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UN Secretary-General To Attend BRICS Summit As A Powerful Multipolar Group Emerges

Africa, BRICS, China, Economy, India, Infrastructure, Trade

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, is to attend the 2024 BRICS Heads of State summit, which kicks off today (October 22) in Kazan, Russia. The UN is an official observer to the group, however Guterres personal participation sends a strong signal that the BRICS is very much now part of what […]

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GDP Growth

Putin – 2025 Economic Growth to be in Russia, China, India and Saudi Arabia

Africa, China, Economy, Finance, India, Trade

Russian President Vladimir Putin has forecast that the economies of Russia, China, India, and Saudi Arabia will show strong positive growth over the coming years, while it will also be advanced in Africa and Southeast Asia. Speaking at a BRICS media event, he stated “Growth, positive growth will be in such strong countries as China,

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North Korea

Russia To Ratify ‘Strategic Partnership Agreement’ with North Korea: Implications

China, Security, Trade

Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally requested that the Russian State Duma ratify the treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership with North Korea (DPRK) that he signed during his trip to Pyongyang in June. The Russian media reported on Monday that the ratification proposal had been registered in the legislature’s docket and is expected to be

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SCO 2024

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Prime Ministers Council Meeting Begins In Pakistan 

China, India, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Meeting of Council of Prime Ministers of SCO Member States has begun in Pakistan, with Russia represented by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The SCO includes full members Belarus, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.  Dialogue partners include Afghanistan and Mongolia, while Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia,  Egypt, Kuwait, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal,

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Russia China Millitary

Russian and Chinese Defence Ministers Meet in Beijing: Implications for Asia

China, Security, Trade

The Russian Defence Minister, Andrei Belousov, has met with Dong Jun, his Chinese counterpart, in Beijing on Monday (October 14). The meeting comes two days after the culmination of the East Asia Summit which China, Russia, and the United States all participated in together with numerous Asian countries. Russia has expressed immediate alarm about American

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Russia – East Asia 2024 Multilateral Relations – Update

BRICS, China, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been in Laos, attending meetings of the East Asia Summit, which included 18 partners, including Russia, being the United States, the European Union, Japan, Australia, South Korea, India and China, and the members of ASEAN. This also includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and

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Chinese Companies Become The Largest Foreign Investors and Revenue Generators in Russia

BRICS, China, Foreign Investment, Trade

The redistribution of foreign participation in the Russian market over the past two years has resulted in Chinese investors becoming the largest source of foreign investment into the country. In the first nine months of 2024, the number of Russian registered companies with Chinese equity increased by 32% over the same period in 2023, according

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China Russia

China Needs A Strong Russia, While Russia Needs A Stable China – Russian Foreign Minister

BRICS, China, Energy, Trade

The Russia-China relationship has been the focus of ongoing conjecture in the West, much of it referring to how Beijing will eventually outmanoeuvre Moscow and subsume Russia either via land grabs or financial coercion. Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, has weighed in on the debate by stating, somewhat enigmatically, that “Our friendly and good-neighbourly relations

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New Far East Container Port At Posyet To Service The Primorsky International Transport Corridor  

China, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

A new terminal for transhipment of various cargoes, including containers and grain, will be built in the port of Posyet in Primorsky Krai. Russia’s VTB bank are to finance the project, with a total investment of about ₽10 billion (US$106 million). The corresponding agreement was signed during the recent Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. VTB

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Flying fish

Container Ship Traverses St. Petersburg – Shanghai Via Northern Sea Route In Record Time

China, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Panamax container ship Flying Fish 1 has just completed its journey along the Northern Sea Route, navigating its way from St. Petersburg to Shanghai in 21 days at an average speed of 16 knots or about 30 kilometers per hour. What makes this voyage significant for the global shipping world and supply chain logistics

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