Investment

European Workers Suffer Russia Sanctions Blowback With Predictable Redundancies

Economy, Finance, Investment, Trade

We rarely comment about the sanctions regime here on RPA mainly because we deal with trade and investment issues and also as the topic is usually well covered elsewhere. However, the news that Unilever are to slash their European workforce by 30% is a predictable result of sanctions being placed upon Russia and political pressure […]

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Russia’s Leading Low-Cost Retailer Redomiciles From Cyprus to Kazakhstan

Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Foreign Investment, Investment

Cyprus loses a major Russian client to Kazakhstan’s fiscal gain as Western exits increase  The Russian chain of low cost retailers, Fix Price has redomiciled its corporate PLC entity from Cyprus to the Astana International Financial Centre in Kazakhstan. Fix Price operate over 6,500 retail stores worldwide, with 2023 revenues of ₽291.9 billion (US$3.3 billion)

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Northern Sea Route To Have New Eastern and Western Logistics Terminals 

Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport

Logistics terminals in Bilibino and Arkhangelsk, each with the capacity to handle 36,000 tonnes of cargo per annum, will be build by Russia’s Promstroyarktik LLC , according to the Chukotka’s governor’s office. The project will be carried out with the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (FEDC) under the Arctic Free Trade Zone, which offers

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Russia Leads The Way In Global, Small Nuclear Power Reactor Exports

Africa, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment

Update: June 23  Niger, in West Africa, has just withdrawn the operating licence for France’s Oranco uranium mine in the country. France is heavily reliant on the mine to support its own nuclear energy programme. Niger is likely to redirect this facility to Russia, and if as expected it does so, will signal another trend

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The Real Purpose Of Ukraine’s ‘Peace Conference’: Asking For A 60% Reduction In Western Debt

Economy, Finance, Investment

The Financial Times has published an article describing a key meeting between the Ukrainian Finance Ministry and Officials attending the Peace Conference held over the weekend in Lucerne, Switzerland. The newspaper reported that Ukraine had asked for its official bondholders to take a 60% haircut on foreign exchange bonds due in August of US$20 billion.

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Stablising Afghanistan: Russia’s New Opportunity

Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

Stabilising the situation in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, requires fundamentally new approaches to relations with this country. It is necessary to ease the military-political tension along such an extensive border, which is also crucial for Russia’s positions in the region, according to AsiaIs, a website devoted to Russia-Asia political analysis. Afghanistan shares the longest

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Moscow: Iran Would Benefit By Joining BRICS New Development Bank

BRICS, Finance, Investment, Trade

Sergey Ryabkov, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister has said that Iran would benefit if it joined New Development Bank established by the BRICS countries. Speaking at the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, he said that “In order for Iran’s entry into BRICS to face the least difficulties, it is necessary to take a number

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Russian Investors – Infrastructure Projects Signed At SPIEF

Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

The St.Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2024 has now finished, attracting guests from 139 countries. Investment deals worth US$71 billion were signed, as Russian companies look to invest in alternative markets as its economy moves away from Europe.  In this article we highlight some of the larger investment deals that Russian investors made to instigate

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India’s Cadila Pharma Agrees US$113 million JV Manufacturing Plant in Russia 

India, Investment, Trade

India’s Cadila Pharmaceuticals, one of the countries largest, together with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) have agreed to jointly finance a new manufacturing facility in Russia, with a total investment of ₽10 billion (US$113 million). The agreement comes after numerous Western pharmaceutical companies withdrew from Russia under their governments pressure. Russia’s civilian pharmaceutical needs

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