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Baltika Beer

Russia’s Baltika Beer To Open A Trading House In Shanghai

China, Exports, Investment, Trade

Russia’s Baltika beer brand, which was sold to its Russian management team for US$320 million in December last year following Carlsberg’s exit from the Russian consumer market, have launched 11 new online stores on popular internet platforms in China, and plans to open a trading house in Shanghai by the end of 2024. Baltika Brewery […]

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Russia-China Bilateral Trade Expected To Reach US$243 Billion For 2024

China, Exports, Imports, Trade

Bilateral trade between Russia and China has increased by 2.1% year-on-year to US$222.774 billion in the first eleven months of 2024, according to data released on Tuesday (December 10) by China’s customs. That implies a 2024 total of US$243 billion will be reached for the year, a record high and slightly more than last years

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China-Eu railway

China-Europe Rail Freight Continues To Rely Heavily on Russia Transit

China, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Rail freight from China to Europe continues to rely heavily on transit through Russia, however the EU’s own sanctions, and especially new counter-sanctions imposed by the Kremlin, continue to create significant obstacles. For example, Italian logistics firms and importers have been complaining that containers following the China-Europe rail route have been stopping in Russia in

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Russia-China Nizhneleninskoye-Tongjiang Bridge Crossing Exports: Update 

China, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The new Nizhneleninskoye-Tongjiang cross-border bridge between Russia and China has proved beneficial to Russia’s raw material exports since it opened in November 2022, and has become a key route for Russian coal and iron ore to be transported to China. Chinese finished goods are also imported in containers via the same cross-border bridge. Russia’s Transit

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Russian, Chinese Rating Agencies Replacing Western Agencies In Eurasia

BRICS, China, Finance, Regulatory

Russian and Chinese credit rating agencies are replacing Western ratings agencies as demand for financial intelligence increases throughout Asia. Companies such as Moodys, S&P, and Fitch all exited the Russian market in 2022, when sanctions were imposed. Their work in Asia, and China has also been historically erratic, with a lack of local connections and

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BRICS Law

BRICS Dispute Resolution To Replace Western Based Arbitration Courts

BRICS, China, India, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Regulatory

The Russian-Chinese Legal Congress is taking place on December 4th, and amongst other matters, will discuss the  issue of resolving maritime disputes between BRICS countries. Anastasia Simonova, of Verba Legal, has stated that “Cooperation between Russia, China and India in the field of maritime transportation, international transit of goods, in relation to the Northern Sea

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Northern Sea Route

Russia, China Agree Important Safety, Security Issues Along The Northern Sea Route

China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and China have reached numerous, specific agreements on navigational safety and security along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), according to Alexey Likhachev, the Director General of Rosatom. He was speaking at the first meeting of the Subcommittee on Cooperation on the NSR of the Russian-Chinese commission. Rosatom is heavily invested in the NSR and

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China Auto Manufacturer Considering Manufacturing Facility In Siberia and Russian Far East

China, Foreign Investment, Imports, Russian Market

A Chinese automaker is considering Novosibirsk and Irkutsk regions as possible locations for a plant, the chairman of the Russian-Asian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RAUIE), Vitaly Mankevich has stated. He was speaking at the GlobalSibExpo-China 2024 Automobile Transport, Logistics and Engineering Forum in Novosibirsk. Mankevich said that “The construction of a Chinese automobile company’s

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Eurasian Economic Union – Mongolia Free Trade Agreement Expected In December

Asia, China, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Trade

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is expected to sign an interim free trade agreement with Mongolia before the end of this year, according to Alexei Overchuk, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister. He stated yesterday (November 26) that “We’re approaching the signing of an interim free trade zone agreement with Mongolia, we’re expecting it.” Numerous infrastructure

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