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Russia, World Trade Organisation To Collaborate On Reform

BRICS, Economy, Finance, Regulatory, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro. They both reaffirmed the need for prompt reform of the WTO based on inclusiveness, non-discrimination, transparency and mutual respect, and exchanged views on several aspects of […]

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Russia Officially Recognizes The Taliban As Afghanistan’s Legitimate Government

Asia, Investment, Regulatory, Security, Trade

Moscow has officially recognized the Taliban in Afghanistan, becoming the first major power to establish formal diplomatic ties with the Islamic government. The Russian Supreme Court had previously removed the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations in April this year, effectively legalizing its activities for the first time since the designation in 2003. The

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Russia, Kyrgyzstan 2025 Bilateral Relations, Trade and Migrant Labour: Updates

Commonwealth of Independent States, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Regulatory, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been on an official visit to Kyrgyzstan to meet with the Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev. He arrived at Cholpon-Ata, a resort town on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, where bilateral meetings were held, and the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective

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Russian Joint Venture Gold Refinery in Mali Looking to Attain ‘Good Delivery’ Status

Africa, Economy, Infrastructure, Regulatory

Russia’s Yadran Group, an investor in Mali’s gold mining industry, laid the cornerstone for a new gold refinery in Bamako on June 16. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 18 months, after which the refinery will go into operation and gradually achieve a design capacity of 100 tonnes of gold per annum in the first phase, with

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Russian, Ruble-Linked A7A5 Stablecoin Services Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Trade

China, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Finance, Imports, Regulatory, Russian Market, Trade

A new cryptocurrency token designed to allow cross-border payments to avoid western financial sanctions on Russia has moved some US$9.3billion on a dedicated crypto exchange in just four months since it was launched, according to the Financial Times. Described as the first stablecoin pegged to the Russian ruble, the A7A5 token was officially launched in

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Russian Laws on Self-Driving Vehicles to Be Adopted for Use in 2027

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Regulatory, Russian Market, Trade

The Russian Ministry of Transport has said that it expects that the law on the use of unmanned vehicles on Russian roads will be adopted as early as 2026 and enter into force in Q3 2027, according to Andrey Nikitin, the Deputy Minister. Nitikin said that “We are currently preparing the text of the law

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Russia and Myanmar Sign Bilateral Investment Treaty

Asia, Exports, Imports, Investment, Regulatory, Trade

Russia and Myanmar have concluded a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) that assists their respective investors with legally binding agreements on mutual protection of investments. BIT can also provide some tax benefits. The document was signed on Friday at the 2025 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025) by Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov and

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Russia Considering Issuing Multiple-Entry E-Visas

Exports, Regulatory, Russian Market, Trade

The Russian Ministry of Economic Development, together with the Russian Foreign Ministry, is working on introducing the possibility of multiple uses of an electronic visa to Russia, according to Maxim Reshetnikov, the Minister of Economic Development. He was speaking at the international tourism forum “Travel!” on Tuesday (June 10). Reshetnikov said that “Currently, nationals from

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Russia Tax Incentivizes The Use Of Domestic-Built Taxis

China, Investment, Regulatory, Russian Market

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law promoting the local production of taxicabs used in the country. According to the legislation, Russian passenger cars would have to meet two conditions in order to be included in the taxi registry: either score a sufficient number of localization points or be produced under a special

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Russia To Restructure Shipping Registry Laws

Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Regulatory, Russian Market

Russia intends to develop new approaches to registration of vessels of domestic companies under foreign flags, according to Vitaly Klyuev, director of the Department of State Policy of Maritime and River Transport at the Russian Ministry of Transport. He was speaking at the XIII St. Petersburg International Law conference. Klyuev pointed out that the UN

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