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Calls For Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Independent Payments Mechanism: Implications For BRICS, SWIFT, US Dollar, Euro and British Pound

BRICS, Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Readers will be familiar with discussions amongst the BRICS countries to establish a SWIFT alternative payments and settlements platform, however the concept is now spreading. Russia is calling for the removal of obstacles to the implementation of plans to increase the share of national currencies in mutual settlements between the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries […]

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Russia – Mongolia Bilateral Trade Up 21% In 8M 2024 As ‘Steppe Road’ Project Is Discussed

Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin has met with the Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene at the annual Prime Ministerial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) currently being held in Islamabad. Russia is a founding member of the SCO, while Mongolia is an Observer nation. Mishustin said that “The Russian side is giving a

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Serbia Abandons EU in Favour of BRICS: Other European Union Candidates Progress and the BRICS Alternative

BRICS, Economy, Trade

The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated that the BRICS is a more welcoming and member-oriented group than the European Union, commenting on the possibility that Serbia could seek to join the BRICS bloc. His comments came after Belgrade said that instead of EU membership, it would explore the option of joining BRICS, which is

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Russia-Turkiye 2024 Relations: BRICS, Black Sea and US$100 Billion Trade Discussions

BRICS, Energy, Security, Trade

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Ministers Sergei Vershinin and Alexander Grushko met with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Mehmet Kemal Bozay in Moscow, for consultations to discuss the implementation of strategic economic and energy projects along with regional agenda items. The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that “The two parties had a substantive exchange of opinions on key

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Russia To Ratify ‘Strategic Partnership Agreement’ with North Korea: Implications

China, Security, Trade

Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally requested that the Russian State Duma ratify the treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership with North Korea (DPRK) that he signed during his trip to Pyongyang in June. The Russian media reported on Monday that the ratification proposal had been registered in the legislature’s docket and is expected to be

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Prime Ministers Council Meeting Begins In Pakistan

China, India, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Meeting of Council of Prime Ministers of SCO Member States has begun in Pakistan, with Russia represented by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The SCO includes full members Belarus, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Dialogue partners include Afghanistan and Mongolia, while Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, Egypt, Kuwait, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal,

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New Market Exit Terms For ‘Unfriendly’ Investors In Russia

Economy, Finance

The Russian Ministry of Finance has introduced significant changes to the market exit conditions of Russian based assets owned by individuals or entities from so-called “unfriendly” states or companies controlled by them. These are as follows: The above requirements are applicable both to new petitions for obtaining the permission of Government Commission for Control over

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Zimbabwe Academic Compares IMF With BRICS Bank

BRICS, Economy, Finance, Trade

Kudzai Dominic Chiwenga, an associate professor at the University of Zimbabwe, has spoken about currency strategies and compared the World Banks ‘International Monetary Fund’ (IMF) with the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB). The NDB, he has said, provides more flexible and supportive terms than the IMF. Chiwenga, who is also the Chairman of the Zimbabwe-Russia

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Russian Foreign Minister Meets With Vatican Special Envoy

Miscellaneous, Security

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has held consultations with the Vatican’s Special Envoy for Peace, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi. According to a statement published on the ministry’s website, Lavrov met with the Vatican’s emissary as part of a working visit by Zuppi to Moscow. The two have held in-depth discussions “on cooperation in the humanitarian

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Russian and Chinese Defence Ministers Meet in Beijing: Implications for Asia

China, Security, Trade

The Russian Defence Minister, Andrei Belousov, has met with Dong Jun, his Chinese counterpart, in Beijing on Monday (October 14). The meeting comes two days after the culmination of the East Asia Summit which China, Russia, and the United States all participated in together with numerous Asian countries. Russia has expressed immediate alarm about American

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