October 25 Update: Vietnam has now been granted ‘BRICS Partner’ status. See more here. Vietnam is actively working on a bid to join the BRICS group, according to Hanoi’s embassy in Russia. The country has yet to make a decision on a formal membership bid, although it is establishing a framework for BRICS participation and […]
Due to the current high potential of the 2024 harvest, existing reserves and competitive prices, Russia will be able to become a leading supplier of wheat to India, according to the Rusagrotrans analytical center, following an analysis of the Indian grain market. Rusagrotrans stated in an interview with Interfax that “If the wheat harvest in
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Russia’s Federal Fisheries Agency Rosrybolovstvo is preparing an expedition to study the fish stocks of African countries, which together with African partners, could begin in Q2 2024, Rosrybolovstvo head Ilya Shestakov said at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Monday (April 8). Putin gave the order to organize the expedition following the conclusion of
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China and Russia have stated their aims to maintain “industrial supply chain stability” after Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov reinforced calls for their two countries to work more closely together against “hegemonism”, in a statement released by the Chinese foreign ministry. Russia has been intensely sanctioned by Western powers
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Russia’s Pivot to Asia sat down last week with a highly experienced group of people, including high-profile China and Asia experts, an American banker, and Russian academics. The question on the table: “Does the west have a game plan for Russia?” First, about the attendees. All are well known in their fields and government influential.
Thinktank: Do The United States & Europe Have A Gameplan For Dealing With Russia? Read More »
Russia’s Pivot to Asia have published our first annual Russia’s Pivot to Asia Guide, in Russian. It is a 300-page full colour PDF with maps and graphics that details Russia’s 2024 trade and development with 80 countries, in addition to evaluating new supply chain routes such as the INSTC and the NSR, and Russia’s developments
Complimentary Russia’s Pivot To Asia 2024 Business Guide Read More »
Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, is meeting with Wang Yi, China’s Foreign Minister (and State Councillor) on Monday and Tuesday (April 8 & 9) in Beijing to discuss bilateral cooperation and plans for Vladimir Putin’s meetings with Xi Jinping next month. Talks between Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who extended the invitation to
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India’s PSK Biotech Private Limited has signed an agreement to start manufacturing personal hygiene products, diapers, and medical supplies in the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, in Russia’s Far East Sakhalin region. Production is planned to launch in November this year. The initiative would also significantly reduce the Sakhalin region’s reliance on imported technology and shorten the
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The United States has imposed sanctions against Russia’s JSC NSPK, the operator of MIR payment cards. These act as a Russian form of Visa and Mastercard and allow card holders the ability to access ATM machines, pay for goods in stores and conduct transactions. The latest countries to be targeted by US secondary sanctions are
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Denis Manturov, the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry expects manufacturing output could grow at least 5% if current trends persist in 2024, he said to the State Duma on Wednesday (April 3). “Everything will depend on many factors, including monetary policy, but given the results we see in the first two months, I think that
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