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Russia’s Aqua Holding LLC (producer of mineral waters Essentuki No. 4, Essentuki No. 17 and Narzan) is to start producing water for consumers in India by the end of this year, according to the company CEO, Svyatoslav Vilk. Vilk stated that “We recently completed all our certification work in India, so we will launch a […]
Singapore, which has largely been implementing sanctions imposed by the West upon Russia, is now moving back towards trade normality, and has permitted two additional Russian companies to supply poultry and by-products to its market, according to Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor). Singapore’s responsible authority has granted these rights to the […]
Russia’s Rosatom state nuclear power corporation has proposed projects to Brazil involving both small nuclear power plants (SNPP) and high-capacity power units, according to Rosatom Latin America Director Ivan Dybov. He commented at the Nuclear Trade & Technology Exchange conference in Brazil. Dybov said that “Emphasizing the importance of nuclear projects for addressing climate challenges […]
The Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air plans to launch direct regular flights from Hanoi (Noi Bai Airport) to Vladivostok starting June 15, according to Vladivostok Airport’s schedule, with flights operating twice a week on Airbus 321 aircraft. VietJet Air was established in 2007 and positions itself as an international low-cost carrier. Its headquarters is located […]
The current expansion of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) is taking place in accordance with the implementation of the NDB strategy for 2022-2026, according to the bank’s head, Dilma Rousseff. In addition to the founding members – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – several new members have joined, including Bangladesh and the […]
Colombia intends to join the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) in 2025, according to Hector Arenas Neira, Colombia’s Ambassador to Russia. Neira said that the decision on this issue was made after talks with NDB head Dilma Rousseff, saying that “the decision has been made. Our president met with the president of the BRICS bank, […]
Data from Vortexa, the shipping analysts, show that Greek shipping operators have jumped at the chance to lift price cap-compliant Russian oil, with the volume of Russian crude being carried on Greek-operated Aframax tankers jumping to a 12-month high. The shipping boost is due to Russia offering discounted oil to buyers in India and Turkiye, […]
Russia has just hosted the fourth meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission on Caspian Cooperation, which was chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Opening the meeting of the Commission, Lavrov made numerous Caspian development statements, of interest to all those involved in the region. We provide his comments and other recent Caspian-related news as follows: […]
In encouraging signs that Afghanistan’s trade and investment potential is improving, the Taliban administration is holding advanced negotiations with Russia to allow banks from both countries, both of which are heavily sanctioned in the West, to handle trade worth hundreds of millions of dollars using their own currencies. Afghanistan’s acting commerce minister, Haji Nooruddin Azizi, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law promoting the local production of taxicabs used in the country. According to the legislation, Russian passenger cars would have to meet two conditions in order to be included in the taxi registry: either score a sufficient number of localization points or be produced under a special […]
Russia plans to supply veterinary drugs and vaccines to the Central African Republic (CAR) and may assist in building a modern animal slaughter facility in the country, according to Konstantin Savenkov, the deputy head of the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), and Hassan Bouba, the CAR Livestock and Veterinary Medicine Minister. […]
Algeria has officially become a member of the New Development Bank (NDB), a financial institution created by the BRICS group of countries. The bank’s press office announced this on Thursday, May 22. “Algeria plays an important role not only in the North African economy, but also at the global level and will certainly contribute to […]
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