Russia-China bilateral trade has exceeded US$200 billion for three consecutive years, with China remaining vital for Russia’s economy. Key exports for Russia are oil and gas, while China sends cars, electronics, and industrial components, with both nations deepening strategic cooperation and substantial joint infrastructure projects and connectivity despite global pressures. The trade mix however is changing as Russia looks to access markets deeper into the country and its significant Central and Southern populations.
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Western brewers market exit actually resulted in a domestic profit boosts for Russia In good news for thirsty Asians, and bad news for Denmark’s Carlsberg and the Netherlands Heineken, Russia’s Agroexport Center has identified the most promising markets for Russian beer exports and the regions of the country that have the greatest export potential in […]
Oleg Kozhemyako, the Governor of Russia’s Far Eastern Primorsky territory, has stated that a special port for use by Belarusian exporters will be developed on Russia’s eastern seaboard. The announcement was made after Kozhemyaako met with Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Belarus in Minsk earlier this month. Chinese developers are also interested in the construction […]
The government authorities of Russia’s Primorye Krai region, which borders China and North Korea, aim to boost trade with China up to US$11 billion by the end of 2024. The statement comes as the region hosts a delegation for the facilitation of international trade from China’s northern Heilongjiang province, which shares a significant border with […]
Russia has redefined its Asia strategy. Here’s how it will work The most misguided way to develop Russian policy in Asia would be to focus it on interaction with regional institutions and platforms, ‘fraternal graveyards’ where individual expression is lost in the need for everyone to find a common denominator. This is all the more […]
Discussions concerning the development of a new, potential BRICS currency have been on-going for some time, yet have intensified in recent months due to several Heads of States meetings taking place that have actively discussed and committed research into the issue. A trend is emerging in the modern geopolitical landscape: large international associations such as […]
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The BRICS tenth parliamentary forum has been taking place in St. Petersburg, with major structural changes being discussed to manage the blocs development. Russia is the current chair of the forum, which was presided over by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. He stated that “Thus far, BRICS does not have its own institutionalized parliamentary structure. […]
Anton Alikhanov, the Russian Industry and Trade Minister, has stated that mutual trade between Russia and the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) surged by 25% in 2023, reaching US$333 billion. The SCO completed their annual Heads of State meetings in Astana last week. This means that Russia’s trade with the SCO equates to […]
China’s RMB Yuan accounted for virtually the whole volume of exchange forex trading after the imposition of sanctions against the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), making up 99.6% of all transactions, the Central Bank of Russia has stated. Trading volume on the over-the-counter forex market reached ₽13 trillion (US$148 billion) in June. When sanctions were first imposed […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has held trilateral meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of State meetings in Astana. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that “During a substantive conversation, they exchanged views on enhancing trilateral cooperation in […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana yesterday (July 3), and have instructed the two countries’ responsible companies to agree on the terms of gas supply via the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline “as soon as possible,” according to Russian Deputy […]
Putin, Xi, Modi and other regional leaders are all attending The annual Heads of State meetings of the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has begun in Astana, Kazakhstan. The SCO has different categories of membership, with full members being China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Three countries — […]
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