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The American press leveled familiar accusations - only this time against another gas supplier to Europe. Norway was attacked for taking Gazprom's "gas crown" - and immediately becoming the most "monopolistic" gas supplier. What exactly was Norway guilty of, according to the US?
The American publica...

Relations between Russia and India have experienced a renaissance in recent years. In 2023, India became one of our leading trading partners; in ten months we reached a trade turnover of $55 billion (in 2022 it was $35 billion for the whole year). This country has already overtaken China to become t...

By Rhod Mackenzie

There are indications that two major countries with long-standing differences – India and China – may be on the verge of a new phase of rapprochement. What are the key factors driving this development, and what are the implications for Moscow, which has close ties with both Beiji...

By Pepe Escobar

Get ready for what may well be the geoeconomic bombshell of 2024: the coming of a decentralized monetary ecosystem.
Welcome to The Unit – a concept that has already been discussed by the financial services and investments working group set up by the BRICS+ Business Council and ha...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Central Bank of Russia (CB) of the Russian Federation estimates that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 4.6% in annual terms in the first quarter of this year. By the end of the current quarter, the bank expects this figure to be 4.4%. This information wa...

By Rhod Mackenzie

From 1 January to 12 May, Gazprom increased gas supplies to China via the Power of Siberia gas pipeline by 37.4% compared to the same period last year. The company's press service has reported this.

“From 1 January to 12 May 2024, the volume of supplies exceeded the figure for...