News

Ukraine’s Public Debt 2024 And The IMF: What Happens In April

Economy, Finance

The subject of Ukraine’s public debt is shortly to become a pressing issue as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has scheduled a meeting to discuss it with creditors on April 17. The IMF have already stated that the matter requires ‘deep treatment’. According to Focus Economics, Ukraine’s Public Debt reached 78.5% of GDP in 2022, and is almost certainly […]

Ukraine’s Public Debt 2024 And The IMF: What Happens In April Read More »

Russia Becomes Brazil’s Second Largest Wheat Supplier As BRICS Grain Exchange Touted

BRICS, Economy, Trade

In a nod to the BRICS grouping’s ability to increase trade and alternative supply chains, Russia exported 900,000 tonnes of wheat to Brazil in 2023, rising from fourth place to second place among Brazil’s leading suppliers, according to Russia’s Agriculture Ministry Agroexport center. Argentina is traditionally Brazil’s largest supplier of wheat, with a market share

Russia Becomes Brazil’s Second Largest Wheat Supplier As BRICS Grain Exchange Touted Read More »

Russia’s Oil Supplies To North Korea Increase As Sanctions Fail

Energy, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Financial Times has reported that Russia has started supplying oil directly to North Korea in defiance of UN sanctions, further cementing ties between the two countries and dealing a new blow to international efforts to contain Pyongyang. At least five North Korean large oil tankers have travelled this month to collect oil products from

Russia’s Oil Supplies To North Korea Increase As Sanctions Fail Read More »

Ten Years Of Crimea’s Integration With Russia: The Economic Development Data

Economy, Logistics & Transport, Trade

On March 18, 2014, the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol became part of Russia. The Russian newspaper Kommersant has published data on how Crimea has changed since it returned to Russia. GDP Growth From 2014 to 2022, the GDP of Crimea increased 3.5 times — from ₽189.4 billion to ₽655.9 billion (US$9.32

Ten Years Of Crimea’s Integration With Russia: The Economic Development Data Read More »

Russian Airlines Launch New Flights To China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Dubai, Philippines and Vietnam

Economy, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The new spring 2024 schedule for Russian airlines flight schedules includes the opening of new foreign destinations and the resumption of previously existing, but mothballed routes. Details are as follows: Russia-China Yakutia Airlines are to begin operating direct regular flights on the Yekaterinburg-Beijing route from April 4, with departures three times a week on Mondays,

Russian Airlines Launch New Flights To China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Dubai, Philippines and Vietnam Read More »

All BRICS Nations Are Piloting Digital Currencies But USD Likely To Remain Dominant  

BRICS, Economy, Finance

An Atlantic Council study published on Thursday showed that 134 countries, or 98% of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), are currently exploring the launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). This number has surged from just 35 since May 2020. The development is significant as it seems to predict an almost universal move

All BRICS Nations Are Piloting Digital Currencies But USD Likely To Remain Dominant   Read More »

Prospects For BRICS Under Russia’s 2024 Chairmanship

BRICS, Economy, Trade

The influential World Geostrategic Insights (WGI) forum has provided an interview with US-Russia expert Paul Goncharoff concerning Russia taking the Chairmanship for the BRICS group for 2024. The WGI also namechecked our own new Russia’s Pivot To Asia guide, which contains extensive chapters and details of the prospects for BRICS 2024. It can be downloaded

Prospects For BRICS Under Russia’s 2024 Chairmanship Read More »

Gazprom Starts Connecting Strategic Asian Gas Pipelines

Energy, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russian energy giant Gazprom has begun work aimed at linking the country’s gas pipelines into a nationwide gas transportation system, the company has announced on its official Telegram channel.  According to the announcement, the company launched construction of the 800km Belogorsk-Khabarovsk section of a new pipeline in Russia’s Far East, which will eventually connect the

Gazprom Starts Connecting Strategic Asian Gas Pipelines Read More »

Subscribe
Subscribe
Scroll to Top