The celebration of the Jewish New Year will begin today, on the evening of September 22. The celebrations will take place throughout the Jewish Autonomous Region (JAO) bordering China in the Russian Far East. The population of the region is 144,400 people. The JAO borders mainland China. Established in 1934, what became the JAO region […]
The Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev, together with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller have held meetings with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad, together with delegations from both sides. They also met with the CEO of National Iranian Gas Company, Seyed Tavakoli. A strategic memorandum was signed with Gazprom in 2024 on exploring
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The Uzbekistan President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree for the country’s accession to the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), with the country purchasing 777,777 shares in the EDB’s charter capital with a nominal value of US$1,000 each. Of these, 168,411 shares (21.7%) are paid-in, and 609,366 shares (78.3%) are to be paid upon demand. The
The St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) and Pakistan-based KMAK Group have signed a memorandum of understanding on the development of exchange trading, SPIMEX has stated, following a meeting of the Russia-Pakistan Intergovernmental Commission for trade and investment. SPIMEX stated that “Wheat is being considered as the Russian export commodity for the first transactions, and
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Russia’s Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has announced plans for a massive high-speed rail (HSR) network. It is set to be the largest in Europe, spanning more than 4,500 km, and will use domestically built trains capable of reaching 400 kilometers per hour (kph). Mishustin said the new line will cut travel time between Moscow and
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The first ‘business accelerator’ in Russia, assisting local businesses to do business in China, has opened in Russia’s Ryazan region. Russian experts possessing China expertise will help prepare local entrepreneurs to work with Chinese partners, according to Pavel Malkov, the regional governor. He stated that “The first country accelerator for China is launching today. Sinology
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Russia’s Security Council Secretary, Sergey Shoigu, has been visiting Baghdad and has been holding meetings with Iraq’s top political and military leadership during his visit to the country. Visits of this type typically involve security issues; however, these can also interface with regional trade and investment projects. Shoigu said that communications between Moscow and Baghdad
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) are to expand cooperation in the energy and transport sectors, following a working meeting between Arzybek Kozhoshev, the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the EEC and T.R, Midhun, the Deputy Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on September 9, in Beijing.
The North Siberian Railway, when built, will become part of the Transarctic Transport Corridor, according to Gennady Guselnikov, the Chairman of the Siberian Agreement Association. The Siberian Agreement is an interregional association of economic cooperation of the subjects of the Russian Federation. Currently, the subjects of the Russian Federation consist of three federal districts —
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The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, who is about to visit Cairo, is to follow up on issues relating to the development of the much-delayed Russian Manufacturing & Development Zone based at Port Said near the Suez Canal. The intergovernmental agreement on the creation of the Russian Industrial Zone within the Suez Canal Economic
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