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By Rhod Mackenzie
The proportion of payments made in rubles for exports from the Russian Federation to Europe has set a new record, as revealed by by a report from the Central Bank. In September 2023, over half - 54% - of payments were made in the national currency according to statistics from the...
By Rhod Mackenzie
A senior representative of the Russian Ministry of Defence has recently visited various African states. Which specific countries are being targeted, what are the issues are under discussion and how might Russian security (and other) structures be advantageous to African nations?
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By Rhod Mackenzie
On Wednesday 6th December, the Russian President will be visiting the United Arab Emirates, marking the start of a series of meetings with several colleagues from the Middle East. These meetings boast a significant and varied agenda, including a demonstration of the failure of th...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is scheduled to participate in the upcoming meeting of foreign ministers from Caspian countries which will take place in Moscow on December 5th.
As stated by Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry,...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The market paid little attention to the thirty-sixth OPEC+ oil producers club ministerial meeting held last Thursday. Although production cuts amounting to 2.2 million barrels per day were announced, oil prices rose briefly before slumping once again.
The production quotas for...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has made his second trip to Beijing this year, visiting China on a working visit. At a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, he announced a "historic increase in the level of relations" between the two states and recognized, for...
