The Russian economy is transitioning, with economic pressures such as inflation, moderate growth and sanctions all contributing to a dampened performance in 2025. However, this is partially offset by significant infrastructure building, high military related output, and increasing foreign reserves and industrial progress in key economic areas. It is also diversifying beyond energy to include new vital technology-driven sectors. Get vital data on Russia’s economy for business decision-making. Analysis of macroeconomic trends, investment climate, and economic policies impacting your operations and investments in the country.
Part Three – The United States and BRICS With Donald Trump about to become the 47th President of the United States, we look at the various issues his presidency is likely to impact Russia, including Ukraine, sanctions, security, tariffs, trade, and BRICS. In Part Three, we look at the implications for the United States’ likely […]
During this year, a long-awaited IPO boom has occurred in the Russian market. In less than a year, 14 new issuers placed their shares on the open market, and another began collecting applications — the best result since 2007. Driving this are institutional investors, but increasingly private investors are also now involved. For 2025, Russian […]
The major Russian cargo carrier Globaltrans is to leave the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on November 22, and has already relisted in Astana, Kazakhstan. The company is one of Russia’s largest rail transport groups, and is focused exclusively on the freight logistics sector in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), providing services for […]
The Basel-based Bank of International Settlements (BIS) is poised to drop cooperation with the mBridge financial settlements system, in a move that would delay the introduction of any alternative financial settlements system to SWIFT. mBridge has been developed by the Central banks in China, Thailand, Hong Kong, and the UAE, and has recently and successfully […]
BRICS trade and payments systems, the Ukraine conflict, North Korean soldiers, Donald Trump and Engagement with Africa The Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a speech summarising the activities of the 2024 BRICS Heads of State summit in Kazan, followed by a Q&A session. We provide his speech first, followed by the Q&A. Questions are […]
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The BRICS countries have agreed to include 13 countries in the category of “Partner States” in the association. However, the entry of these countries has not yet been made official, as the newly established protocol in the procedure requires the country holding the current Chairmanship of the organisation (in this case, Russia, from 2025, Brazil) […]
The 2024 BRICS summit has concluded with a ‘Kazan Summit Declaration’, with 134 points covering 43 pages. The key topics include further development of the association, position on various global issues, sanctions, settlement of regional crises, including in Ukraine and the Middle East, in addition to a comprehensive reform of the United Nations (UN), including […]
Vladimir Putin has met with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkiye at the BRICS Summit in Kazan. This is what they had to say: Putin: “Once again, I would like to welcome everyone to Kazan and to repeat how much I appreciate it that you have accepted the invitation to attend the BRICS Plus/Outreach […]
Vladimir Putin has met with Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, at the BRICS Summit in Kazan. This is what they had to say: Putin: “Chinese comrades and friends, I extend a warm welcome to all of you here in Russia, particularly in the Republic of Tatarstan, in Kazan, the capital of the Republic. This region […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has met with the President of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), Dilma Rousseff. The NDB acts as a BRICS development platform and invests in infrastructure projects, often in the green sector, in BRICS nations. Equity investors include Algeria, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Russia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, […]
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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