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By Rhod Mackenzie

Russian and China who are members of both the SCO,BRICS  plus being large trading partners really need to sign off on the deal for both the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline and some long term contracts for the Russian Arctic LNG as this would solve a number of the potential energy sup...

By Rhod Mackenzie
"This is thee biggest crisis in the history. of luxury goods" These are the words financial analysts use to describe what is happening to a company that was recently the most valuable  in France, and whose owner was for a short time the richest man on the planet. Now I am talking...

By Rhod Mackenzie

There are three things you can watch for hours to keep yourself amused You can how a fire burns,the flames licking up, how water flows downhill and finds its pathways, and how so called Western experts with a smug expressions continue to predict "the inevitable collapse of the R...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The plenary session with Vladimir Putin at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on June 20 lasted four hours and covered both economic and international issues. The President has announced a major transformation of the global market, with BRICS assuming an incre...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Since the imposition of sanctions in 2022, Russia has embarked on a major programme of import substitution to reduce its dependency on Western technology and equipment. Let's take a look at how this is progressing in the transportation sector, focusing on trains, planes and autom...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian economy has successfully reduced its reliance on imports, achieving this through the growth of its own production. The economic model has been comprehensively revised, with the domestic market now serving as the primary catalyst for the country's development. Domestic...