What The Western Media Isn’t Telling You: Russian Trade, Energy & Impact of Sanctions
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Issue #241 Friday, January 6
Geopolitics
- World elections will shape the outcome of the war in Ukraine
- Estonia To Confiscate Russian Owned Assets
- Estonia to begin procedure of transferring US$19 billion frozen Russian assets to Kiev
- Moscow warns of retaliation if Germany goes through with asset seizure
- Sanctions cost Russia’s richest billions
- Effect of EU sanctions on Moscow is ‘less than zero’ – MEP
Energy
- Will EU Price Cap ‘Save Europeans’ or Con Them?
- A $1 Trillion energy bill for the EU is only the beginning of the crisis
- EU attempts to recover from energy crisis with new LNG terminals like buying cups instead of water
- The EU needs to invest its way out of the energy crisis
Trade & Investment
- Capital investment growth now expected for Russia in 2022, despite previous forecasts
- Board of Russia’s AvtoVAZ approves US$585 million in 2023 investment programme
- Russia plans 2023 investment in ports of 145.4 billion rubles
- In Increasing Oil Trade Between India And Russia, An Unusual Development
Update #240: Thursday, January 5
Geopolitics
- Re-Examining Russia’s BRICS Relationship
- Lithuania wants ‘mental quarantine’ on Russian culture
- US energy giant ExxonMobil sues EU to block new windfall tax
Energy
- China setting new world energy order
- Xi says China and Russia should explore energy cooperation
- Russia’s Oil Ban Accelerates Shift in Global Energy Flows
Trade & Investment
- Russian electricity exports to Asia growing
- Passage across Heilongjiang River opens, to propel China-Russia trade
- Efforts To Increase Bilateral Trade Between Russia And Africa Steadily Growing
Wednesday, January 4
Geopolitics
- Overstretched US foreign policy raises risks for Washington and its allies
- Belarus takes over chairmanship of post-Soviet security bloc
- Germany ‘open’ to seizing frozen Russian assets
Energy
- A new world energy order is taking shape
- Gas supplies to China reach new level: Gazprom CEO
- Russian Gas Exports Outside Ex-Soviet States Fell 45.5% in 2022
- Experts expose US manipulations as Europe may face worse energy crisis in 2023
Trade & Investment
- Switzerland boosts gold imports from Russia despite sanctions
- Lavrov tells Israel about willingness to strengthen bilateral cooperation
- Angola wants major investment from Russia
- Putin, Tokayev discuss high level of Russia-Kazakhstan relations
Tuesday, January 3
Geopolitics
- Russian government proposes terminating Council of Europe treaties
- IMF issues dire warning
- What awaits Russia and China in 2023?
Energy
- 2022 leaves Europe in grip of energy crisis
- UK stops Russian gas imports
- Russian oil products refined abroad exempt from price cap – US Treasury
- Russia approves 10-year extension of agreement with Kazakhstan on transit to China of up to 10 million tonnes of oil per year
Trade & Investment
- Russia to double yuan share in sovereign wealth fund
- Russia-Japan trade surges despite sanctions
- Agricultural trade turnover between Russia and China grows 36% to US$6 billion
- Kremlin permits collection of gas supply debts in unfriendly countries’ currency
- Aeroflot buys out long-range Boeing 777 planes from Irish leasing company
- Localization of key auto components in Russia requires 300 billion rubles in state financing through 2025
Monday, January 2
Geopolitics
- Putin’s New Year address: Year of major steps and fight for Russia’s future
- Putin invites Xi for state visit
- US nearly doubled weapons sales to NATO members in 2022
- Ukraine confessions by Hollande and Merkel are ‘formalization of betrayal’
- Bad blood between Hungary and Ukraine undermines EU unity on Russia
Energy
- Europe’s energy sacrifices: the winter test of resolve
- One-third of EU countries have not yet introduced any measures to reduce energy demand
- EU energy price cap ‘still too high’, says Euratex
- Greek citizens blame EU policies for high energy prices
- ExxonMobil launches legal challenge to EU’s windfall tax on energy firms
Trade & Investment
- Russia issues upbeat economic forecast for 2023
- Russia’s Transport & Logistics Trends For 2023
- Russia Poised To Open Cryptocurrency Exchanges From Q2 2023
- Chinese Yuan Overtakes Euro In Russian Foreign Trade Business Settlements
- Russia’s Sberbank Plan to Open Branch Office in China in 2023
- Transfers to foreign banks from Russia surge 26-fold
Friday, December 30
Geopolitics
- Non-sanctioned Russians unlikely to recover assets in EU – Central Bank
- Lavrov highlights need to liberate Russia’s four new regions
