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By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian State Duma plans to consider the bill on regulating cryptocurrency mining in the first reading in the coming days. The bill was drafted a year and a half ago and has since undergone several revisions. It was only recently, following the president’s order last week, th...

Since the beginning of the year, the Russian manufacturing has grown by 8.8%. Companies are successfully meeting the challenges posed by the sanctions and are even using them as an opportunity for further growth. At the same time, however, they are not exempt from the high modern standards of produc...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The share of the Russian currency,the ruble in its foreign trade has changed dramatically in recent years. The Central Bank reported new records for the ruble and friendly currencies in foreign trade.
This spring, they have been setting new records almost every month. At the sa...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian LNG sector has been under restrictions for 10 years now, and the situation is only getting more dramatic. Lets assess the successes of Russian companies in overcoming Western sanctions and what are the key tasks identified  without which the development of the industr...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia has become one of the top ten countries in terms of trade surplus. In general, post-Soviet Russia has consistently generated a positive trade balance, with exports exceeding imports. However, when such earnings are achieved despite challenges from Western countries, it is...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Over the past two years, the concept of the "Global Majority" has emerged as a prominent feature in Russian foreign policy discourse. The term is used to define the group of more than 100 countries that are not participating in the West’s economic sanctions against Russia. The mo...