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By Rhod Mackenzie
The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Andrei Rudenko, expressed confidence that all issues regarding settlements between Russia and China, including those related to the financial messaging system (SPFS), will be resolved.
Rudenko denied any indication that Chi...
By Rhod Mackenzie
According to Kommersant, NOVATEK will not be able to start shipping LNG from the Arctic LNG-2 project before March, waiting until the project fleet is replenished with at least one Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker. US sanctions are significantly slowing the project, with buyers so far r...
By Timofei Bordachev
Russian policymakers, it seems, are operating under the assumption that country’s interaction with its most important partners, in terms of its development and stability in Eurasia, cannot be dependent on the dynamics of the conflict between Russia and the West.
Moscow’s cur...
By Rhod Mackenzie
On February 6, the CSI 300, China's main index, rose by 3.5%. The following day, the rally continued, albeit with more modest growth of only 0.5%. Bloomberg reports that investors are hopeful that the Chinese government's support will stabilize the situation in the stock markets,...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russian importers can no longer use Chouzhou Commercial, a Chinese bank that was previously their main settlement center. Transactions have been halted through both SWIFT and the Russian SPFS with the Chinese CIPS. According to the Deputy Chairman of the Board of SME Bank Alexey...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russia accounts for 3.2% of the world's gross domestic product (GDP). The World Bank calculates the global GDP in purchasing power parity (PPP).
According to Rosstat, Russia is the fifth largest economy in the world in terms of GDP using P.P.P.
China, the USA, India, and Japa...
