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Russia DTA

Russia 2025 Double Tax Treaty Agreements: An Update  

Finance, Investment, Regulatory, Trade

Russia suspended its double tax treaties with numerous ‘unfriendly’ countries in 2022, a decision that created some shock waves at the time as these agreements prevented the taxing of income in both Russian and mainly Western-aligned countries. As was shrewdly observed at the time “Why should Russia treat unfriendly foreign nations to tax reductions when […]

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Artic Council

Russia Resumes Participation In The Arctic Council  

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Regulatory, Security

Russia has partially resumed its work in the Arctic Council, according to Maria Zakharova, of the Russian Foreign Ministry, who has confirmed that “Cooperation through the Arctic Council has been partially resumed.” The Council, which includes Russia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the United States, suspended its operations in March 2022 when Russia

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Wheat

Russia’ Agricultural Industry Adapts To Middle East Export Market Requirements

Africa, Agriculture, Exports, Regulatory, Trade

Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has said it has introduced a colouring procedure for wheat intended for export in accordance with the requirements of customers from several countries.   The first colouring procedure was carried out at Vysotsky port in the Leningrad region, with a batch of 28,000 tonnes of wheat destined

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India

Russia Looks To India To Fulfil Its Skilled Labour Shortages 

BRICS, Economy, Imports, India, Regulatory, Russian Market, Trade

Russia and India area set to sign off on an labour migration deal, an agreement will permit a flow of skilled Indian workers to Russia, Indian Ambassador to Russia Vinay Kumar has said. New Delhi and Moscow are actively discussing a memorandum of understanding to establish a Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement, aiming to facilitate

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Hague Group

The Hague Group To Challenge Usurpers To The International Court Of Justice

BRICS, Regulatory, Security

The formation of a nine-country ‘Hague Group’ to challenge perceived Western manipulation of the  International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) has gone largely unnoticed but is another collective effort to hit back as what they describe as defiance of ICJ orders and attempts by US Congress to hit the ICC

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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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SBP

Russia’s Fast Payment System Via Phone Set To Expand Into The Global South 

Asia, Exports, Finance, Imports, Regulatory, Trade

Russia’ Fast Payment System (SBP), in which banks will accept money transfers by phone number is rapidly developing and has now expanded to include nine countries: Abkhazia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Moldova, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The number of foreign banks accepting money through the SBP by phone number is also growing, with 50 now

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EAEU-IRAN

EAEU Members Complete Procedures For An Iran Free Trade Agreement

Eurasian Economic Union, Middle East, Regulatory, Trade

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states have completed the procedures needed for the entry into effect of the free trade agreement with Iran, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has stated to Andrei Slepnev, the EEC’s Trade Minister. Slepnev himself stated that “Currently, the procedures necessary for the entry into force of the free trade

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Russia, UAE Finalise Double Tax Agreement To Commence 1st January 2026

Finance, Middle East, Regulatory, Trade

Russia and the United Arab Emirates have concluded the final round of negotiations on and initialled the draft of a new Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) on income and capital and to help prevent tax evasion. DTA provisions typically protect tax payers from being taxed twice for the same income, such as a Russian national working

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