The Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by video conference on Tuesday (January 21). Xi was invited to attend the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9, while Putin was invited to China’s events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan in Beijing on September 3. The talks […]
Saudi Arabia’s Economy and Planning Minister, Faisal bin Fadhil Al-Ibrahim, has said that Riyadh has not made the final decision to join BRICS and is still assessing its possible membership in the group, saying “The kingdom is always focusing on fostering more global dialogue.” He made the comments at the World Economic Forum in Davos,
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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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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 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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The latest data from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China states that over 2024, for the full year, China increased the volume of imported Russian oil by 1.3%. The volume reached 108.47 million tonnes, while the cost of purchasing the oil also increased by 2.8% to reach US$62.42 billion. Also
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Syria’s Transitional Administration has announced a new decree banning the importation of goods from Russia as well as Iran and Israel. This decision comes after the Syrian government had also imposed restrictions on the entry of citizens from Iran and Israel. This ban will be enforced at all land and sea border points in the
Mongolia’s 2025 budget has run out of money to repair access roads to its largest border crossing with Russia. Eight road projects, including the repair of the highway from the largest automobile border crossing at Altanbulag on the border with Russia, were excluded from Mongolia’s budget for 2025. Altanbulag is the largest automobile checkpoint on
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The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been discussing the development of a natural gas pipeline from Russia to Iran, stating that while the project will be implemented despite some difficulties, it will go ahead. Putin was speaking following talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Moscow on Friday (January 17). Putin said that “Speaking of
Russia’s VTB bank plans to open a full-fledged subsidiary bank in Iran by the end of 2025, the bank’s President and Board Chairman Andrei Kostin has stated. VTB opened a representative office in Iran in 2023. Kostin said that “We plan to open a full-service bank by the end of this year. VTB will be
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