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Russia – Gulf Cooperation Council Trade & Relations: Update

BRICS, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov has arrived in Saudi Arabia for a Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ministerial conference. He will attend a ministerial meeting of the Russia-GCC Strategic Dialogue and will have several additional bilateral meetings. The Gulf Cooperation Council is a regional free trade organization comprising Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and […]

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Russia, Mongolia Agree To Modernise Ulaan Baatar’s Soviet-Era Coal Power Station

Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Investment, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Talks are also underway about building a small nuclear power plant and new Kharkhorum city  During Russian President’s Vladimir Putin’s visit to Mongolia, the two countries have agreed on a project to modernize the No. 3 Combined Heat and Power Plant in Ulaanbaatar. An intergovernmental agreement was signed on front end engineering design for Ulaanbaatar

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Russia To Evaluate The Performance Of Its International Participation Memberships

BRICS, Economy, Investment, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Russian government is to put into place a more assertive approach in promoting its national concerns and development agenda within multiple international organizations, including the World Bank, APEC, OECD, APEC, G20 and BRICS amongst others. To do this, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has selected the Economic Expert Group, who during 2024–2025, will conduct

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Russian Security Council Secretary Arrives In Iran For Talks

BRICS, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

BREAKING NEWS: Wednesday August 7Vladimir Putin has reportedly told Iran to avoid civilian casualties in any retaliatory attack on Israel for the assassination of the Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh.  Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s Security Council Secretary, has arrived in Iran for discussions with Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Ahmadian, and the Chief of

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Pakistan Develops Strategic Rail Map For Connection To Russia 

Infrastructure, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Pakistan has outlined a strategic rail map to engage with Russia and connect the two nations via railway networks and secure trade routes by circumventing the threat of US sanctions. Pakistan’s  Ministry of Foreign Affairs has endorsed this proposal, and revealed that its government was developing a three-pronged strategy including government-to-government (G2G) frameworks and projects,

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Russia – Algeria Bilateral Trade Doubles

Africa, BRICS, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

A Russian State Duma delegation led by its Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin has arrived in Algeria for a working visit, with Volodin having negotiations with Algerian National Assembly President Ibrahim Boughali. Algeria has recently expressed interest in joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as well as the BRICS group. Algeria is the world’s fifth largest gas, and

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More Countries Want To Join The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation As Full Members

BRICS, Economy, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Several countries want to upgrade their relations with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the group’s Secretary-General Zhang Ming has stated. The SCO is a multifunctional trade, security and geopolitical alliance formed in 2001 by China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, primarily to deal with the repercussions of the United States and NATO invasion of

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The Evolution, Difficulties & Opportunities Of Creating A BRICS Currency

BRICS, China, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, India, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Discussions concerning the development of a new, potential BRICS currency have been on-going for some time, yet have intensified in recent months due to several Heads of States meetings taking place that have actively discussed and committed research into the issue. A trend is emerging in the modern geopolitical landscape: large international associations such as

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BRICS “B20” Proposed As A Global Parliamentary Bloc As New Members Clamour To Join 

Africa, BRICS, China, India, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The BRICS tenth parliamentary forum has been taking place in St. Petersburg, with major structural changes being discussed to manage the blocs development. Russia is the current chair of the forum, which was presided over by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin. He stated that “Thus far, BRICS does not have its own institutionalized parliamentary structure.

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Russia, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Trade Hits US$330 Billion

China, India, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Anton Alikhanov, the Russian Industry and Trade Minister, has stated that mutual trade between Russia and the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) surged by 25% in 2023, reaching US$333 billion. The SCO completed their annual Heads of State meetings in Astana last week. This means that Russia’s trade with the SCO equates to

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