SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
Kazakhstan has started purchasing electricity from the Russian Federation at a higher price due to new trade regulations between the two countries. The average delivery cost in the second half of 2023 increased by almost a third, exceeding 5 rubles per kWh. Analysts predict that...
Last year, the Federal Customs Service calculated that the sobotage of the Nord Stream pipelinescost the Russian budget over a trillion rubles in lost revenue from gas exports. Sanctions against the oil industry caused less damage to the budget. Despite this, the budget was managed. How did Russia...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The surge in low-cost imports from China, known as the 'China shock', had a significant impact on the global economy in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Economists predict that a similar phenomenon could occur again in the near future.
To boost economic growth, China is increasi...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Rosatom's Mining Division has developed a technology for the separation of collective rare earth metal (REM) concentrates. This will fill in the missing link in the technological chain of rare earths production.
Production is planned to be organised at the Solikamsk Magnesium P...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China has registered three Russian pork production companies and authorised the export of pork products from Russia to China from 28 February 2024. Goods produced after the registration date will be accepted for de...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Over the past 23 years, Russian agriculture has made an incredible leap forward. From total devastation in 1999, when Russia was forced to turn to the United States to receive grain on credit, to one of the world's largest exporters.The exports of Russian produce have increased t...
