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BRICS - VTB

Russia’s VTB Bank To Expand International Financial Transfer Services Into Africa, LatAm and Asia 

Africa, BRICS, Commonwealth of Independent States, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Latin America, Trade

Russia’s VTB bank plans to expand its services geography in providing international transfers in national currencies during 2025 by adding new countries in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, the Russian state bank’s deputy CEO, Georgy Gorshkov has stated. VTB’s retail customers made 2.1 million transfers in the currencies of friendly countries in 2024, six […]

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East Asia

Russia’s Pivot To Asia: New 2025 Guide To China & East Asia Out Now   

Asia, China, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Security, Trade

Russia’s Pivot To Asia has published its 2025 Guide To East Asia, which includes detail of Russia’s geopolitical, trade and investment relations with China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, in addition to North and South Korea, as well as Japan. It also includes a detailed breakdown of the Russian Far East and especially its East

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Russia Up

Russia’s Mutual Fund Investment Market Expands To Record Capital Volumes

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Market

2024 was a banner year for Russia’s collective investment markets, which expanded with a record number of mutual funds and the largest number of new management companies for over a decade. Wealthy investors – including foreign investors – are primarily interested in Russian industry. Since sanctions were imposed in 2022, Russian investors have been limited

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Russia-Greenland Flags

Russian Lawmaker Suggests Greenland Joins Russia

Investment, Regulatory, Russian Market

Russian lawmaker Vitaly Milonov, a deputy of the State Duma, has suggested that if Greenland truly wishes to join another country, then it has more in common with Russia and should become part of the Russian Federation. Milonov’s remarks follow numerous controversial statements made by US President Donald Trump about plans to annex Greenland, despite

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South Africa

Chelyabinsk electrical equipment manufacturer considers opening production in South Africa

Africa, BRICS, Exports, Investment, Trade

Chelyabinsk Electric Equipment Plant LLC (CEEP), a major manufacturer of electrical switchgear equipment in the Urals, is discussing the possibility of setting up assembly production in South Africa, the company has stated. Like Russia, South Africa is a member of BRICS. CEEP’s statement reads “From January 15 to 17, a delegation from CEEP led by

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Russia Kyrgyzstan

Russia Kyrgyzstan 2024 Trade Up 16.6%

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

The Kyrgyzstan Foreign Minister, Jeenbek Kulubayev, has been in Moscow holding talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, to discuss bilateral trade. Kulubayev, quoting Kyrgyz statistical data, aid that Kyrgyz-Russian trade grew 16.6% to US$3.2 billion in 2024, stating that “The indicators can be increased further. Our ministries and agencies should start active work in

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BRICS Uganda

Uganda: BRICS Is Transformative For New Members, Boosts Investment and Innovation  

Africa, BRICS, Exports, Imports, Investment, Trade

Uganda’s Foreign Minister, John Mulimba, has highlighted the transformative potential of BRICS membership as part of the countries development strategy. Uganda officially became a BRICS partner state on January 1. Speaking during an interview with China’s Xinhua News Agency, Mulimba stated during 2025, Uganda’s BRICS partnership would help unlock investment opportunities and deepen ties with

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Developing Russia’s Low Altitude Economy & Civilian Cargo Drones: Waiting For Lift Off

Economy, Investment, Russian Market

The global market for commercial drone delivery systems will grow by more than 40% annually in the near future, according to analysts, who consider air delivery systems to be part of a new low-altitude economy that includes air taxi, sightseeing and cargo transportation. By 2030, the volume of the low-altitude economy in China alone should

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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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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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