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By Rhod Mackenzie
Iran has set up a number of companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to circumvent sanctions and increase its exports to China, according to the head of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce, Majid Reza Hariri.
"Some of Iran's exports to the UAE continue on to China. Iran has se...
By Rhod Mackenzie
In February 2022, Western countries began to introduce an unprecedented package of sanctions against Russia. Over the past two years, it is already possible to summarise some results and assess how and what the restrictions have affected.
GDP grew unexpectedly strongly at the e...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Pakistani authorities have decided to finish building an 81 km gas pipeline from the port city of Gwadar to the Iranian border as part of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. The project, which has faced significant delays, will be completed in two phases.
Pakistan's Special...
According to a Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry report new car brands, including those from Iran and India, may soon enter the Russian market. African producers have also expressed interest, but China remains the dominant player. This article questions whether these new brands can compete wi...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Mir card, CNAPS, and CIPS are financial messaging systems used for national domestic and cross-border interbank payments in Russia, China, and Iran respectively. These systems were seen as potential alternatives to the Western-dominated payment systems. However, this percepti...
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...
