Russia's Pivot to Asia

Threat Of US Secondary Financial Sanctions Hits Personal MIR Card Use

Economy, Finance, Trade

The United States has imposed sanctions against Russia’s JSC NSPK, the operator of MIR payment cards. These act as a Russian form of Visa and Mastercard and allow card holders the ability to access ATM machines, pay for goods in stores and conduct transactions. The latest countries to be targeted by US secondary sanctions are […]

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Embellishment: The Art Of Spotting Media Disinformation Tactics

Miscellaneous

The rise of AI in media usage and amongst the tactics and mechanisms used to constantly paint a specific persuasive – often political or opinionated message to the mass population is the use of lexicological embellishment. For this, we should be grateful to the journalistic guidelines espoused by the great Ernest Hemingway, who cautioned against

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Russian Manufacturers Beginning To Replace Chinese Vendors In Russian Market Supply Chains

Economy, Foreign Investment, Trade

Russian current SME demand for intermediary agents to work with counterparties from China is growing at a record pace and includes a whole range of services – from searching for manufacturers of goods in demand in Russia, their delivery to setting up payment processes. The popularity of intermediaries has begun to increase as Chinese banks

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Russia’s Pivot To Asia Interviewed By World Geostrategic Insights

China, Economy, Foreign Investment, Trade

Russia’s Pivot To Asia has been asked for comments by World Geostrategic Insights for what it terms “Russia’s shift to the global south.” In four detailed and highly complex questions – we provide the answers about issues concerning Russia’s identity, the prospects for a “Greater Eurasia”, Russia’s relationship with China, and the impact of sanctions

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Eurasian Economic Union Wants More Cooperation With Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

China, Eurasian Economic Union, Trade

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) considers broader cooperation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a crucial avenue of its activities, Eurasian Economic Commission Board Chairman Bakytzhan Sagintayev has said, speaking at a CIS international economic forum in Moscow. “Broader cooperation with the SCO is a key avenue for us. The EAEU and the SCO

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Icebreaker

Northern Sea Route To See Record Shipping Volumes During 2024

Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s Rosatom state nuclear energy corporation expects record volumes of traffic along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) during 2024, CEO Alexei Likhachev said during last weeks ‘Developing the Northern Sea Route: Results for 2023’, and ‘Plans up to 2035’ meetings. Likhachev also said that the volume of transportation currently significantly exceeds the figures for the

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The Changbai Mountains on the border of China and Korea

Greater Tumen Initiative Plans Regional Eco-Tourism Development

Foreign Investment, Trade

The four countries participating in the Greater Tumen Initiative have agreed to come up with a joint collection of promising eco-tourism routes, and there are plans to issue it in 2024, the press service for the Russian Economic Development Ministry has said. Nikita Kondratyev, director of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects,

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