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  September 25, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russian Exports Set to Rise to US$250 Billion by 2024

  Buoyed by an economy re-modelling itself after Western-imposed sanctions, Russia’s exports are expected to grow to US$250 billion by 2024.
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  September 21, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Before Sanctions, Russians Imported European Gourmet Foods. Now They’re Making Their Own.

  Six years after international sanctions were imposed on Russia, once imported European gourmet foods are now being produced in Russia.
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  September 20, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Maersk Uses Arctic Ocean Northern Sea Passage for Commercial Shipping for First Time

  The Northern Sea Passage opens up a new Eurasian route; significant Chinese and Russian investment in ports along Russia’s arctic land mass support this.
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  September 18, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia to Establish Overseas Industrial Investment Zones

  Russia will launch four industrial and investment zones overseas as part of its Export Development Plan; the first such facility was set up near Port Said in Egypt.
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  September 17, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  China’s New WWII Era Opera Aims at Soft Power Influence in Russia

  China has held a Russian premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in St.Petersburg of its opera “The Dawns Here Are Quiet”, adapted from a book by Boris Vasilyev.
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  September 6, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russian Offshore Capital is Seeking New Homes after Sanctions. Where is it Heading?

  Wealthy Russian nationals with money parked overseas are scrambling to find new homes for their wealth and business after a new round of sanctions get triggered in October.
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  August 30, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Passes Laws to Redomicile Overseas Russian-Owned Businesses to Offshore Financial Centers

  Russian-controlled foreign offshore companies can now re-register in offshore financial centers established in the Kaliningrad Region and Primorsky Territory to minimize exposure to sanctions and other political risks.
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  August 29, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russian-Egypt Trade Increases 37 Percent in First Half of 2018

  The sanctions against Russia are creating new trade corridors; Egypt’s trade exchange with Russia increased by 37 percent during first half of 2018.
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  August 16, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Caspian Sea Agreement to Open up Volga River Interior Consumer Markets

  Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan have signed the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea.
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  August 1, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Increases VAT Rate to 20 Percent

  From January 1, 2019, Russia’s standard VAT rate will be 20 percent, up from 18 percent. VAT exempt goods will not be affected by the hike.