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  May 4, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Dezan Shira & Associates Join Russo-British Chamber of Commerce

  Dezan Shira & Associates, specializing in assisting foreign investors in Asia, have joined the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce (RBCC).
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  April 11, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Looks at Creating Offshore Financial Centers Similar to Delaware, Hong Kong

  Russia is planning two offshore financial centers with special legal systems in the Kaliningrad Region and the Vladivostok in Russia’s Far Eastern Primorsky Krai territory to support business and trade, similar to Delaware (USA), Hong Kong, and Jersey (UK).
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  April 4, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Begins Use of Cryptocurrencies in International Trade

  Russia has begun making trades in cryptocurrencies, on a trial basis in Switzerland, on a deal with Venezuela for Russian auto component parts being settled in Venezuela’s own national cryptocurrency, the Petro.
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  April 2, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Moves to Fund Digital Economy in Five Sectors

  Funding for the state program – The Digital Economy of the Russian Federation – has been approved with implications for regulation, cybersecurity, R&D, education, and IT infrastructure.
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  March 28, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Ships LNG to India in First Silk Road Fund Arctic to Asia Deal

  Novatek’s wholly owned subsidiary shipped to the Indian market its first cargo with LNG produced by the Yamal LNG plant. Stakeholders of the Yamal LNG plant include the Silk Road Fund.
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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[…..]