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  September 10, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Wants To Extend Moscow-St Petersburg High Speed Rail To Helsinki

  Could Link With Proposed Helsinki Tunnel To Tallinn Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Maksim Akimov, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister stated at the Far East Economic Forum last week that Russia would like to extend the existing Moscow-St. Petersburg high-speed railway line to Finland in the future. “Surely as the second stage. We would like to extend[…..]
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  September 5, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Introduces Concept Of “Weekend Free Trade Wet Markets” To North-East China

  New “Micro-FTA” Concept Could Boost Cross-Border Agricultural Exports Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Russian delegates speaking at the Russia-China dialogue session at the Far Eastern Economic Forum currently taking place in Vladivostok raised the suggestion of introducing a Pilot Free Trade Scheme for the North-East Asian Agricultural Industry. Suggestions were made that to boost bilateral trade[…..]
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  August 15, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  Chinese Ambassador – Russia-China Trade Set To Double To US$200 Billion By 2024

  Russia increasingly investing in Asia as US & EU trade uncertainty remains Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis The new Chinese Ambassador to Russia, Zhang Hanhui has told reporters that he expects Russia-Chinese bilateral trade to increase to US$200 billion by 2024. That is close to double the current trade volume. Ambassador Zhang had previously been based in[…..]
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  July 15, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  Key Logistics Hubs Along Russia’s Meridian Road

  Which cities will benefit from being along the shortest route between China and Europe?   Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev has given the go-ahead to build a new toll motorway stretching just over 2000 km through some of the more remote areas of the country – acting as a “Moscow bypass” between[…..]
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  July 11, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  Customs Procedures for the Import of Goods into Russia

  In this article, we explain the import and customs duties procedures in Russia.
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  July 10, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia’s Double Tax Treaty Agreements

  Double tax treaties are useful instruments for foreign investors or trade businesses to avoid being taxed in two countries and mitigate tax liability.
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  October 26, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Brexit Britain Eyes Russia as Non-EU Investment Market

  British business is looking at other markets. One of them, despite the political coldness between London and Moscow, is the Russian market.
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  September 24, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  China, India, Investing Hundreds of Millions in Siberia’s Klyuchevskoye Gold Mines

  The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade have announced that Chinese and Indian companies are investing millions of dollars in the Klyuchevskoye Gold Depots.
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  August 22, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Kamaz Establishes Wholly Owned Subsidiary in Indonesia

  Asia is booming and Russia needs new export markets – China, the ASEAN nations, and India are prominent destinations for Russian investments this year.
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  July 31, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Dumps US Treasuries, Converts into Gold and IMF Securities. Will China Follow?

  Russia has sold off US$77 billion of its US Treasury Bonds, and in future will be investing in IMF securities and gold.