Finance Archives - RUSSIA'S PIVOT TO ASIA

Russia’s RDIF Proposes Russian-International Arctic Investment Fund

Energy, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russia's Belt & Road, Russian Market

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has proposed creating a new investment fund together with Russian and international development institutions, banks, pension funds and foreign partners to support the implementation of projects in the Arctic, according to Kirill Dmitriev, the RDIF CEO, and Russian Special Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries. He […]

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Another EU Listed Retailer Redomiciles To Russia

Economy, Finance, Russian Market, Trade

Shareholders in Luxembourg’s O’Key Group have voted in favor of the company’s re-domiciliation from Luxembourg to Russia, the retailer has stated. The global depositary receipts of the Luxembourg holding company will be recognized as shares of the IPJSC at a 1:1 ratio following re-domiciliation, with the company to be registered in Kaliningrad’s’ Oktyabrsky Island Special

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Russia Incentivizes Exports To Friendly Countries By Offering 50% Transport Discounts

Exports, Finance, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Russian exporters can now receive subsidies of up to 50% to compensate for transportation costs when exporting their products to friendly countries, according to Dmitry Kuskov, Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Licensing for Foreign Trade of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade. Kuskov announced this at the plenary session of the

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VTB Expands Phone-Number Based, International Financial Transfer Retail Services

Commonwealth of Independent States, Finance, Trade

Russia’s VTB bank has launched phone number-based transfers to Azerbaijan, in moves that circumnavigate the financial sanctions placed on Russian banks using the SWIFT financial transfer service. Russian retail clients can now instantly send money to Azerbaijan using the recipient’s phone number to clients of the subsidiary bank – VTB Azerbaijan. The transfer is made

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VTB Launches QR Payment System In Turkiye, Bypasses SWIFT

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Middle East, Trade

Russia’s VTB bank has launched a QR code payment system for purchases in Turkiye, with the system coming operational from March 12. About 7 million Russians visit Turkiye every year, either on holiday or in transit elsewhere. Western sanctions have restricted the use of Russian Mir cards in Turkey – The US Treasury Department’s Office

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Hong Kong Developing Alternative Clearing House After Euroclear’s Distribution Of Russian Assets

China, Economy, Finance, Trade

Hong Kong’s Exchanges and Clearing house, which runs the Hong Kong stock market, said last week that it was working with the Hong Kong monetary authority to develop an Asian international settlement house intended to rival Belgium’s Euroclear and Luxembourg’s Clearstream. The move comes as a bid to lessen dependence on western financial infrastructure, and

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Putin Lays Out Russian Development Strategy At “Future Technologies” Forum: Analysis

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Market

The Third International Future Technologies Forum held February 20 and 21 in Moscow, which sets the stage for groundbreaking scientific exploration, where emerging ideas, still taking shape in laboratories and research centres, are discussed and refined. This year’s forum focused on chemistry and the application of new materials – cross-cutting fields that will play a

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Russian Belt & Road Support For Maritime Shipping To Africa & Latin America

Africa, Exports, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Latin America, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, together with the Russian Export Centre (REC), is launching a program of state support for exports to Latin America and Africa. According to the program, Russian logistics companies engaged in maritime transportation will be able to receive subsidies from the federal budget and set preferential tariffs for their

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Brazilian President Encouraging New Intra-BRICS Payment Platforms

BRICS, Economy, Finance, Trade

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that the BRICS nations remain committed to developing new “transparent and secure” payment platforms to boost their economic integration and reduce “vulnerabilities” in the global market. He was speaking at a meeting of the BRICS Ambassadors (also known as “Sherpas”) on Thursday, (February 27) as the

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UAE To Introduce Etihad Airlines Abu Dhabi – Sochi Flights

BRICS, Finance, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russia's Belt & Road

Etihad Airways are to launch direct flights between Abu Dhabi, one of the UAE Emirates, and Sochi, on Russia’s Black Sea coast, from May 29. Flights will be operated on Airbus A320 three times a week. The new route will improve transport accessibility between Russia and the UAE and is aimed partially at Emirati citizens

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