- Quarter of Russian crude oil shipments in December used western insurance
- Japan Insurers to Continue Russia Shipping Coverage
Energy
- Gazprom Exports to Europe Nearly Halve in 2022
- Russia’s response to Western oil sanctions
- Russia and Türkiye start work on natural gas hub – Gazprom
- Russia boosts gas supplies to China
Trade & Investment
- Duma speaker expects 2023 to be year of progress in Russia
- Putin promises improved business environment
- Domino’s Pizza master franchisee mulls selling Russian business
- Russia – EU Trade Turnover Up 13.8% January-October 2022
Thursday, December 29
Geopolitics
- Russia’s oil export ban: Deliveries to India, China not affected
- No more ‘business as usual’ with EU – Lavrov
- Energy crunch will trigger eurozone contraction in 2023
- Finland’s Consumer Confidence Hits Record Low as Recession Looms
- Inflation in the Baltics: a warning for the rest of Europe
Energy
- Putin imposes oil ban on buyers complying with G7 price cap
- Russia bans oil exports to countries that implement price cap
- EU blackouts inevitable – Austria
- Russia to boost gas exploration in country’s east in order to boost supplies to Asian partners
Trade & Investment
- Russia to divert metals away from West
- Iran reveals plans to enter Russia-led free trade zone
- Trade settlements in rupee starts with Russia, more likely to join
- South Africa to Navigate BRICS as De-Globalization & Western Decline Continue
Wednesday, December 28
Geopolitics
- Medvedev outlines timeline for reconciliation with the West
- US, NATO seeking Russia’s defeat on battlefield — Lavrov
- Russia unable to maintain normal ties with US under Biden’s administration
- Era of US unipolarity is over — Russian Foreign Ministry
- Medvedev forecasts EU breakup, civil war in the US
Energy
- US braces for more deaths as ‘blizzard of the century’ grips nation
- Moscow’s gas remains in demand
- EU energy regulator casts doubt on bloc’s ‘untested’ new gas
- Russia Says Europe Will Struggle To Replace Its Oil Products
Trade & Investment
- Russian firms report improving business climate
- Russia goes toward de-dollarization
- Murmansk testing new logistics of shipping fish to China
- Central Bank of Russia to narrow GDP forecast range for 2023
- Strong ruble has played its role, now 70-80 rubles/$1 better for economy
- Russia to subsidize manufacturing costs for import-substituting products
Tuesday, December 27
Geopolitics
- Turkiye accuses West of ‘provocations’ over Ukraine
- West issues ultimatum to Serbia
- Only one nation benefits from sanctions on Russia
- Russia entitled to do whatever it wants with assets of unfriendly states — Medvedev
- Political settlement in Ukraine possible, but not on Kiev’s terms
- Anti-Russian sanctions are signal to other countries not to deal with West – Medvedev
Energy
- EU market open for Russian LNG, supply to grow to 21 billion cubic meters
- Difficult for Europe to find alternatives to Russian oil amid embargo
- Russia to cut oil output, won’t sell supplies under Western price cap
- Germany could become ‘bankrupt state’ due to energy spending: Berlin
Trade & Investment
- New trade route helps Russia and Iran bypass sanctions
- Inflation in Russia continues to slow
- Russia boosted agricultural exports to friendly countries 25% in 2022
- Swiss Trade With Russia Still Going Strong
- With $30 bn bilateral trade turnover, India, Russia plan big for 2023
Monday, December 26
Geopolitics
Energy
- Russia to divert gas away from West
- Russia warns of oil production cut
- Russian oil cos rerouting exports to Asia-Pacific, Africa, Latin America
- Injustice is fuelling Europe’s energy crisis
Finance
- Japanese firms to halt ship insurance for Russian waters
- Russia keeps amassing forex reserves
- Duma develops bill that would raise taxes for Russians that left country
Trade & Investment
- Russian airlines seek to buy stranded jets
- Investments in Russian gambling industry surge 1.5-fold
- Belarus hopes exports to Russia will reach $22-23 billion by end of year
- Russian, Uzbek premiers discuss transport, logistics projects
Friday, December 22
Geopolitics
- West stepping up efforts to separate Central Asia from Russia — Valdai
- No calls for peace were made during Zelensky’s visit to US — Kremlin
- Medvedev meets Xi in Beijing, Ukraine conflict discussed
- Hungary wants European Parliament dissolved
- Ukraine’s ‘new flag’
- NATO boss to lead IMF
Energy
- Sweden: Power Cuts This Winter ‘Not At All Unthinkable’, Urged to ‘Prepare for Worst’
- Turkey Is Strengthening Its Energy Ties With Russia
- Are Europe’s sanctions on Russian energy doing it more harm than good?
