BRICS

Suez

Egypt’s Suez Canal Wants Partnership With Russia 

Africa, BRICS, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority, the Egyptian state body responsible for operating the waterway, is seeking to sign a partnership deal with Russia. The two countries are already working together on a major industrial project in the Suez Canal Economic Zone in eastern Port Said.  Osama Rabie, chairman and managing director of the Suez Canal Authority, […]

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G20

Russia Proposes A Permanent BRICS Seat At The G20 As Global South Gains Influence: Analysis  

Africa, BRICS, Infrastructure, Security, Trade

The Director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Dmitry Birichevskiy, has been speaking at the Valdai Club’s 3rd Russia-Africa conference and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). South Africa is in a somewhat unique position as it has just taken over the Presidency of the G20, and from

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Vietnam

Russia’s FESCO Establishes Direct Rail Freight Service From Vietnam To Moscow  

Asia, BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s FESCO Transportation Group has launched a direct rail service, the “Vietnam Shuttle” from Vietnam to Moscow via China and Mongolia in partnership with logistics operator Ratraco (a subsidiary of Vietnam Railways), the company has said. The average transit time along the Vietnam Shuttle route is 35 days. Departures from Vietnam are carried out weekly.

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Thailand – Cambodia Conflict – Impact On Russia

Asia, BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Conflict has broken out between Thailand and Cambodia, regarding long-disputed land borders and certain temples. The problems began with a Thai soldier being wounded by a Cambodian land mine and have escalated. As of Friday, (July 25) an estimated 15 civilians have died with 138,000 Thai nationals being evacuated from the border region. Fighting has

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India

Russia, India, Bilateral Relations: July 2025 Update  

BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, India, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, met with the Indian Foreign Minister  Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers’ meetings in Tianjin, China. The two foreign ministers engaged in a comprehensive discussion on pivotal bilateral and international issues, as well as the forthcoming schedule of diplomatic engagements. They reiterated their

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Gold

Russia To Begin Trading Gold On St. Petersburg Exchange

BRICS, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, Russian Market, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Russia, the world’s second-largest gold producer, is to free itself from the current dependence of gold prices on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), and plans to launch gold trading on the St. Petersburg Exchange (SPIMEX) by the end of the year. One of the main objectives of the exchange when launching a new market is

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Agriculture

Russia To Provide BRICS, SCO, & EAEU Members With Satellite Data For Farmland Management   

Agriculture, BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Data from remote sensing satellites for monitoring farmlands will be available to Russia’s BRICS partners, as well as to the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Russian Space Systems said on Thursday (July 10). They stated that “Data from the domestic orbital constellation of remote sensing satellites

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Russia, ASEAN Prepare New Five Year Partnership Agreement

Asia, BRICS, Exports, Imports, Trade

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the top diplomats of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states have been meeting in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. These are part of the annual Russia-ASEAN foreign ministers’ meetings. Lavrov will also be attending the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum for security. ASEAN

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