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  March 19, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Attracts 1.5 Million Chinese Tourists in 2017

  Russia is experiencing a boom in the visiting numbers of Chinese tourists; 32 tourist routes exist between Heilongjiang province and Russia’s Far East.
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  March 6, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russian Doubled its Gold Exports in 2017

  Russia and China are keen on moving away from the American credit based financial system towards a system where the national currencies are at least partially based on real assets.
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  February 27, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  The Battle of the Bullionaires – Russia Leading China in Race for Gold Reserves

  Russia has just overtaken China as the world’s fifth-biggest holder of gold reserves.
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  February 22, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia’s Increasing Gold Reserves Helping its Belt Road Development

  Russia, along with China, is among the world’s leading buyers and producers of gold, which helps pay for its infrastructure development; it can also potentially secure its economy from the impact of more Western sanctions in the future.
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  February 19, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Foreign Wine Investment into Crimea Taking Off

  Despite Western sanctions over the 2014 reunification of Crimea with Russia, the peninsula’s economy has seen rapid growth both in terms of economic output as well as investments. This has left the republic with ambitious goals for its future development. According to the republic’s Minister of Economic Development Natalia Chaban, speaking at the recent Sochi[…..]
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  February 1, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  German Trade with Russia Increases 20 Percent in 2017

  German exports to Russia last year rose by more than a fifth over 2016, according to data by Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
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  January 18, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia 2017 Inflation Rates Compared with Eastern European Union

  Russia’s consumer price index performed better in 2017 than most of its regional EU neighbors, and inflation across the EAEU in 2017 did not exceed the ceiling set by the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union.
• January 16, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russian Non-CIS Imports Rise by 24.3 Percent in 2017

  Russia increased its import of goods from non-CIS countries in 2017. European and Asian based manufacturers should be examining tax and trade agreements with Russia, and look at opportunities that can arise from establishing a sales presence in the country.
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  January 12, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Raises Minimum Wage Level, Comparable to South-East Asia

  Russia has raised the monthly minimum wage level from January 1 to 9,489 rubles (US$165), and is becoming more competitive when compared with South-East Asia. Here we discuss why the comparison is significant.
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  January 10, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Will Potential New Sanctions against Russia Businessmen Impact Asian Account Holders?

  In this article, we discuss why banks in Singapore and Hong Kong may not feel compelled to implement any new US sanctions guidelines on Russian account holders.