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  November 8, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Chinese Power Companies Set to Invest in Russian Far East

  Russia and China discuss the possibility of involving Chinese companies in the construction and upgrading of power plants in the Russian Far East.
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  October 30, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Plans to “De-Dollarize” its Economy by 2024 Using Export Credits, Tax Incentives

  The Russian Finance Ministry has announced plans to “de-dollarize” by 2024, that is, to wean the country off US dollar dependence.
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  October 23, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Cements Central Asian Silk Road Initiative with Uzbekistan Deals

  Russia and Uzbekistan have agreed to US$27 billion worth of investment deals with Russia at the first Russian-Uzbek Inter-regional Cooperation Forum, held last week in Tashkent.
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  October 4, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  China Rail Targets Russian Far-East as a “Priority Market”

  Chinese companies are ready to deploy their own advanced technology, equipment, and engineering in the construction of infrastructure in Russia’s Far East.
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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.