- China’s Imports Of Russian Energy Have Surged By $27 Billion
Trade & Investment
- Russian Far East to export corn to China as part of grain quota
- Bill to give foreigners access to forex trading in Russia passed in first reading
- Russia And Iran Bolster Economic Ties, From Cars To Planes To Energy
- Sri Lanka, Russia to use Indian rupee for international trade, more countries in talks
Thursday, December 22
Geopolitics
- China seeks ‘more just and reasonable’ global governance – Xi
- Russian analogue of Wikipedia to be launched in early 2023
- Russia’s resources for Ukraine conflict are unlimited: Putin
- The west’s axis of prudence risks a Kremlin victory by default in Ukraine
Energy
- Europe’s Energy Crisis Is Just Getting Started
- EU regulator issues warning on gas price cap
- Russia adds new source to China-linked pipeline
- Gazprom approves record investment program of US$31 billion for 2023
- Uniper bailout: Germany pays the price of parting from Putin
Trade & Investment
- Russian carmaker to launch production at former Nissan plant
- Lavrov upbeat on growing role of Black Sea region in global economy
- Russia, China ink deal on joint work on lunar station — Roscosmos
- Russia interested in building, overhauling energy facilities in Thailand
- Russia to export alfalfa to China
- Potential for Russian agricultural exports to Egypt estimated at over US$46 million
Wednesday, December 21
Geopolitics
- US has put itself and Russia ‘on brink of direct clash’ – Kremlin
- Russia and China are sharing strategies to undermine Nato: US diplomat
- Sanctions against Russia ‘boomeranged’ – Lukashenko
- Is Russia Receiving Weapons From North Korea?
Energy
- Intercontinental Gas Exchange warns it may pull gas market from EU over Russian price cap
- EU market intervention in Europe’s energy crisis
- Qatar scandal gives Europe a big gas headache
Trade & Investment
- Moscow Exchange to start trading UAE, Azerbaijan, Egypt currencies in 2023
- Moscow Exchange to start trading platinum, palladium in conjunction with Nornickel in 2023
- Authorities allowing dividends for subsidiaries of foreign companies if they continue to invest
Monday, December 19
Geopolitics
- Kissinger outlines Ukraine peace proposal
- EU adopts ninth round of anti-Russia sanctions
- EU sued over anti-Russia sanctions
- Russia says EU’s new sanctions will just cause more problems for the bloc
- 7 Unexpected Ways Western Sanctions Have Affected Life in Russia
Energy
- India to remain biggest buyer of Russian oil
- VW says high energy prices will kill car battery production in Europe
- UK lagging ‘way behind’ EU on warmer homes policy
- Why cheap US gas costs a fortune in Europe
Trade & Economy
- How Putin’s technocrats saved the economy to fight a conflict they opposed
- Moscow to extend ban on trucks from ‘unfriendly countries’
- Russia-Indonesia trade soars
- Russia will expand trade with new partners, export more gas to China to counter West’s sanctions: Putin
Friday, December 16
Geopolitics
- EU fails to agree on ninth package of anti-Russia sanctions
- EU row over food security delaying next sanctions package against Russia
- Canada brings back sanctions against Nord Stream turbines
- Europe’s Russia Sanctions Are a Shot in the Foot
Energy
- Putin: creating e-platform for gas trading and new pricing for Europe possible in coming months
- Gazprom supplies Russian market with record gas volumes at beginning of December amid cold weather
- Some EU countries are behaving in a ‘very selfish way’ to tackle energy crisis: Polish PM
- EU energy crisis could worsen next year: IEA
Trade & Investment
- Russia to emphasize non-resource goods, mutual investments, development of independent payment infrastructure when developing foreign ties
- Russia holds talks on visa-free regime with Persian Gulf, Asian states — Foreign Ministry
- Russia, Ethiopia to intensify cooperation in mineral development, energy, other areas
- Russian GDP expected to contract 2.5% in 2022
Thursday, December 15
Geopolitics
- Russia’s economy: learning to live without imports
- Migration fatigue: Europe braces for new influx of Ukrainians
- Russian Science and Higher Education Ministry planning ‘turn’ to the East, Africa
Energy
- Gazprom involved in three underground gas storage projects in China
- Europe’s energy heads boast they’ve beaten back Putin’s ‘blackmail’ – but all bets are off for 2023
- France requests electricity exports to UK are cut as Europe’s energy crisis deepens
Trade & Investment
- Putin to hold Strategic Development and National Projects Council meeting
- EAEU to stop calculating trade statistics in US dollars — Lavrov
- Iran-EAEU talks on free trade zone agreement completed
Wednesday, December 14
Geopolitics
- G7 to ‘maintain and intensify’ economic pressure on Russia
- Merkel’s confession shows that West has never seen Russia as partner — China
