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Featured September 20, 2025

Japanese and Indian Investors In Sakhalin Oil & Gas Must Follow New Participation Regulations

The Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, signed Order 2559-r on September 18 stipulating that specific conditions must be met by Sodeco (Sakhalin Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd., the shareholders of which are Japex, the government of Japan, Itochu, Marubeni, and Inpex) and India’s ONGC Videsh Limited. The updated criteria for participation in the Sakhalin-1 […]

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Featured September 20, 2025

Russia, Philippines Encouraging Participation In Nuclear, Oil and Gas Energy Sectors

The Russian-Philippines Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation has been meeting, with , Russian Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Alexei Gruzdev saying that cooperation between Russia and the Philippines in the energy sector could become one of the drivers for the growth of trade turnover between the two countries. Gruzdev said “We see good prospects […]

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September 19, 2025

Russia, Pakistan To Trade Wheat & Rice on the St. Petersburg Commodities Exchange

The St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) and Pakistan-based KMAK Group have signed a memorandum of understanding on the development of exchange trading, SPIMEX has stated, following a meeting of the Russia-Pakistan Intergovernmental Commission for trade and investment. SPIMEX stated that “Wheat is being considered as the Russian export commodity for the first transactions, and […]

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September 15, 2025

Russia Plans Major Railway Construction To Link Northern Sea Route To Major Cities

The North Siberian Railway, when built, will become part of the Transarctic Transport Corridor, according to Gennady Guselnikov, the Chairman of the Siberian Agreement Association. The Siberian Agreement is an interregional association of economic cooperation of the subjects of the Russian Federation. Currently, the subjects of the Russian Federation consist of three federal districts — […]

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September 9, 2025

The BRICS Virtual Summit: A Dry Run For The UN General Assembly: Text & Analysis

The BRICS nations convened an emergency virtual summit yesterday (September 8), hosted by Brazilian President Lula da Silva, to discuss the situation concerning the United States imposition of trade tariffs on multiple countries including BRICS members. The meeting lasted about 90 minutes. All ten full BRICS members were present, represented by Brazilian President Lula Da […]

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September 8, 2025

Why Trump Won’t Win The Tariff Wars: The US Economy Is Too Small

Plucky little Laos, in southeast Asia, has just become the latest country to ignore US import tariffs, by stating that it will redirect its US exports to other markets. Laos has been hit with a 40% import duty on its products.  What is surprising about this move is that Laos is a relatively small country, […]

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September 8, 2025

Laos To ReRoute US Coffee Exports To Russia If US Tariffs Persist

Laos could reroute its coffee sales from the US to Russia due to the 40% tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has stated. Trump imposed levies on goods from Laos last month as part of a broader flurry of country-specific tariffs aimed at addressing what he called unfair trade […]

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September 7, 2025

Putin’s Eastern Economic Forum Plenary Session – Russia’s Far East Connects To Southeast Asia

Discussions With Senior Officials From China, Mongolia, Laos, and about the Russian Economy: Full Contents & Analysis The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has taken part in a series of conversations as part of the Far Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. Other participants included Sonexay Siphandone, the Prime Minister of Laos, Gombojav Zandanshatar, the Prime Minister […]

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September 6, 2025

Putin Discusses Development Of Russian Far East: Content & Analysis

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been taking part in the Plenary session of the 10th Eastern Economic Forum. Putin gave a lengthy speech, which exclusively dealt with development issues in the Russian Far East, and covered regional economic, industrial development, rare earths, energy, logistics, the Trans-Arctic Corridor, shipbuilding, legal and tax incentives, an Arctic […]

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September 5, 2025

Russia-Vietnam Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been attending the celebrations for the end of World War II in Beijing and has had the opportunity to discuss bilateral relations with other attendees, including with the Vietnamese President, Luong Cuong. This is what they had to say: Vladimir Putin: “Mr President, friends, I am delighted to hold […]

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September 5, 2025

Russia, Laos, Discuss Energy Investment

Russia and Laos have discussed energy cooperation prospects, with Russian Deputy Energy Minister Roman Marshavin, taking part in negotiations with Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone. The meetings were held in Vladivostok on the sidelines of the Far Eastern Economic Forum. Russia’s Energy Ministry stated that “The sides discussed a number of prospective cooperation areas, including […]

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