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  June 11, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Putin and Xi Sign Off on Increasing Ruble/RMB Trade Use, US$100 Billion in Potential Bilateral Trade Turnover

  Putin and Xi announced their agreement to raise the share of their respective national currencies – the Ruble and RMB – in bilateral trade payments.
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  June 5, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Comments on the Russia-India Summit in Sochi

  Russia-India bilateral ties remain strong as Indian PM Narendra Modi met President Putin for an informal summit in late May to discuss defense, security, trade, and investment ties.
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  June 5, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia and Pakistan Agree to US$10 Billion Gas Pipeline Deal, Potential for EAEU FTA

  Russia and Pakistan are set to to sign a US$10 billion offshore gas pipeline deal and Pakistan is exploring an FTA with the four-member EAEU.
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  June 1, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia to Create Tax Free Zone near Shanghai

  Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has confirmed plans to create a special administrative tax free zone in Primorsky Krai in Far Eastern Russia.
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  June 1, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Association of European Businesses: “Investment Climate in Russia is Good”

  Frank Schauff, the General Director of the Association of European Businesses has stated that “The Investment climate in Russia is now favorable but sanctions pose the main risk…”
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  June 1, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Postpones Law Criminalizing Managers of Russian Companies Implementing Sanctions

  Russia is debating a potential new law that would create criminal liability for companies and their managers implementing foreign sanctions.
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  May 31, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia to Create Tax Free Zone on Border with EU

  Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has confirmed plans to create a special administrative tax free zone in Kaliningrad.
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  May 31, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia, India Strengthen Bilateral Ties as Putin and Modi Meet in Sochi

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin last week for an ‘informal summit’ in Sochi, a resort city located in southern Russia, on the shores of the Black Sea.
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  May 29, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Issues New Augmented Reality Banknotes

  Russia has issued two new 200 and 2000 rubles banknotes featuring a new “augmented reality” feature.
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  May 24, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  SPIEF 2018 Omits Mentioning the US by Name but Points Fingers at “Global Betrayer of Trust”

  Themed on “Building An Economy Of Trust”, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, this year, is less an academic trade forum, more a rallying call for global change.