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  April 26, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  First Russia-China Bridge Across The Amur River Border Is Completed

  The construction of its first rail bridge from Russia to China, connecting the two countries across the Amur River has just been completed. Construction of the 2,200-meter bridge between Nizhneleninskoye in Russia and Tongjiang city in China began in 2014, underlining Russia’s move to develop ties with China. The two sides jointly worked on the[…..]
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  April 25, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia – North Korea Trade Development To Increase As Kim Visits Russia – But Not Enough To Avoid The Need For A US Nuclear Deal.

  Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis The North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has made his first trip to Russia, and is in the Far Eastern Port city of Vladivostok at a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. North Korea shares a border with Russia, which along with China has lomg maintained the integrity of the North Korean[…..]
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  April 25, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia To Host Cryptocurrency Trials In Four Regions

  Sources from the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade have apparently stated that financial experts will start testing blockchain and cryptocurrencies in Kaliningrad Oblast, Kaluga Oblast, Perm Krai and Moscow. The authorities aim to create regulatory sandboxes in the above regions to test innovative technologies that are currently out of scope of the existing[…..]
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  April 11, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  Serbia & Singapore Poised To Sign Free Trade Deals With Eurasian Economic Union

  The final procedures for the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to ratify a free trade agreement with Serbia is due to be signed in October 2019, member of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Veronika Nikishina said at the international conference “From Idea to Reality: 25th Anniversary of Nursultan Nazarbayev’s Eurasian Initiative.” currently being held[…..]
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  March 29, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russian Arctic Annual GDP to Reach US$500 Billion

  Russia has budgetted US$86 billion from 2019 to 2025 to develop the Arctic, according to Nikolay Korchunov, Russia’s representative in the Arctic Council. Russia already has the largest economic status in the Arctic, with the region accounting for about 10% of Russia’s total GDP and close to 20% of all Russian exports.
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  March 18, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  Belt and Road Crimea

  Chinese private investors are interested in involving Crimea in the implementation of Belt and Road projects.
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  March 14, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  Washington Wants to Investigate Putin’s Wealth. From a Country Whose Own President Hasn’t Released His Tax Returns

  Washington has just passed a law making the White House legally bound to investigate Russian President Putin.
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  March 11, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  EU-Russia 2018 Trade Hit US$300 Billion Despite Sanctions

  Trade turnover between Russia and the EU grew by 20 percent in 2018, said Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov in a meeting with European businesses.
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  March 8, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia’s New 10 Million Ruble ‘Aurus’ Luxury Sedan Debuts at Geneva Motor Show

  Russian car dealers Avilion and Panavto, official trade partners of the Aurus automobile line, will start taking pre-orders for the vehicles.
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  March 6, 2019 by Russia Briefing
  

  Nizhny Novgorod Region to Host Russia’s First Private Cosmodrome Near Europe

  Russia is planning its first privately owned cosmodrome in the Nizhny Novgorod region following the US privatization of space exploration.