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  October 4, 2023 by Russia Briefing
  

  Meetings of the Chinese & Russian Foreign Ministers In Moscow and China-Russia Latest Trade & Development Round Up

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis     Wang Yi, the head of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, and China’s Foreign Minister visited Russia in late September and held substantial talks with Sergey Lavrov lasting four days. At the meeting, Lavrov and Wang discussed global stability, the formation of a multipolar world,[…..]
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  October 3, 2023 by Russia Briefing
  

  Understanding Russia’s Unfriendly Countries List

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Russia has been making trade and investment decisions that affect both corporate businesses and individuals based upon a new nationally defined category of country of origin – the ‘unfriendly countries’ list. These are essentially countries whose governments have been perceived by Moscow to have taken ‘unfriendly’ positions against Russia, including the imposition[…..]
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  October 3, 2023 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia and South Africa: The Trade and Investment Dynamics

  Bilateral trade up 16.4% in 2022 By Emil Avdaliani Relations between Russia and South Africa have been expanding with trade and investments potential growing exponentially. The trends were observable well before the start of the Ukraine conflict in 2021 and when the West imposed heavy sanctions on Russia. Yet after February 2022 the process significantly[…..]
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  October 2, 2023 by Russia Briefing
  

  China’s Helipay Looking To Set Up Cross-Border Transactions Infrastructure With Russia

  Chinese payment company Helipay is in talks with Russian banks to set up cross-border transactions, the company’s development director told the International Banking Forum in Sochi on Friday (September 29).
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  October 1, 2023 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia and Myanmar: The Trade and Investment Dynamics

  Trade up from US$15.7 million in 2021 to US$400 million in 2023 By Emil Avdaliani Amid the re-orientation of trade from the West to Asian markets, Russia has been expanding its trade and, to some degree, investments ties with South Asian countries. Among them Myanmar stands out as a promising market for Russian companies which[…..]
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  September 28, 2023 by Russia Briefing
  

  Foreign Visitors To Russia To Have Access To Remote Banking Facilities By Q4 2023

  Maxim Reshetnikov, Russia’s Economic Development Minister has said that the Russian government’s resolution on foreign tourists opening accounts remotely in Russian banks should be passed very soon, and it could enter into effect by the end of 2023.
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  September 27, 2023 by Russia Briefing
  

  Ethiopia To Manufacture Lada Cars For The African Market

  Russia has wasted no time in developing its new BRICS relationship with Addis Ababa Ethiopia will launch the production of Russian Lada cars on its territory for the African market, the countries Ambassador to Russia Cham Ugala Uriat has said. The move is significant as it illustrates why Ethiopia has joined BRICS – its low[…..]
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  September 26, 2023 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia, Iran Discuss Tehran’s Coming BRICS Membership

  Coordination of the North-South Transport Corridor To Lead To Greater Trade & Transit Opportunities Tehran’s full-scale involvement in BRICS’ activities was the focus of a telephone call between Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, the Kremlin press service said on Tuesday (September 26).
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  September 25, 2023 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia and Mongolia: The 2023/24 Trade and Investment Dynamics

  2022 bilateral trade increased by nearly 50% By Michael Barantschik Russia is expanding its global trade by enhancing its infrastructure and transportation options in its eastern regions. In light of that, the business relationship between Russia and Mongolia has strengthened in recent years. Both countries are exploring new areas for collaboration and working together to[…..]
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  September 23, 2023 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russians Transfer Assets Worth US$50 billion From Europe to Russia

  Mistrust over asset management in Europe is driving investors away While much of the focus on Russian assets in Europe has been on sanctioned properties and frozen bank accounts, there has also been a reaction to the perceived threat to overseas property being held by the EU in particular. Many of the assets and bank[…..]