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  November 15, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia, Iran, and Turkey Establish Foreign Trade Action Plan to Cease US Dollar Trade

  Russia, Iran and Turkey will establish a Foreign Trade Action Plan among themselves and will cease to use the US$ as a trading currency between them.
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  November 9, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Medvedev: Russia-China Annual Bilateral Trade Potential US$200 Billion

  Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has set a US$200 billion target for bilateral trade between Russia and China.
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  November 8, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Chinese Power Companies Set to Invest in Russian Far East

  Russia and China discuss the possibility of involving Chinese companies in the construction and upgrading of power plants in the Russian Far East.
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  October 31, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Set for 80 Percent Population 5G Coverage by 2025

  Russia is powering ahead with its digital technology plans and is set to become a “fast follower” 5G nation on the global stage.
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  October 30, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Plans to “De-Dollarize” its Economy by 2024 Using Export Credits, Tax Incentives

  The Russian Finance Ministry has announced plans to “de-dollarize” by 2024, that is, to wean the country off US dollar dependence.
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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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  October 23, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russia Cements Central Asian Silk Road Initiative with Uzbekistan Deals

  Russia and Uzbekistan have agreed to US$27 billion worth of investment deals with Russia at the first Russian-Uzbek Inter-regional Cooperation Forum, held last week in Tashkent.
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  October 4, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  China Rail Targets Russian Far-East as a “Priority Market”

  Chinese companies are ready to deploy their own advanced technology, equipment, and engineering in the construction of infrastructure in Russia’s Far East.
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  September 25, 2018 by Russia Briefing
  

  Russian Exports Set to Rise to US$250 Billion by 2024

  Buoyed by an economy re-modelling itself after Western-imposed sanctions, Russia’s exports are expected to grow to US$250 billion by 2024.
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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.