SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
While the EU is attempting to restrict the purchase of Russian fertilisers by local farmers due to concerns over quality and price, the US has a more open stance on such imports, even benefiting from them financially.The reasons for this discrepancy can be explored in the Prime article.It is well-do...
The strengthening of the ruble can be attributed to the transition to national currency payments for imported goods, as reported by Izvestia. By the end of 2024, the share of such transactions exceeded 80%, with half of all settlements being made in rubles, effectively bypassing the use of dollars a...
Russia has accumulated a record gold reserve in the last twenty-five years. In January, the share of gold in Russian reserves reached 33.3%, representing the highest figure since autumn 1999. The value of the gold reserves exceeded 200 billion dollars. Could this signal a shift away from the dollar,...
According to reports the Major Western clothing brands are already testing the waters to return to Russian shopping malls. Everyone else will follow - McDonald's, Visa and Mastercard, Western carmakers and equipment manufacturers. Who will come to Russia first, and who will have problems coming bac...
Now one of the most famous or should I say infamous figures in British history is a man called Guy Fawkes and his Gunpowder Plot in which he was allleged to have plotted to blow up the British Houses of Parliament at its State Opening by the King.Even today November the 5th is known as Guy Fawkes n...
China has decided to halt the purchase of energy from the United States. In response to U.S. trade tariffs, Beijing has imposed its own duties on American LNG, oil, and coal. The potential for a new tariff war between the two largest economies could further reshape global trade and energy flows. How...
