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By Rhod Mackenzie

For the second winter in a row, Europe's energy strategy is largely based on the hope of a warm winter and low economic demand for gas. Despite these and a number of other favourable factors, the price of electricity is fluctuating around 50 euros per MWh (525 euros per thousand...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its recent long-term forecast, World Energy Outlook. According to the report Russia's gas industry faces a bleak future with its market share predicted to decrease by half on the global platform. It is crucial to determine the ev...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Chinese Premier Li Qiang has arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states from 24 to 27 October. Founded in 2001, the SCO currently has nine members: China, Kazakh...

By Evgeny Tipailov , Ivan Angulo

In August 2023, the BRICS summit ended very successfully. Starting January 1, 2024, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, the UAE, Egypt and Iran will officially join the association. Together with the founders of BRICS, these states comprise almost half of the world'...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Chinese Premier Li Qiang embarks on a four-day visit to Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday. He will attend the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States in Bishkek and pay an official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic from O...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States is scheduled for Thursday in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.

This will be the first face-to-face meeting of the prime ministers of the SCO member states subse...