- Sanctioned individuals to be permitted to transfer ownership schemes of Russian companies to Russian jurisdiction
Energy
- OPEC raises Russia oil supply forecast for 2022 by 30,000 bpd to 10.96 million bpd
- EU must cut back energy use now to avoid shortages in 2023: IEA
- Europe’s energy crisis will get worse and could last for years – JP Morgan CEO
Trade and Economics
- Russian fertiliser billionaire pushes for ammonia exports
- E-Scooter Firm Whoosh Seeks Russia’s First Post Ukraine Conflict IPO
- Capital investment growth now expected for Russia in 2022
Tuesday, December 13
Geopolitics
- EU fails to agree on 9th package of sanctions against Russia
- EU to impose ‘very tough’ sanctions on Iran
- Ukraine to take part in G7 summit
- Termination of diplomatic relations not in interests of Moscow, London — Ambassador
- Putin, Aliyev discuss plans for reinstating economic, logistic ties in S. Caucasus
Energy
- Europe’s Energy Crisis Is Reshaping Geopolitics
- Europe’s power crisis has ‘very little to do with Putin’
- EU Gas Price Cap Spat Worsens as 12 Nations Urge Lower Ceiling
- EU could face gas shortage next year, IEA warns
- Europe shifts focus to avoiding energy shortage next year
Economics & Trade
- Russian budget surplus in Jan-Nov totals US$8.7 billion
- Rebranded Russian ‘McDonalds’ mulls entering CIS, other countries
- Turkcell assumes 100% ownership in Belarusian telecoms operator BeST
- Russia imposes 35% duty on imported perfume, cosmetics from “unfriendly” countries
Monday, December 12
Geopolitics
- Europe faces an enduring crisis of energy and geopolitics
- The arrogance and folly in Ukraine that could yet send us hurtling towards nuclear catastrophe
- Export of other products to be started via grain corridor along with grain: Erdogan
- US, EU want to push Russia out of Transcaucasia
- West planned war against Russia in case of successful 2020 coup in Belarus — Lukashenko
Energy
- Putin threatens to cut oil output after G7 price cap
- Russia buys oil tankers to replace European vessels
- EAEU countries to be able to settle matters relating to common gas market in coming two years – Putin
- European Central Bank warns that an EU gas price cap risks financial stability
- Higher oil prices in 2023, European energy crisis is not over
Economy & Trade
- Russia and China See Record Bilateral Trade
- Eurasian Development Bank shareholders negotiating proportional increase in stakes
- Kazakh banks obtain permission from OFAC to conduct transactions with Mir payment cards – regulator
- All cargo transit restrictions should be removed in EAEU – Tokayev
- EEC to establish mechanism for rapid response to food situation in EAEU countries – Agricultural Policy Director
Friday, December 9
Geopolitics
- Russian vision of multipolar world includes EU as equal partner
- NATO is increasingly involved in Ukrainian conflict
- No one can exclude Moscow from G20
- Latvian Decision to Revoke Russian TV Station’s License Sparks Fear, Disbelief
- European Commission proposes new sanctions on Russia
Energy
- Western officials blame Turkey for oil disruption
- Putin, UAE President discuss West’s decision to cap Russian oil prices
- Russian Electricity exports to China to hit a record 4.4-4.5 kWh in 2022
- Kazatomprom delivers first fuel to Chinese nuclear power plants
- Extension of Power of Siberia pipeline in China reaches Shanghai
- Millions cannot afford to heat homes as UK faces Arctic snap
Trade
- Russian GDP could fall 2.9%, consumer prices rise 12.3% in 2022 – Central Bank
- Kyrgyzstan, Russia agree to develop microelectronic technology
- Russia not lifting export duties on grain
- Russian Trade Delegation Signs Seven Agreements With Myanmar
- Georgia-Russia trade ties expand
Thursday, December 8
Geopolitics
- ‘New world majority’ taking shape in Eurasia: Kremlin
- Unipolar world order is gone; US, Russia back to Cold War
- Another three Russian banks could be subject to new EU sanctions, possible ban on investing in Russian mining
- Chinese premier meets Russian counterpart on cooperation
Energy
- Number of protesters in Ulaanbaatar nears 1,000
- Rosatom to supply uranium products to Brazil
- State Duma extends zero duty for import of equipment for Artic LNG 2 by two years
- Brent around $78/b as economic headwinds offset Russia supply concerns
- Turkey seeks proof of insurance from Russian oil tankers
Trade
- Lavrov expects Russia, Vietnam to boost strategic partnership
- Russian, UAE presidents discuss trade, economic cooperation, joint work in OPEC+, Russian oil price cap
- Russian, Turkmen foreign ministries sign cooperation program
- Direct air traffic to be launched soon between Russia, Myanmar
Wednesday, December 7
Geopolitics
- The West’s Oil War With Russia Gets Real
- Serbia Now Has No Choice But To Join EU Sanctions On Russia
- EU Courts Western Balkans As Russia And China Loom
- Why The Sanctions Against Russia Aren’t Working. Yet.
