SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
According to Kommersant, Russia is increasing its oil exports to Pakistan,( SCO member) with the third shipment of the year being dispatched. The only current supplier is Surgutneftegaz. There have been discussions between Russia and Pakistan for some months about signing a long-...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Since early October, amidst the military conflict between the Palestinian Hamas movement and Israel, Iran has been at the forefront of many conversations. While it is true that Tehran has connections with Hamas, it would be impracticable to reduce Iran's connection with its entir...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russia's foreign trade has been almost totally reoriented towards the East, mainly towards China. Moreover, in many respects Russia's trade with China has already surpassed the peak levels of trade with the EU in previous years. As the acting head of the Federal Customs Service...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The harvest season in Russia is almost completed. As of the beginning of November, ICAR reports that approximately 142 million tonnes of cereal crops have been threshed, which is 9 million tonnes less than the previous year's record. The wheat harvest is predicted to yield about...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Amid the energy crisis, France is keen to maintain its nuclear energy capability and requires imported uranium. This is because of the situation with imports from Niger will could be terminated, analyts confirm that Kazakhstan provide an increase the supply.
In early November, K...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russia and Iran are prepared for mutually beneficial cooperation with all countries, particularly our neighbours. Central Asia is experiencing rapid development. It is time for Europe to awaken to the current circumstances.
These are the key themes of the XVI Verona Eurasian E...
