relationship between Bashkortostan and Uzbekistan, the investments being made and the prospects of the two countries hitting US$30 billion in trade by 2030.

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August 9, 2026

The 2026 Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum: Bilateral Trade, Investment & Development Analysis

The 2026 Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Forum has just taken place in Omsk. With bilateral trade growing at over 10% in 2026, we deep dive the extent of their regional integration and logistics and examine the US$833 million worth of investments signed during the event as both countries are set to deepen Eurasian connectivity.

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