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Rosatom Signs Radioactive Waste Management Agreement With South Africa

Africa, BRICS, Energy, Investment, Trade

JSC TVEL, the management company of Rosatom’s nuclear fuel division, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with South Africa’s AllWeld Nuclear. The companies plan to work together in the decommissioning and management of radioactive waste in South Africa. The country has two nuclear power reactors, both located at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station. The reactors […]

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Russia At COP29 – Moving Carbon Regulation To Asian Standards

Energy, Trade

Russia’s pivot to Asia isn’t just about asset re-distribution, shifting supply chains, and new consumers, it is also affecting Russia’s regulatory environment, some of which will impact environmental cooperation with the European Union.   An example is carbon regulation in Russia, which has been focused on Western markets but is now turning towards Asia. These conclusions

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Rosatom Bidding For Turkiye’s Second Nuclear Power Plant

Energy, Investment, Trade

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that both Russia and Türkiye will benefit if Rosatom, the state-owned nuclear power contractor, is successful in its bid to construct the planned Sinop Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on Türkiye’s Black Sea coast. Rosatom is currently constructing Turkiye’s first NPP at Akkuyu.  Lavrov commented in an interview with

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Kuwait

Russia – Kuwait Bilateral 2024 Relations: Update  

Energy, Middle East, Trade

The Russian and Kuwaiti Foreign Ministers have met in Moscow, with Russia welcoming Kuwait’s growing interest in developing relations between the two countries, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following talks with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah al-Yahya. Lavrov said “We have welcomed the growing interest of the governments, departments and business circles of the

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Russia – Tanzania 2024 Bilateral Relations: Update  

Africa, Energy, Investment, Trade

Russia and Tanzania are capable of doubling their trade, and Russian businesses display an interest in joint projects in energy, agriculture, infrastructure, and tourism, Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said while meeting with Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa. A Russian delegation led by Reshetnikov arrived in Tanzania on Monday (October 28) to take part

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Latin America and the 2024 BRICS Summit: Executive Summary

BRICS, Energy, Infrastructure, Latin America, Trade

Latin America was well represented at the 2024 BRICS Heads of State Summit, with Brazil sending a Ministerial-level delegation and Bolivia and Cuba being granted ‘BRICS Partner’ status. The 2025 annual BRICS summit will be held in Brazil where further LatAm developments can also be expected. We discuss these issues on a multilateral basis as

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Africa and the 2024 BRICS Summit: Executive Summary

Africa, BRICS, Energy, Infrastructure, Security, Trade

The African continent was well represented at the 2024 BRICS Heads of State Summit, with two major African economies in Algeria and Nigeria, as well as Uganda now going through a membership process. Other African nations were also present. We summarise what happened on a country-by-country basis involving Africa as follows: South Africa South Africa

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The Middle East and the 2024 BRICS Summit: Executive Summary

BRICS, Energy, Middle East, Security, Trade

The Middle East was a key component of the 2024 BRICS Heads of State Summit, with considerable diplomatic engagement concerning the on-going crisis. Just one day after the Iranian delegation returned from Russia, Israel attacked Tehran. The Palestinian President was also invited to the summit as was the UN Secretary-General. However, apart from the security

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