Russia's Pivot to Asia

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The IMF Have Not Visited Either Russia Or Belarus This Decade. How Can Their Economic Analysis Be Accurate? 

Commonwealth of Independent States, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, Regulatory

Russian academics have begun questioning the level of economic and political intelligence being cited by the West when it comes its collective analysis of Russia, with many perplexed about how the West so consistently sticks to its statements that it is being threatened by Russia, that the country is collapsing, and economic decline is imminent.

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The Impartiality Of The Kyiv School of Economics – As Vested Interests Interfere

Economy, Finance, Russia

The Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) has become the de facto go-to resource for Western economic intelligence about both Ukraine and Russia, with especially the Financial Times regularly quoting its research and statistics. Yet how impartial and honest is its data?   The KSE functions as a non-state think tank, however, is funded by donors such

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Diamonds

India’s Gem Processing Industry Destabilized Due To US-Introduced Chaos Over Russian Raw Diamonds

Economy, Exports, India, Russia, Trade

First, the good news: Russia doubled its diamond exports to India year on year in August, according to data from India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry. They surged to a value of US$31.3 million in August 2025, more than double the US$13.4 million recorded in August 2024. Russia is the world’s largest producer of rough

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Far East

Russia To Build Ten Industrial Technology Parks In The Far East By 2030

Asia, China, Finance, Infrastructure, Russia, Trade

The Russian government is to build at least 10 Industrial and Technology Parks in the Far East and the Russian Arctic by 2030, the Kremlin said on Tuesday (November 4). Instructions were issued by the President, and read “To the Russian government: Taking into account previously issued instructions, ensure the creation by 2030 in the

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Russia To Develop Logistics Services On Borders With China and North Korea

Asia, China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Russia, Trade

Vladimir Putin has instructed the Russian government to develop transport and logistics centers on the border with China and North Korea, according to the Kremlin. The Kremlin statement says “The Russian government has been instructed to take measures to ensure the development of multimodal transport and logistics centers in the Far Eastern Federal District and

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Rare Earths

Russia To Increase Rare Earths Mining & Development

Exports, Investment, Russia, Trade

The Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to approve a roadmap for the long-term development of rare and rare earth metal mining and production by December 1, the Kremlin stated on Tuesday (November 4). Putin’s statement read, “To the Russian government, taking into account the previously issued instructions, approve an action plan for

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India’s Oil Imports From Russia Increased During October Despite US Sanctions

Energy, Exports, India, Trade

India’s crude oil imports from Russia rose in October, despite the US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil. India’s October imports of Russian oil reached 1.48 million barrels per day, according to data from oil tracking companies Kpler and OilX. Kpler estimated India’s Russian crude imports at about 1.48 million barrels per day (bpd) in October,

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China-Russia Bilateral Relations – November 2025 Update

Asia, China, Economy, Exports, Finance, Imports, Investment, Trade

The Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met with their respective business delegations at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Mishustin was accompanied by Deputy Prime Ministers Tatyana Golikova, Dmitry Chernyshenko, Yury Trutnev and Alexander Novak, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to China Igor Morgulov, Minister of Agriculture

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