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  November 22, 2022 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russian And Chinese Governments Discuss Intergovernmental Development Of Russian Far East

  Plans To Coordinate Trade & Development Between Far East Russia And North-East China, Regional Bilateral Trade Up 45.5%    By Chris Devonshire-Ellis   Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev, and China’s Vice Premier of the State Council Hu Chunhua chaired the fourth meeting of the[…..]
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  November 21, 2022 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia’s Views Following The East Asia Summit 2022: Analysis

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis   Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been attending the East Asia Summit (EAS) held in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The EAS is a regional forum that includes the 10 ASEAN countries of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Other members include Australia, China, India,[…..]
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  November 20, 2022 by Russia Briefing
  

  APEC, G20 & East Asia Summit Members In Differing Attitudes To The Russia-Ukraine Conflict & The Qatar World Cup Finals

  By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Russia’s moves East – as well as its historical trade ties with the region have resulted in differing attitudes towards Moscow as is evidenced by references to their Ukraine wording in their respective declarations last week. On first glance, the APEC declaration in Bangkok, released on Saturday, is almost identical to the[…..]
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  November 17, 2022 by Russia Briefing
  

  Key Russia-China Border Railway Bridge Opens Across The Amur River

  Russia and China have commenced cross-border rail traffic across the first Amur River railway bridge, at the Nizhneleninskoye-Tongjiang border.
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  November 16, 2022 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russian Rail To Develop Trans-Siberian Rail Capacity East, Before North In Northern Latitudinal Railway Decision

  The Russian government has suspended construction of the Northern Latitudinal Railway in favor of an alternative eastern route, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin has stated at the Russian 2022 Transport Week forum.
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  November 15, 2022 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russian Halal Exporters Eye Middle East Markets

  Russian halal meat producers are 10% of the national total with producers looking at export markets in the Middle East & South Asia    Russian exports of halal products to Persian Gulf countries and Egypt could grow by more than six times by 2030 compared to the 2020 figure, the head of strategic communications and[…..]
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  November 14, 2022 by Russia Briefing
  

  Chinese Auto Dealers Take Over EU-Exited Russian Market

  Western auto brands increasingly being replaced by Chinese models as China dealerships in Russia increase 20% in 5 months.  Chinese car dealerships have been opening in Russia at a record pace, according to Russia auto industry analyst Otkrytiye Auto. Since the beginning of 2022, Chinese car dealerships in Russia have increased by nearly 300 new[…..]
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  November 14, 2022 by Russia Briefing
  

  Sberbank In Discussions For China Banking Operational License

  Would ease transactional difficulties for Russian investors in China Russia’s Sberbank plans to open a branch in China in addition to a representative office, and is negotiating with the local regulator, the bank has said. “We are working our way in with the People’s Bank of China,” Alexander Vedyakhin, first deputy chairman of the Sberbank[…..]
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  November 10, 2022 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia’s Seafood Exports To China Up 51% In 2022

  Russia’s total seafood exports to China have reached 430,000 metric tons as of Nov. 1 since the beginning of 2022, or up 51% year-on-year, according to Rosrybolovstvo, Russia’s Federal Fishery Agency.
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  November 8, 2022 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Is Getting Close To Replacing Its Entire EU 2021 Trade Volumes In Developing Markets

  Examining Russia’s multilateral trade growth in 2022   By Chris Devonshire-Ellis   Russia’s bilateral trade with the European Union in 2021 reached €257 billion, with €158 billion of those being Russian exports to the bloc. With the Euro now at parity with the US dollar, the amounts traded can now be considered the same. But[…..]