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American Hedge Fund Manager Predicts A Russian Economic Boom 

BRICS, Economy, Finance, Foreign Investment, Russian Market

Jim Rogers, the legendary American investor and hedge fund manager has predicted a Russian economic boom once the Ukraine conflict ends, allowing foreign investors to return to the market. In an interview he gave on January 8th, Rogers said the resolution of the conflict would stabilize the geopolitical situation and positively impact Russian bonds, the […]

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Russian Government Procurement From the BRICS, Asian and Eurasian Banks

BRICS, Finance, Infrastructure, Russian Market, Trade

Contracts from international financial organizations will appear on the Russian government procurement website. These include projects being tendered for by several international banks that Russia holds equity and invests in, including the New Development Bank (NDB – formally known as the BRICS Development Bank). The NDB plans to unfreeze investments in Russia — money that

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How Russia Is Repositioning Its Wine Industry To Boost BRICS and Domestic Production 

Agriculture, BRICS, Imports, Russian Market, Trade

A symbol, as well as being representative of Russia’s move to replace previously EU manufactured imported products with products of Russian origin is Russia’s viniculture sector. Wines from Italy, France and Spain have long been popular in Russia, with these three countries alone accounting for 80% of all EU wine exports. In addition, viniculture is

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BRICS

Indonesia Joins BRICS As A Full Member

BRICS, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Indonesia has become a full member of the BRICS group, the its current rotating chair country, Brazil, announced on Monday (January 6). It brings the full member number of BRICS countries to ten, with the others being Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, in addition to Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the UAE. Several other

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Iran Imports From Russia Up As New Supply Chains Kick In

BRICS, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

Iran’s imports of non-oil products from Russia have reached US$1.1 billion in the past 8 months, according to Foroud Asgari, Iran’s Minister of Customs. He said that Russia has now become the fifth largest source of Iranian imports. In early December, Russian President Vladimir Putin had highlighted the stability and reliability of trade and economic

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Central Asia

Russia’s Pivot To Asia New Publication – “2025 Guide To Central Asia”  

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Trade

Russia’s Pivot To Asia have published their ‘2025 Guide to Central Asia’, which details Russia’s trade, investment and geopolitical relations with Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia. It also discusses the roles and developments within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Eurasian Economic Union. It is essential reading for anyone interested in,or

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Russia Joins Convention on International Organisation for Maritime Safety 

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Regulatory

The Russian Government has submitted for ratification to the State Duma the Convention on the International Organization for Maritime Navigation Equipment (IALA). This gives Russia the opportunity to participate in the work of the organization as a member state. The convention is a treaty that establishes the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation as

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Russia’s Foreign Trade: 2024 Changes and 2025 Trends

BRICS, Economy, Exports, Imports, Russian Market, Trade

2024 was marked by distinct changes in Russia’s foreign trade turnover, as sanctions and geopolitical instability forced the Russian economy to adapt to a new normal. Despite these challenges, exports grew by 0.5% to reach US$278 billion in value, while the focus of attention of Russian suppliers was Asia, Africa and the CIS countries. It

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