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By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian President has stated that the his key objective of his team is to reduce inflation, with the expectation that it will fall to 6% by the end of December 2025. Vladimir Putin made this announcement on 2 December at the 'Russia Calling!' forum. Furthermore, the country h...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump have hurt the economies   fellow G7 members and not those of the BRICS. The economic growth of Germany,Japan and the UK have been hard hit but the tarrifs have not impacted those of the leading BRICS members China and India.

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By Rhod Mackenzie

It is no longer accurate to suggest that oil prices are the key factor in the stability of the Russian economy and finances. Russia is a major supplier of raw materials and high-value products to the global market, including industrial goods. Could you please provide an update on...

By Rhod Mackenzie

India and Russia's partnership in the production of the SJ-100 aircraft will transform the global aviation global industry and break  monopoly of  the US and EU entities of Boeing and Airbus

Today I want to talk about aviation and how the US and EU will now be wondering how to...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The use of dollars for payments for Russian exports of oil and oil products in  fell to 5%of the total volume , while in yuan they rose to 67%. According to documents from the Ministry of Energy, more than 90% of payments for raw materials and fuel are made using currencies from...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The US's attempt to  drive a wedge between the BRICS countries has failed It is noteworthy that India, Brazil, China and Russia have all increased the pace of their diplomatic discussions in the last week. This occurred subsequent to Washington's robust pressure. Despite the meet...