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Kommersant reports that in March, Russian oil companies significantly increased sea exports to 3.8 million barrels per day due to problems with refinery utilization. This is the highest level since May 2023. The increase in oil exports is due to the redirection of flows from refineries damaged by dr...

About 92 percent of trade settlement between Russia and China is now conducted in Russian rubles and Chinese yuan, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said at the Boao Forum for Asia in South China's Hainan Province.

He also said that Russia hopes to strengthen financial ties with other...

China's two-way trade with Russia reached a record value of $240 billion, while Russia’s export trade value with Asia rose significantly in 2023.

"Actually, we have seen the trend of Russian brands entering the Asian market since 2014," said Vadim Tylik, CEO of RMAA, a cross-border marketing agenc...

The Ministry of Finance has reported a significant increase in budget revenues during the first quarter of this year. Both non-oil and gas revenues, as well as revenues from the sale of oil and gas, are growing. Additionally, the latter has shown phenomenal growth. What is contributing to the Russia...

Russia and China are strengthening their partnership. During a meeting in Beijing,the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi discussed joint efforts to counter Western sanctions and the creation of alternative international institutions in the fields of economics...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia's main trading partners no longer include any Western countries. Germany, which had a trade turnover of $12 billion, is no longer in the top 5. Instead, China, India, and Turkey have become the leaders. RIA Novosti's analysis of data from national statistical services show...