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By Rhod Mackenzie

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, stated that only 100 out of 500 European companies have officially left the Russian market. Manturov made this statement during the plenary session of Industry Day...

By Rhod Mackenzie

In 2023, the Russian Federation became the leader in terms of trade turnover growth among China's partners. This was announced on February 11 by Ivan Zhelohovtsev, the director of the first Asian department of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

He noted in an interview with RIA Novo...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia has become the leading economy in Europe and the fifth in the world in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). It has not only overtaken Germany, but is also preparing to catch up with Japan. What does PPP mean? And how has Russia achieved such a rise?
Russia has become t...

At first glance, the planned BRICS expansion seems unlikely to radically reshape the geopolitical status quo. But against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and mounting tensions between China and the US, the move may well have wider implications for the existing global order, writes Rachel...

By Wang Jinyan

Since the founding of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, a dialogue initiative jointly set up by China and the League of Arab States in 2004, China-Arab relations have been scaling new heights.

As important players of the Global South, China and the Arab States have been str...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Andrei Rudenko, expressed confidence that all issues regarding settlements between Russia and China, including those related to the financial messaging system (SPFS), will be resolved.

Rudenko denied any indication that Chi...