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Russia, Qatar Sign US$2 Billion Investment Fund Deal

Exports, Finance, Imports, Investment, Middle East, Trade

Russia and Qatar have signed an agreement to establish a new US$2 billion investment platform aimed at strengthening economic ties and boosting bilateral cooperation. The deal was signed on Thursday (April 17) following talks in Moscow between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who was in Russia on […]

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Russia, Indonesia 2025 Relations: Update

Agriculture, Asia, BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Finance, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Regulatory, Trade

A meeting of the Russian-Indonesian Intergovernmental Commission was held last week in Jakarta at the Ministerial level, led by Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. The meetings had a wide-ranging agenda, including the proposed free trade agreement, inter-banking, energy, and industrial and agricultural developments. Indonesia is a major Southeast Asian economy with a population

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Russian Ruble Up 38% Against The US Dollar From January-April 2025

Economy, Finance, Russian Market, Trade

The Russian Ruble has strengthened against the US dollar by 38% in over-the-counter trading since the beginning of the year, becoming the world’s most profitable currency due to the US dollar weakening amid new American duties, according to Bloomberg, who cited economists. Among them was Sofya Donets, an economist at T-Investments, who stated “Unlike many

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India, Russia Working Group Discusses LNG Cooperation & Bilateral Investment

BRICS, Energy, Finance, India, Investment, Trade

The 8th Session of the India-Russia Working Group on Priority Investment Projects has been taking place in Delhi, co-chaired by Amardeep Singh Bhatia, Secretary of the Indian Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, and Vladimir Ilichev, Russia’s Deputy Economic Development Minister. The session took place in the framework of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission

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Russia, Kazakhstan, Discuss Nuclear Cooperation and Increasing Oil/Gas Transits

Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Finance, Trade

The Russian Deputy Russian Prime Minister Alexander Novak, Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev and several other energy officials have been holding discussions with Magzum Mirzagaliyev, advisor to the Kazakh president, and Kazakh Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov. Other officials from the Russian and Kazakh energy ministries also attended. The issues were cooperation in the nuclear and financial

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Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund To Increase 2025 Financing By 7.8%

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, Investment, Trade

The Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund (RKDF) plans to allocate US$161 million to finance investment projects this year, the RKDF has stated. The fund’s financing amounted to US$149.3 million in 2024. The new figures mean it will increase 7.8% in 2025. During the year, US$141 million is expected to go towards direct project financing, and another US$20

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Russia’s MIR ATM Cards International Use: Update

Economy, Exports, Finance, Infrastructure, Russian Market, Trade

The Bank of Russia Chairwoman, Elvira Nabiullina has stated that Russia’s MIR card is being accepted in more countries, despite Western sanctions. She was speaking to the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament. The main countries that are accepting MIR transactions are in friendly countries where Russian tourists tend to visit. Some

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Russia’s 2024 Median Salary Growth Was The Highest Since 2018

Economy, Finance, Russian Market

The Russian salary growth rate in 2024 was the highest in the past six years amid increased competition for potential workers. Overall, the median salary offered in Russia increased by 18%, from ₽65,400 in January 2024 to ₽77,200 in January 2025, according to Maria Ignatova of the Human Resources analytical agency HH Help. That equates

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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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