Economy

Russia To Permit Foreign Bank Branches & Cryptocurrency Settlements

Economy, Finance, Trade

Changes in Russia’s policy towards allowing Foreign banks to operate in the county are in the pipeline, as growing problems with cross-border payments have forced the government and the Central Bank to agree to open branches of foreign banks in Russia. These have been strictly prohibited in recent decades. Additionally, Russian officials are ready to […]

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De-Dollarizing Via mBridge – How Close Are We?

BRICS, Economy, Finance, Trade

In a world where de-dollarization has become the byword for independent sovereignty, there has been a lot of talk about BRICS currency, cross-border settlements in national currencies, and much speculative guesstimating. However, what is the root program that has been developed to enable cross-border settlements to handle transactions in different sovereign national Central Bank Digital

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Burning Down The House: How European Politicians Have Collapsed The European Economy

Economy, Finance, Trade

One of the difficulties when reporting statistics concerning Russia or the European Union in these chaotic times is the ultra-partisan nature of contemporary thought. Anything pro-Russian or Western-negative is automatically regarded as suspect and not to be trusted. Such items are also avoided as subjects for discussion in Western media. Hiding the truth has always

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More Countries Want To Join The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation As Full Members

BRICS, Economy, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Several countries want to upgrade their relations with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the group’s Secretary-General Zhang Ming has stated. The SCO is a multifunctional trade, security and geopolitical alliance formed in 2001 by China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, primarily to deal with the repercussions of the United States and NATO invasion of

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Russia’s Tax Revenues From ‘Unfriendly Countries’ Business Exceeds Forecasts

Economy, Finance, Trade

Other unexpected bonuses are increasing Russia’s taxable corporate income from foreign investors originating from unfriendly countries as a direct result of sanctions being placed upon the country. Political pressures are also being placed on foreign investors to exit. It is another example of political thinking in the West apparently being divided from the fiscal repercussions.

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Corporate Registrations In Russia’s Offshore SAR Increase 30% In 2024 YTD

Economy, Finance, Investment, Trade

Russian and foreign investors are starting to become more savvy over tax incentives on offer in Russia’s Special Administrative Regions (SAR), increasing their investments by almost a third since the beginning of this year. The two SAR that Russia currently has are sited in Kaliningrad, in Western Russia, and Russky Island, Vladivostok in the Primorye

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European Workers Suffer Russia Sanctions Blowback With Predictable Redundancies

Economy, Finance, Investment, Trade

We rarely comment about the sanctions regime here on RPA mainly because we deal with trade and investment issues and also as the topic is usually well covered elsewhere. However, the news that Unilever are to slash their European workforce by 30% is a predictable result of sanctions being placed upon Russia and political pressure

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Eurasian Economic Union, United Arab Emirates Free Trade Agreement Expected In September

BRICS, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, Trade

Representatives of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) expect to come to a substantive conclusion of negotiations on signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by the autumn of 2024, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has said. This followed statements by Andrei Slepnev, the EEC Trade Minister and Thani bin Ahmed

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