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Russia Eyes The Philippines As An Agricultural Export Market

Russia’s Agroexport has been holdings meetings in Manila with the Philippines Association of Millers and Feed Manufacturers (PAMFI), the Bureau of Crop Production and Marketing, and leading Philippine companies that import and process grain. The meetings were attended by Agroexport CEO Ilya Ilyushin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BIO-TON agricultural corporation, member of the board of […]

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Russia-Laos Bilateral Relations: 2025 Update

Asia, Exports, Imports, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Thongsavanh Phomvihane, the new Laos Foreign Minister, in Moscow. Lavrov welcomed him by saying, “You are a frequent visitor to our country: last May, you attended the festivities marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory as a special representative of the President of the Lao PDR, and

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India Bought 80% Of Russia’s Seaborne Urals Crude During January-May 2025

Energy, Exports, India, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

India has purchased 80% of Russia’s seaborne Urals crude exports this year, with two private refineries increasingly buying more of this variety, according to data analytics provider Kpler. Indian conglomerates Reliance Industries and Nayara Energy have bought 45% of the Urals crude imported into the country, with India purchasing 231 million barrels of Urals crude this

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Power of Siberia 2 Gets a Chinese Political Boost After Strait of Hormuz Scare

China, Energy, Exports, Infrastructure, Trade

China’s interest in the construction of Russia’s proposed Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, which would deliver gas via Mongolia, has intensified following the outbreak of the conflict between Iran and Israel, according to sources in Beijing. The planned pipeline would allow up to 50 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas to be delivered annually

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Colombia Joins BRICS New Development Bank

BRICS, Economy, Exports, Finance, Imports, Investment, Latin America, Trade

Colombia has confirmed it has joined the New Development Bank (NDB), the financial investment arm of the BRICS group. Colombia had requested membership in the NDB in May of this year, amid tensions with the United States over President Trump’s tariff war and Colombia’s joining China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Colombia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Laura Sarabia, said,

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Russia-Turkmenistan Bilateral Relations: 2025 Update

Commonwealth of Independent States, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been on an official visit to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, where he was received by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. They discussed key issues of Russia-Turkmenistan relations and reaffirmed their intent to implement joint

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Russia Ratifies UAE Double Tax Treaty

BRICS, Economy, Finance, Middle East, Trade

The Russian State Duma has ratified an agreement with the United Arab Emirates to avoid double taxation of income and capital and prevent tax evasion. The government introduced the bill, No. 930586-8, on May 29. This new agreement replaces an earlier 2011 agreement which applied only to the income of state-owned investment funds. An explanatory

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Rollout of Digital Ruble Pushed Back to September 2026

Economy, Finance, Russian Market, Trade

The Central Bank of Russia has proposed to the Russian State Duma that the largest “systemically important” Russian banks must provide their clients with the option to use digital rubles from September 1, 2026. This is a pushback from the previously agreed-upon deadline of July 1 this year. The bank has instructed Russian retail companies with annual revenues exceeding

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President Putin’s Speech At SPIEF 2025: Key Points & Analysis

BRICS, Economy, Finance, Investment, Russian Market, Security, Trade

Vladimir Putin has given the annual plenary speech at the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). The main basis for his speech was all Russian domestic policy, in which he discussed the Russian Economy, Monetary Policy, Employment, Education, Tax and Funding Policies, Tourism and Recycling, Russia’s Investment Climate, Technological Development and Funding, Digitization, Foreign Trade, Defence

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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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