Russia’s financial sector is changing as new infrastructure and development projects materialise, overseas funding is provided to friendly nations, and the landscape changes as regards use of currencies into addition to shifts in the way in which capital is used, from QR codes to Crypto all driving new regulatory and Central Bank guidelines. Navigate Russia’s financial landscape. Get analysis on the banking sector, investment mechanisms, currency exchange, and capital markets for businesses operating and investing in Russia.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the Indian Minister of External Affairs. With bilateral relations booming, we discuss the current state of industrial cooperation in infrastructure, logistics, manufacturing, agriculture and trade.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met with Khalilur Rahman, the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh. Bilateral trade and investment ties are booming, especially in nuclear energy and agriculture. We discuss the latest bilateral trends and developments.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers Summit has just concluded in Kyrgyzstan. Russia’s Foreign Minister also had specific meetings with China, Iran, and Pakistan. We discuss the key developments including the potential establishment of an SCO Development Bank.
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has held three days of meetings in Manila with all the ASEAN countries, in addition to meetings with India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Brazil and the United States. These took place under the Russia-ASEAN Summit, the ASEAN Regional Forum and the East Asia Summit. We provide detailed analysis of each of these discussions as well as examine the geopolitical and trade dynamics.
The Russian State Duma is poised to approve a series of investment incentives to attract investment into the Russian Arctic and Far East regions. These include five year tax breaks and other financial considerations. We provide the full investment incentive details.
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Russia’s VTB bank has opened a QR code payments system in Argentina, which allows Russians to make commercial transactions in the country while bypassing SWIFT. Other rollouts in Latin American countries are expected.
The Russian gold merchant MGKL is to establish an office in GIFT City, Gujarat, where they will provide automated terminals for contactless appraisal, purchase and sale of physical gold and silver, the first time such a service has been provided in the country.
Despite European media stating the contrary, the Russian economy and foreign trade data improved during January-May 2026. We examine the data, look at the underlying reasons and provide the hard evidence that support the Russian statistics.
INNOPROM Russia has just concluded, showcasing the best of Russian innovation and technical expertise. With billions of dollars of agreements signed, it marks a strategic shift to exporting technologies as opposed to commodities.
Russia’s Sberbank has announced the launch of a 40 million outlet QR code payment system operational throughout Indonesia. The two countries have a Free Trade Agreement while destinations such as Bali are very popular with Russian tourists. The QR code system renders payment mechanisms such as SWIFT essentially obsolete.
Moscow’s trade representative to India, Zlata Antusheva, has said that India and Russia must de-dollarize to boost bilateral trade as the countries roll out mechanisms to achieve the targeted US$100 billion in mutual trade by 2030.
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