Finance

PPP

Russia’s Private Investment Appetite for Public-Private Partnerships Shows Significant Growth 

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia

Russian private investment into its national transport development projects, financed under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreements, has reached ₽246 billion (US$3 billion) in the first nine months of 2025, according to Natalya Morshchikhina, Director of the Department of Financial and Banking Activities and Investment Development of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development. She was speaking at […]

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Sinopec

China Withdraws Investment In Europe As Sinopec Hong Kong Purchases Russian SIBUR Equity From Its Own Cyprus Subsidiary

China, Energy, Finance, Investment, Russia, Security

Sinopec’s Soihl Hong Kong Holdings have purchased 217,847,910 (8.5% of the total equity) shares in SIBUR from Soihl Cyprus Investment Limited, also a subsidiary of Sinopec, the Chinese state-owned Petrochem giant, moving the SIBUR equity holding away from the EU to Hong Kong. The transfer was made following a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir

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Crypto

Russia’s Crypto Market Value Now Larger Than European Players  

Finance, Russia, Trade

Russia has overtaken its rivals to become Europe’s largest cryptocurrency market by transaction volume, according to data from Singapore’s blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. In a report released on Thursday (October 16), Chainalysis said that from July 2024 to June 2025, Russia received US$376 billion in crypto value—up from US$256.5 billion a year earlier and surpassing

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Nexperia

Netherlands Seizure Of Chinese Assets Is A Test Run For Seizure Of Russia’s Frozen Capital

China, Finance, Russia, Security

The Netherlands’ seizure of China’s privately held Nexperia semiconductor manufacturer is, we believe, a test run of any potential geopolitical fallout of Belgium’s Euroclear seizing Russia’s frozen capital—an issue that has divided the EU, with those suggesting it should go ahead and others warning of significant repercussions.     Nexperia is based in the Netherlands and has

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NPCS

Russia Considering Second National Payments System

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Russia, Trade

Russia’s Alfa-Bank is discussing the idea of creating a second payment system in Russia with market participants, with the Central Bank of Russia ready to support an alternative if the banks agree. Alfa-Bank Chief Managing Director Vladimir Verkhoshinsky has stated “The idea is out there, and you’ve shown some preliminary support for it: creating a

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Credit Rating

Russia, China & India Credit Rating Trends Vs. United States, European Union & United Kingdom

China, Economy, Finance, India, Russia

The global use of credit rating agencies has come under criticism in the past, often with allegations of political bias. The United States, for example, was always held up as a shining beacon of creditworthiness and a guaranteed AAA rating, as were the economies of the European Union and the United Kingdom. As recently as

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Putin Q&A

Putin’s Valdai Club Q&A: “Introducing The Polycentric World” –  Geopolitical Comments and Analysis

China, Economy, Finance, India, Regulatory, Russia, Security, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has conducted his annual Q&A session at the Valdai Club, which was themed this year as “The Polycentric World: Instructions for Use.” In it, Putin touches on numerous academic issues to explain the changes global society is going through, why this is happening and the potential for reform and global

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Nicaragua Flag

Russia, Nicaragua Bilateral Relations: October 2025 Update

Agriculture, Exports, Finance, Imports, Latin America

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov has met with Denis Moncada, the Foreign Minister of Nicaragua on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.  They praised the dynamic of the mutual political dialogue and the allied nature of their interaction in the international arena to protect the

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Russia-India Bilateral Relations: September 2025 Update

BRICS, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Finance, Imports, India, Infrastructure, Investment, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the Indian Minister of External Affairs, on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. They discussed pivotal issues concerning bilateral collaboration, including preparations for the forthcoming Russia–India summit, to be held at this year’s end. They also

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