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The situation in Russian friendly enclave of Serbia remains unstable for the second consecutive month. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Belgrade and other cities across the country to protest against a project to develop a large lithium-containing mineral deposit that could m...

The high cost of electricity in Poland has reached a point where it is affecting the profitability of previously thriving businesses. The country is at serious risk of deindustrialisation due to gas shortages and the strict enforcement of EU environmental regulations. Plus the Polish government's...

The European stance towards Russia has historically been somewhat inconsistent. On the one hand, Russia has been perceived as a potential threat to Europe, regardless of the political system in place be Czarist authorritarianis,Soviet Communism or the current democratic rule of Vladimir Putin.Its wo...

By Rhod Mackenzie

At last there is some good news for the Russian gas giant Gazprom it has announced a new record for gas supplies to China. Currently, China is not the only market for Russian gas, with Europe also purchasing more of the blue fuel this year. What factors are driving the increased...

By Rhod Mackenzie

I have talked alot about in my previous videos about Russia being a major exporter of oil and gas, also about commodities like coal,copper, iron ore and gold. I have also covered the agriculture sector in depth.
Today my video is about Forestry and Trees
According to the United...

By Rhod Mackenzie

In the coming decades, the term "decoupling" will undoubtedly replace Globalisation become the main and most frequently used concept. The English word "decoupling" literally means the "disconnection of a pair" and can refer to a wide range of phenomena, from those in physics to...