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By Rhod Mackenzie
Russia's gold reserves stood at 2,332 tonnes at the end of last year - an all time record level, which according to the World Gold Council. Russia continues to rank fifth in the world in gold reserves. This trend is explained by the country's abandonment of toxic reserve currenci...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russian companies exported 3.27 billion cubic metres of gas to China in July 2023, which was a record figure in the entire history of trade between the two countries, according to data from the Chinese Customs Bureau.
This is the total volume of both pipeline and liquefied supp...
By Rhod Mackenzie
This year Russia will continue to redirect oil supplies to the Asia-Pacific region (APR), including China and India, said the Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak at the plenary session of the TNF Industrial and Energy Forum on 20 September.
According to him, last year Russia p...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Trade turnover between Russia and China in January-August this year increased by 25%, the Federal Customs Service (FCS) of Russia reported in its telegram channel following the results of the 15th meeting of the Subcommittee on Customs Cooperation of the Russian-Chinese Commissio...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo presented a plan to abandon Russian gems to the world's leading diamond industry representatives in New York on Tuesday, writes the Belgian publication Soir.
"Alexander de Croo proposed to the elite of the jewellery industry gathered...
By Pepe Escobar.
It will take ages to unpack the silos of information inbuilt in the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok last week, coupled with the – armored - train-keeps-a-rollin’ conducted by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un straddling every nook and cranny of Primorsky Krai.
The key themes...