Energy
- Oil Prices May Hit $100 Thanks To West’s ‘Price Cap’ (Use Google translate for this article)
- Oil Tankers Queue Up Off Turkey As Price Cap on Russian Crude Begins
- Russian Cabinet To Launch Mechanism Banning Oil Sales At Price Cap
- Chinese Battery Makers Set To Dominate Europe’s Car Industry
Trade
- Russia to Boost Relations with China, India, Iran, Turkey – Kremlin
- Russia Aims To Become Top 5 Global Pork Exporter by 2030
- Russian Ban On Transactions With ‘Unfriendly’ Non-Residents Extended By One Year
- Gazprom To Issue Ruble Bonds To Replace Dollar-Denominated Eurobonds, Maturing In 2029
Tuesday, December 6
Geopolitics
- Does the Eurasian Economic Union Have a Place in Central Asia’s Future?
- Eminent Economist Flags ‘Biggest Bubble in World History’
- Kyiv and Baltics hit out at Emmanuel Macron’s stance on Russia
Energy
- Oil Prices Surge To US$86 As US$60 EU Price Cap & Embargo on Russian Crude Enter Force
- Russia Doubles Down On Oil Price Warning
- Hungary Exempt From Price Cap on Russian Oil
- Italy Justifies Russian Gas Imports
- Europe cuts gas demand by a quarter to shed reliance on Russia
Trade
- Russian Central Bank Reveals Shift Away From Dollar and Euro
- Trade Surveillance Systems Global Market Report 2022: Ukraine-Russia War Impact
Monday, December 5
Geopolitics
- Biden Plays Geopolitics With China and Russia — And Loses
- Macron talks security guarantees for Russia
- Special operation won’t end as long as West wants to continue war – Lukashenko
Energy
- EU enshrines decision to impose $60 price cap on Russian oil
- EU oil price cap may result in ‘violent’ spikes – The Economist
- Russia ‘Will Not Accept’ Price Cap Imposed By Brussels – Kremlin
- Russia threatens oil cut off after rejecting Western-set price cap
- OPEC+ mulling ‘deeper’ output cuts
Trade
- Over 700 enterprises established in Uzbekistan with Russian capital in 2022
- Moscow ready to increase gas supply to Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyz banks deny service to Russia’s Mir cards for fear of U.S. sanctions
- Russia-China trade soars
Friday, December 2
Geopolitics
- US and NATO directly involved in Ukraine conflict – Lavrov
- No European security without Russia and Belarus
- France has no more weapons to send to Ukraine – Politico
- Warsaw plans to annex parts of Ukraine
Energy
- Estonia experiencing shortage of electricity, power outages possible – Prime Minister
- Gazprom supplies record amount of gas to Russian market in November
- Price cap on Russian crude poses a conundrum for Opec+
- Russia’s energy partners to disregard oil price caps – Lavrov
Trade
- Kamaz to set up separate car division
- Russian govt to provide 12.6 billion rubles to support agricultural exports
- Russia boosts exports of agricultural goods to Asia 14% in 10M 2022
- Russian banks could get option of being recapitalized in ‘friendly’ currencies
Thursday, December 1
Geopolitics
- Türkiye criticizes EU over ‘strategic blindness’ on Ukraine
- Uzbekistan, Russian presidents discuss bilateral cooperation
- NATO affirms ‘open door policy’ for Ukraine and Georgia
- Stop arming Kiev otherwise no talks: Diplomat warns US on arms control dialogue
- Latvia urges Ukraine to strike Russia
- Downturn in Eurozone will worsen, warns Lagarde
Energy
- China wants more Russian gas
- Russia pushing for ‘gas union’ in Central Asia
- Moscow warns West about oil-price cap consequences
- Italy to impose new tax on energy companies – Reuters
Wednesday, November 30
Geopolitics
- G7 no longer dominates G20
- EU moves to equate sanctions evasion with terrorism
- Russia to discuss potential Asian football move
- What Countries Trade With Russia Despite Imposing Sanctions?
