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By Rhod Mackenzie

Russian oil companies are significantly boosting ESPO grade oil exports through the port of Kozmino, mainly to China via tankers. The shipments from this Far Eastern port reached a historic peak of 925 thousand b/d in December.Analyst attribute the increase to more active rail tr...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The number of foreign contacts made by Russian President Vladimir Putin recently shows that the West's attempts to isolate Russia have failed. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on 13 December during a government session of the Federation Council.
"The cou...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The foreign ministers of the BRICS countries will meet in Nizhny Novgorod in the summer of 2024. This was announced by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on 13th December at a government session of the Federation Council.
The Russian foreign minister also noted that Russia, as the c...

By Zamir Ahmed Awan

BRICS is an intergovernmental organization comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. It encompass about 27% of the world’s land surface and 42% of the global population. Brazil, Russia, India, and China are among the world’s ten largest countries by population...

By Sofwan F Arrasyid

The global economy always moves in ever-evolving dynamics, every economic actor, whether countries, groups of countries, multinational private companies or international organizations, has a significant role. One group that is increasingly prominent in the world economic lands...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Recently, there has been much discussion about the downturn of the "Chinese miracle" and the possibility of the country being on the brink of a crisis. This pertains to both the construction industry and the general decline in consumption, which poses a threat to the solvency of...