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Russia, Bolivia Bilateral Relations: October 2025 Update

BRICS, Energy, Investment, Latin America, Trade

Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Luis Alberto Arce Catacora, the President of Bolivia, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.   The parties discussed the current state of bilateral cooperation in various areas, including trade, the economy, and the implementation of investment projects, as well as current issues […]

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Russia-India Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update

BRICS, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Finance, Imports, India, Infrastructure, Investment, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the Indian Minister of External Affairs, on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. They discussed pivotal issues concerning bilateral collaboration, including preparations for the forthcoming Russia–India summit, to be held at this year’s end. They also

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Russia, Thailand Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update

Asia, BRICS, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Trade

Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, met with Sihasak Phuangketkeow, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. During the conversation the parties discussed the prospects for developing Russian-Thai cooperation in priority areas, including the advancement of political dialogue,

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Russia, Nigeria Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update

Africa, Agriculture, BRICS, Energy, Exports, Imports, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, the Foreign Minister of Nigeria on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The discussion focused on pressing matters concerning the continued progressive development of Russian–Nigerian relations including the maintenance of an active political dialogue and

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Russian President Putin Meets With Ethiopian Prime Minister: Nuclear Deal & Bilateral Update

Africa, BRICS, Energy, Infrastructure, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has met with Abiy Ahmed, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, in Moscow.   At the beginning of the meeting, in the presence of the heads of state, Director General of Rosatom Alexei Likhachev and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia Gedion Timotheos exchanged the signed Action Plan between the State Atomic Energy

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Russia Wants To Produce Sunflower Oil In Egypt For Resale To African Markets

Africa, Agriculture, BRICS, Investment, Trade

Russia is interested in setting up production of sunflower oil in Egypt, with the issue raised during a Russian delegation’s visit to Cairo, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, who led the delegation. He said that “We have very active cooperation in agriculture with Egypt, which buys ours, and we’re discussing setting up

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Moscow Assessing Options For Russian Industrial Zone At Egypt’s Suez Canal

Africa, BRICS, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, who is about to visit Cairo, is to follow up on issues relating to the development of the much-delayed Russian Manufacturing & Development Zone based at Port Said near the Suez Canal. The intergovernmental agreement on the creation of the Russian Industrial Zone within the Suez Canal Economic

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Global Grain Market Dominated By MNCs:A BRICS Exchange Is Required For Security: Study

Agriculture, BRICS, Finance, Infrastructure, Security, Trade

The International BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre at Russia’s Higher School of Education (HSE University) has stated that the global grain market is dominated by the largest agribusiness traders, making it economically vulnerable. BRICS countries may want to establish a grain exchange in response, with antitrust regulators invited to participate in its creation. The

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

Africa, Asia, BRICS, China, Economy, Finance, India, Latin America, Middle East, Russian Market, Security, Trade

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

Asia, BRICS, China, Economy, Exports, Finance, India, Russia, Trade

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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