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By Rhod Mackenzie

China's imports and exports grew in the first ten months of 2023, although October saw a decline in exports. On Tuesday, Chinese authorities released official data indicating that import growth exceeded expectations, demonstrating that the world's largest trading nation is resili...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian economy has recovered well following the extensive sanctions enforced by Western governments; however, the mid-term outlook is less promising, as stated in a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Due to the favourable financial progress, the IMF has update...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The global order,focused on the interests of the Anglo-Saxon nations, is progressively collapsing, and this phenomenon is now irreversible. Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, made this statement at a CIS gathering with colleagues in...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia is taking steps to safeguard the security of its relationships with the countries of Central Asian from the unethical actions of the West, this was announced on October 8 by Alexander Sternik, the Director of the Department for CIS countries at the Russian Foreign Minist...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Amid the energy crisis, France is keen to maintain its nuclear energy capability and requires imported uranium. This is because of the situation with imports from Niger will could be terminated, analyts confirm that Kazakhstan provide an increase the supply.
In early November, K...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia and Iran are prepared for mutually beneficial cooperation with all countries, particularly our neighbours. Central Asia is experiencing rapid development.  It is time for Europe to awaken to the current circumstances.

These are the key themes of the XVI Verona Eurasian E...