Energy
- Can Europe keep the lights on?
- India boosts Russian oil imports – Reuters
- EU states fail to agree on Russian oil price cap – Reuters
- Russia to keep gas flowing to landlocked Moldova
- Agreement reached to increase duty-free deliveries of Russian petroleum products to Tajikistan
Trade
- Russia pivoting to new markets amid global trade crisis
- Demand for Russian wheat surges on Egyptian exchange
- Russia, China discussing system of settlements without SWIFT, mutually opening bank accounts
Tuesday, November 29
Geopolitics
- ‘Hard times’ ahead for Europe – NATO
- Global economy in for ‘violent’ shocks ahead
- US worried about unintended consequences of arming Ukraine – WSJ
- Putin, Kazakh president to meet in Moscow
- China liberalizes visa issuance to Russians
Energy
- Seven days that could unravel the global oil market
- Azerbaijan ready to provide gas to Trans-Balkan Pipeline, but requires Turkey transit agreement
- EU in race to settle differences over level of cap on Russian oil price
- EU gas cap will be ‘immediately’ suspended if LNG cargoes go elsewhere
- European Energy Crisis Puts French Ski Resorts at Risk
- Gazprom to mothball Nordstream Pipelines
Trade
- Kamaz to start making K5 trucks without components from unfriendly states
- Moskvich to produce all-Russian car in 2025
- Avtodom approves acquisition of Mercedes’ Russian asset with buyback option
- Belgium’s trade in Russian diamonds continues
Monday, November 28
Geopolitics
- Iran moves closer to ‘anti-sanctions’ regional bloc
- Kazakhstan to prioritize cooperation with Russia and China – President
- Germany at risk of mass exodus of companies – BDI
Energy
- European Commission says not planning to ban Russian gas imports
- Financing Putin’s war: Energy Imports From Russia 2022
- Ghana Ditches US Dollar In Oil Trade
Trade
- Russia now World’s fourth largest forex reserve holder
- Egyptian mercantile exchange to launch with Russian wheat
- China’s gold imports from Russia rising
- Over 30 resource licenses due to be transferred from foreign to Russian entities
- Putin expects special military operation to give unique boost to industries </li
Friday, November 25
Geopolitics
- What does the EU Parliament’s designation of Russia as a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ mean?
- Lavrov lauds BRICS as model for true multilateral diplomacy
- New CSTO secretary general announced
- Ukrainian plot to blow up Russian pipeline to Türkiye foiled
Energy
- Eurozone to be hit hardest by global slowdown: OECD
- Europe’s energy crisis set to linger for years, industry warns
- German gas giant seeks $53 billion bailout – Reuters
- Gazprom’s investment program could reach new record of US$38 billion in 2023
Trade & Investment
- Russia Eyes Domestic Alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, Zoom
- Retailers willing to increase Russian wine sales, could overtake imports in 2022
- Russian economy shows resilience to risks
- Russia boosts exports of processed grain products by 70% in 2022
Thursday, November 24
Geopolitics
- US says NATO ally ‘directly threatened’ American troops
- Ukraine halts Russian oil transit to EU – Transneft
- Ukrainian lawmakers propose banning Russian Orthodox Church
- EU parliament brands Russia ‘state sponsor of terrorism’
- Russia is not ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ – US ambassador
- EU economic pain isn’t about Russia or Covid – it’s about Asia: Scholz
Energy
- EU claims to have fully replaced Russian gas
- Europe’s energy crisis ‘even worse’ next winter, warns EU Energy Commissioner
- EU gas price cap proposal deemed ‘unworkable’ and ‘a joke’
- Europe’s Energy Hypocrisy Attracts Increasing Notice
- EU energy pact reform is ‘failing abysmally’
Wednesday, November 23
Geopolitics
- European business confidence hits rock bottom
- Eurozone business activity contracts for fifth consecutive month
- Russia, Iran, Turkey emphasize need to implement agreements on northern Syria
- Hungarian PM Orbán wears scarf showing parts of Ukraine as Hungarian
Energy
- Europe destabilized global LNG market — Gazprom
- European gas prices rise after Russia threatens to curtail supplies
