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Chinese Industrial Group To Buy Bankrupt Russian Oil Producer

China, Energy, Finance, Foreign Investment, Russian Market

China’s Xinjiang Sanbao Industrial Group is to purchase the bankrupt Tomskgeoneftegaz LLC, a small oil production company in the Tomsk region, for about ₽4 billion (US$51.2 million). Sanbao’s investments are expected to partially cover creditor claims after reaching a deal with the main creditor, the Kazakhstan collection agency Eagle LLP. According to its website, Xinjiang […]

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Sberbank India

Sberbank Insurance Gains India License

Finance, India, Investment, Trade

Sberbank Insurance has obtained accreditation in India, according to its CEO Mikhail Volkov. He said that “As a universal insurance company, Sberbank Insurance seeks business development opportunities wherever possible. There are needs that stakeholders expect us to fulfill, such as products required for international trade operations. This isn’t a quick process. It involves complex, specialized

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Colombia

Colombia Joins BRICS New Development Bank

BRICS, Economy, Exports, Finance, Imports, Investment, Latin America, Trade

Colombia has confirmed it has joined the New Development Bank (NDB), the financial investment arm of the BRICS group. Colombia had requested membership in the NDB in May of this year, amid tensions with the United States over President Trump’s tariff war and Colombia’s joining China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Colombia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Laura Sarabia, said,

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Digital Ruble

Rollout of Digital Ruble Pushed Back to September 2026

Economy, Finance, Russian Market, Trade

The Central Bank of Russia has proposed to the Russian State Duma that the largest “systemically important” Russian banks must provide their clients with the option to use digital rubles from September 1, 2026. This is a pushback from the previously agreed-upon deadline of July 1 this year. The bank has instructed Russian retail companies with annual revenues exceeding

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Putin Q&A

President Putin Q&A On Multipolarity, Iran, Ukraine, Nuclear War, & Foreign Investment  

Economy, Finance, Foreign Investment, Investment, Middle East, Russian Market, Security

President Putin has engaged in a lengthy, moderated Q&A session, with Nadim Koteich, of Sky News Arabia the moderator at the SPIEF 2025 event. Questions were direct and included involved answers from Putin about the concept of developing a multipolar global society, in-depth discussions about the Israel-Iran conflict, the Ukraine conflict, and issues pertaining to

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President Putin’s Speech At SPIEF 2025: Key Points & Analysis

BRICS, Economy, Finance, Investment, Russian Market, Security, Trade

Vladimir Putin has given the annual plenary speech at the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The main basis for his speech was all Russian domestic policy, in which he discussed the Russian Economy, Monetary Policy, Employment, Education, Tax and Funding Policies, Tourism and Recycling, Russia’s Investment Climate, Technological Development and Funding, Digitization, Foreign Trade, Defence

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A7A5

Russian, Ruble-Linked A7A5 Stablecoin Services Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Trade 

China, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Finance, Imports, Regulatory, Russian Market, Trade

A new cryptocurrency token designed to allow cross-border payments to avoid western financial sanctions on Russia has moved some US$9.3billion on a dedicated crypto exchange in just four months since it was launched, according to the Financial Times. Described as the first stablecoin pegged to the Russian ruble, the A7A5 token was officially launched in

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Russia-Indonesia Free Trade Agreement To Reduce 93% Of All Traded Goods Duties To Zero

Asia, BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Finance, Imports, Trade

Russian Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Roman Chekushov has said that the proposed Eurasian Economic Union free trade agreement with Indonesia has seen an initial preliminary agreement signed in St. Petersburg, with plans to sign the full agreement with the participation of all Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries by the end of this year. He

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BRICS RMB

BRICS Energy Alliance Launches Petro-Yuan Contracts To Minimise US Dollar Usage

BRICS, China, Energy, Exports, Finance, Trade

The BRICS energy alliance has launched a coordinated system of Petro-Yuan (Chinese RMB Yuan currency) oil contracts that directly challenges US dollar dominance in global energy markets. The BRICS controls 46 million barrels per day of oil production and is implementing BRICS plus currency shift mechanisms through Yuan-denominated contracts, Indian Rupee – Russian Ruble swaps,

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