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By Rhod Mackenzie

The share of the Russian currency,the ruble in its foreign trade has changed dramatically in recent years. The Central Bank reported new records for the ruble and friendly currencies in foreign trade.
This spring, they have been setting new records almost every month. At the sa...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian LNG sector has been under restrictions for 10 years now, and the situation is only getting more dramatic. Lets assess the successes of Russian companies in overcoming Western sanctions and what are the key tasks identified  without which the development of the industr...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia has become one of the top ten countries in terms of trade surplus. In general, post-Soviet Russia has consistently generated a positive trade balance, with exports exceeding imports. However, when such earnings are achieved despite challenges from Western countries, it is...

By Rhod mackenzie

I am sure that most of you have noticed that the price of gold has been reaching new heights in recent months, with many central banks increasing their gold reserves plus investors buying gold for their portfolios as a hedge against inflation and other types of risks. Now some of...

In 2022 The US government and those of the other members of the G7 imposed sanctions on Russia since then they have increased the number of them 14 times and they amount to around 20 thousand people,companies and entities across all of Russia and in all sorts of sectors.They also urged their compani...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Does anybody think that the Global Establishement will award the Noble Price for Peace in 2024 to the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban? NO? Neither do I, there is more chance of it going to Jens Stollenberg,Boris Johnson, Emmanuelle Macron or the Man Who Shot Libery Vallance...