- US clarifies Russian oil price cap plan
- EU waters down Russian oil price cap – Bloomberg
- Norway resumes deliveries of gas turbine parts to Russia
- Gazprom threatens cut-off over Ukrainian theft
Trade
- Growth rate in consumer lending in Russia accelerates in Nov against Oct according to current data
- Fertilizer production in Russia in 2022 to remain nearly at 2021 levels
- Emerging market countries ready to pay for fertilizer in yuan
- Russia, Myanmar to draft pre-feasibility study for low-capacity NPP
Tuesday, November 22
Geopolitics
- Anti-War Protests Stretch Across Central Europe
- EU Struggling To Seize Russian Assets – Politico
- German Exports To Russia Continue To Drop
Emerging European War Zones
- Kosovo Pushing For Conflict – Serbia
- Russia Calls on Turkey to Show ‘Restraint’ in Syria
- Azerbaijani Army Units Subjected To Fire From Armenian Troops
Energy
- EU Hoarding Russian Diesel Before Ban
- UK Bypassing Its Own Sanctions On Russian Oil – The Sunday Times
- Russia, Nicaragua Discuss Peaceful Uses Of Atomic Energy
Trade & Investment
- Russia’s GDP May Decline By 3% In 2022 — VEB.RF Chief Economist
- Authorized Banks And VEB Able To Export Cash Currency Over $10,000
- Cuban Leader Stands For Enhancing Economic Cooperation With Russia
Monday, November 21
Geopolitics
- Outcome Of Ukraine Conflict Will Define 21st Century – Pentagon
- Kiev Seeks To Trigger Direct Russia-NATO Standoff
- Heads Of Russian, Chinese Governments To Meet In December, Developing Cooperation In Energy
Energy
- Türkiye To Complete Gas Hub Roadmap By 2022 Year-End
- Türkiye Becomes New Route For Russian Oil To EU
- Russia, Qatar Reaffirm Coordination To Ensure Stability On Global Gas Market
- Moscow, Beijing Preparing Intergovernmental Agreement On Supplying Gas From Russian Far East
- India Interested In Larger Imports Of Russian Energy, Joint Production Projects
Trade
- Russia’s 2022 Cash Outflow Hits All-Time High
- U.S. Downgrades Russia from ‘Market Economy’ Status
- Russia To Appeal U.S. Decision On Non-Market Status In WTO If It Is Used In Anti-Dumping Claims
Friday, November 18
Geopolitics
- American attempts to preserve hegemony will only make the transition to a new world order harder for Washington
- 21st century belongs to the Asia-Pacific – Xi Jinping
- Russia suspended from International Paralympic Committee
- Ukraine grain deal extended for another 120 days
Energy
- Chinese refiners seek more Russian oil – Bloomberg
- Poland wants Russian oil despite EU embargo – Kommersant
- Russian oil deliveries to Hungary resume
- Germany warns of local oil shortages after EU ban on Russian imports
Thursday, November 17
Geopolitics
- China says it wants to help build a ‘multipolar world’
- Supplies of Western weapons to Ukraine only prolong conflict – Le Pen
Energy
- Germany is nationalizing a local unit of Russia’s energy giant Gazprom, in an $8 billion bid to keep it from collapsing
- Ukraine halts Russian oil deliveries to Hungary
- Record volumes of Russian oil heading to Asia – Bloomberg
Trade & Investment
- Russia gives loan to Belarus for import-substitution projects
- Russia ramps up fertilizer exports
- Investment in Aurora Seaport in Primorye expected to top 200 billion rubles
Wednesday, November 16
Geopolitics
- NATO needs enemies to justify its existence: Russia
- Yellen outlines US plan to trap Russia on oil
- Russia seeks SWIFT reconnection for grain exports
- Russia Rejects Ukraine’s Negotiating Terms
- Russia maintains grip on global nuclear energy landscape
Finance
- Russian Banks boost corporate lending by 1 trillion rubles in October, lending to grow by 12.5% in 2022
- Russia’s Rosneft to pay US$3.6 billion in first nine-month dividend
Trade
- Euro zone trade gap smaller than expected, Russia deficit surges
- Iraq’s New Prime Minister Doubles Down On Oil & Gas Deals With China And Russia
- Russia approves Japan’s SODECO participation in new Sakhalin 1 oil, gas project
Tuesday, November 15
Geopolitics, Trade & Investment
Geopolitics
- Vladimir Putin is absent from this week’s G20 summit: What does it mean for the Russian President and the event itself?
