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Russia Joins Convention on International Organisation for Maritime Safety

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Regulatory

The Russian Government has submitted for ratification to the State Duma the Convention on the International Organization for Maritime Navigation Equipment (IALA). This gives Russia the opportunity to participate in the work of the organization as a member state. The convention is a treaty that establishes the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation as […]

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How Foreigners Can Pay For Goods & Services In Russia

Finance, Foreign Investment, Imports, Infrastructure, Russian Market, Trade

The suspension of Russian banks from SWIFT, and sanctions resulting in Amex, Visa and Mastercard withdrawal from providing services in Russia have made it difficult for foreign visitors to access their own money while in Russia. It has also made it difficult to remit money to Russia for payment of goods or services, or for

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Putin Calls For Russia-China Artificial Intelligence Alliance

China, Infrastructure, Security, Trade

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government and Sberbank, the country’s largest bank and a tech innovator, to create an alliance with China to develop artificial intelligence. Putin’s directive was issued after the Artificial Intelligence Journey Conference held in Moscow last month. Speaking at the conference, the President of the Russian Federation said: “Artificial

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Russia’s 2024 Presidency Of The BRICS And Looking Ahead To 2025: Ryabkov Interview

BRICS, China, Infrastructure, Security, Trade

Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the primary “BRICS Sherpa” has been interviewed by Tass concerning the development of the BRICS group during 2024. This is especially pertinent as Russia held the Presidency of BRICS during the year, hosting the annual BRICS summit in Kazan. The interview covered Russia’s Presidency of BRICS,

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Russia’s Development Readiness For National Autonomous Transport Networks

Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Security, Trade

Russia ranks third in its readiness to implement Autonomous Transport (AT) systems among the BRICS, CIS and partner countries, second only to China and the United Arab Emirates and ahead of countries such as Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Turkiye, according to the latest Kept (ex-KPMG) ratings. For the assessment, Kept’s analysts compared countries with each

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New Russia’s Pivot To Asia Publication: “2025 Guide To The Caspian Sea”

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s Pivot To Asia have published a short 2025 Guide to the Caspian Sea, in order to provide an update and overview on the multilateral operations of the North-South Transport Corridor, which links Russia to the Persian Gulf and Central Asia. The Caspian Sea is also a European Gateway to Central Asia. We examine the

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22 More Russian Banks Join The Pilot Project Offering Digital Ruble Accounts & Services From July 1

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Russian Market, Trade

A total of 22 Russian banks have now signed agreements with the Russian Central Bank and are configuring their systems to participate in national Digital Ruble project, which is scheduled for mass-roll out by July 1st. They join Sberbank, T-Bank, Tochka Bank and twelve others that are already in the program for conducting transactions with

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Sberbank Launches QR Code Payment System Across 50,000 Outlets In Tajikistan

Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Sberbank has launched a QR code payment service for Russian nationals in, or visiting Tajikistan, the bank has stated. The roll-out is financially important as it uses QR technology for payment of goods and services, as opposed to bank operated wireless modems. The full functionality of the service will become widely available in 2025. Making

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Russia 2024 Northern Sea Route Shipping Up 3%

China, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s Rosatom state nuclear energy corporation has forecast that the cargo flow along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) reached 37.9 million tonnes in 2024. The data was revealed by Vladimir Panov, Rosatom’s special representative for Arctic development. Rosatom is responsible for the operation of Russia’s nuclear ice-breaker fleet, which supports transiting container vessels. Panov said

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New Russia – Kazakhstan – China Gas Pipeline Agreed

China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Exports, Infrastructure, Trade

Russia has begun developing a new gas pipeline to China via Kazakhstan that will have a planned annual capacity of 45 billion cubic meters (bcm), according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak. In a model that will be of interest to Mongolia, China will receive 35 bcm of gas per year via the conduit,

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