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88% Of Iran-Eurasian Economic Union Bilateral Trade Expected To Be Tariff-Free

Eurasian Economic Union, Trade

Kambiz Mirkarimi, a member of the board of directors of the Iran-Russia Joint Chamber of Commerce, has projected that over 88% of commodities exchanged between Iran and the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will soon be subject to zero tariffs within the next two months. This forecast comes amidst the facilitation of […]

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Russia To Invite BRICS Countries To Form An Independent Financial System

BRICS, Economy, Finance

The Russian Ministry of Finance, together with the Central Bank and BRICS partners, will prepare a number of initiatives to create an independent international monetary and financial system. The result of this work may be, among other things, the creation of a digital settlement and payment platform “BRICS Bridge”. This was decided following a meeting

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Number of New Russian Exporters Grows 60% In Three Years As Asia Beckons

Trade

The support measures provided for by the Russian Export Centre (REC) to encourage Russian businesses to look at new markets in ‘friendly’ countries has significantly increased the number of non-resource exporting companies. Among the most promising areas according to the REC are agricultural sector, IT and telecommunications, and logistics. According to the Russian Ministry of

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First Russia-India Direct Agroexpress Train Sent From Chelyabinsk To Mumbai

India, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The first fully-fledged Agroexpress train, carrying oat flakes and cereals has been sent from the Yuzhnouralsky Transport and Logistics Center in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region to India’s Mundra Port in Mumbai via the eastern route of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), the press service of the State Transport Leasing Company has announced. The Agroexpress route

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Why Europe Isn’t Keen On Sending Money Derived From Frozen Russian Assets To Ukraine

Economy, Finance

An on-going debate has been raging in the West about using frozen Russian capital – about US$282 billion, mostly belonging to the Bank of Russia – to generate funds to give to Ukraine. Of this money, about US$6 billion is held in the United States, with the vast majority being held in Europe. Opinions on

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Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Airport To Be Jointly India-Russia Managed

BRICS, Foreign Investment, Infrastructure, Trade

The Sri Lankan authorities have decided to transfer the management of the southern Mattal Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) in Hambantota to the Russian airport management company AR Regional Airports and India’s Shauraya Aeronautics. MRIA is one of three international airports in Sri Lanka and was built to offset pressure at the main airport in the

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