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Russia and India To Discuss LinkIng National Payment Systems, Putin To Visit Delhi December 4/5

Economy, Exports, Finance, Imports, India, Infrastructure, Russian Infrastructure, Trade

With Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to India now scheduled for December 4th and 5th, the prospect of Russia and India linking their national payment systems to bypass the SWIFT network will be high on the agenda, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko. The subject follows discussions already held on the matter between […]

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Tax Treaty

Russia Reorganizes Its Double Tax Treaties As The UAE Tops Russian Fixed Investment List 

Asia, Economy, Finance, Middle East, Russian Infrastructure

The head of Russia’s Federal Tax Service (FTS), Daniil Yegorov, has stated that Russia has restructured its Double Tax Treaty (DTA) arrangements with other countries, with these now being aligned with countries that provide favorable investment environments for Russian investors. DTAs are bilateral agreements aimed at preventing situations where the same income of a legal

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SCO Putin

Vladimir Putin Speech At Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 2025 Moscow Summit: Comments and Analysis

Asia, Central Asia, China, Economy, Infrastructure, Russian Infrastructure, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Russia is the current chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and has been hosting the Council of Heads of Government in Moscow. The Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, chaired the event, while the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, also addressed the attendees. These included China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, Iran, and Belarus. This is

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SCO Russia

Russia, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Trade Hits US$409 Billion, New Financial Architecture Being Created

China, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, India, Infrastructure, Russian Infrastructure, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Moscow has been hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government Summit, with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, noting that Russia’s trade with SCO members has reached US$409 billion.  He stated, “Russia’s trade turnover with SCO countries reached $409 billion in 2024 and continues to grow. Of course, the lion’s share of this is

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China

Russian President Putin Meets With Chinese Premier Li Qiang: Statements & Analysis 

China, Economy, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has held discussions with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who is visiting Moscow to take part in the annual Heads of Government meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Russia is the current chair. Putin’s comments are prefixed with VP, Li Qiang’s with LQ, and our comments as RPA. This is what

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Winelab

Another Russian Company Seeks A Domestic IPO In The Face Of Increasing Retail Sales

Economy, Finance, Russian Infrastructure, Trade

In the wake of successful IPOs in Russia over the past two years, another Russian domestic market player has announced plans to list in early 2026. This is WineLab, the retail arm of the Novabev Group, one of Russia’s biggest producers and distributors of alcoholic beverages. The company said in reporting for the first half

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Africa

Russia’s Developing Trade & Investment In Africa: Background and Current Status

Africa, Economy, Energy, Exports, Finance, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

By Charles van der Leeuw Russia’s return to serious trade and investment on the African continent only seriously took off almost three decades after the breakup of the Soviet Union. The legacy the USSR had left in Africa remained untouched by western powers for a long time, and when China, in 2014, announced its Belt

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DOM

DOM.RF To Conduct A November IPO On The Moscow Stock Exchange

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Infrastructure

PJSC DOM.RF has announced plans for an IPO on the Moscow Exchange, with the planning to obtain a listing and start trading its shares on the Moscow Exchange this month. The shares are expected to be included in the first-tier list. DOM RF are a Russian state-owned financial services and property management company involved in

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VAT

Russia Relaxes VAT Threshold Payments For Its SMEs by 50%

Economy, Finance, Investment, Regulatory, Legal & Tax, Russian Infrastructure

The Russian government has accounted for the wishes of businesses and members of parliament and proposed a gradual transition to VAT payment for small- and medium-sized businesses on a simplified tax system, lowering the payment revenue mechanism from a threshold of ₽20 million (US$245,000) to ₽10 million (US$125,000) over the coming three years, Prime Minister

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The IMF Have Not Visited Either Russia Or Belarus This Decade. How Can Their Economic Analysis Be Accurate? 

Commonwealth of Independent States, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, Regulatory, Legal & Tax

Russian academics have begun questioning the level of economic and political intelligence being cited by the West when it comes its collective analysis of Russia, with many perplexed about how the West so consistently sticks to its statements that it is being threatened by Russia, that the country is collapsing, and economic decline is imminent.

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