- G20 host issues warning about new cold war
- Poland to seize Russian assets
- Russia and US hold secret talks in Ankara
- Russia hopes China will continue its approach to cooperation — Lavrov
- Macron plans to call Putin after G20 summit ends
Trade & Investment
- IMF issues gloomy forecast for global economy
- Russian Ministry of Finance backs Islamic banking bill
- Russia’s Skolkovo Foundation to open office in India
- India likely to double Russia trade
Monday, November 14
Geopolitics, Finance, Energy, Trade & Investment
Geopolitics
- Putin To Dominate G20 Bali Summit From Afar
- G20 Host Urges West To Soften Anti-Russia Rhetoric
- Biden And Xi To Meet In Search Of ‘Red Lines’
- Anti-Russia Sanctions May Extend Beyond Ukraine Crisis – US
- UK Blames Russia For Recession
Finance
- Russia Seeks SWIFT Reconnection For Grain Exports
- Russian Digital Development Ministry To Be Included In Digital Ruble Testing
- Central Banks of Russia Discussing Mir Card Alternatives With Other Countries
Energy
- Energy Crisis Dominates European Agenda As Winter Nears
- European Union’s Worst Nightmare Comes True: Recession is Here With An Energy Crisis
- Russia May Build Nuclear Plant in Russian Far East
Trade & Investment
- IMF Boss Warns of Consequences From New Cold War
- Russian McDonald’s Successor Enters Belarusian Market
- Finnish Valio’s Former Russian Subsidiary Creates Brand Specifically For CIS Markets
- RZD Logistics Boosts Russian Trade With Rail Link via Iran to India
Thursday, November 10
Geopolitics, Energy, Trade & Investment
Geopolitics
- The Wider World Does Not Uniformly Adhere To The Western View Of ‘Justice’
- NATO Must Not ‘Underestimate’ Russia – Stoltenberg
- US Threatens Traditional Russian Values – Putin
- Russian Security Chief Arrives In Tehran To Discuss International Issues And Cooperation
Energy
- Brussels Must Do More To Tackle EU Energy Crisis: Czech Minister
- Europe Still Can’t Live Without Russian Energy Exports
- EU Talks On Gas Price Cap Mired In ‘Impossible’ Demands
- EU Accuses US Of Breaking WTO Rules With Green Energy Incentives
Trade & Investment
- Kamaz, Sitronics Agree On Joint Projects For Development Of EV In Russia
- Potential For Sunflower Oil Deliveries From Russia To Jordan Estimated At 15,000 Tonnes/Year
- Tinkoff Bank Spins Off Travel Service
- Central Bank of Russia Three-Year Forecast Sees No Further Discounts on Russian Export Commodities
Wednesday, November 9
Geopolitics, Energy, Trade
Geopolitics
- US and EU Argue Over Claims of Gas Crisis Profiteering
- US And Russia To Hold Nuclear Talks
- White House Privately Asks US Banks To Work With Russia – Bloomberg
- EU Compares Dependency On Russia And China
- EU ‘Sucking Gas Away’ From Poorer Countries – Credit Suisse
- Comrades-in-Sanctions: Can Iran Help Russia Weather the Economic Storm?
Energy
- Türkiye Makes Ruble Payments For Gas
- Russian Oil Exports Surging – Bloomberg
- Lavrov Sees Good Prospects For Boosting Russian Hydrocarbon Exports To India
- Russia Becomes India’s Top Oil Supplier as Sanctions Deflate Price
Trade & Development
- Russia’s National Wealth Fund Increased To US$186 Billion, Being 5.9% Of GDP
- Expenditures On National Projects in Russia Total US$40.3 Billion
- Turkey Seeking To Eliminate Obstacles to Russian Grain, Fertilizer Exports
- Central Bank of Russia To Intensify Discussions About ‘Unfreezing’ Russian Investors’ Assets
Tuesday, November 8
Geopolitics, Energy, Trade
Geopolitics
- US ‘Privately’ Urging Ukraine To Negotiate – Washington Post
- ECB and UniCredit Clash Over Capital Plans and Russia Presence
- Europe Is Learning That You Can’t Separate Trade And Politics
- U.S. Warns of Election Interference by Russia
Energy
- EU and UK Energy Bills Smash Record High – Bloomberg
- Energy Disaster Awaits EU After This Winter – Oil CEOs
- Russia and Iran Set To Close Massive Energy Deal
- The Russian Gas Habit Europe Can’t Quit: LNG
Trade
- Lancome, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani To Resume Supplies to Russia
- Russia Manufacturing PMI October 2022
- Russian Minister Expects State Role As Investor To Grow
- Russia’s Aviation Industry Defies Sanctions To Remain Airborne
- Yandex Reports Rising Revenues Despite Sanctions
Monday, November 7
Geopolitics, Energy & Trade
Geopolitics
- Upcoming Winter To Become A Serious Test For EU
- Eurozone Factory Activity Sinks – S&P Global
- Russia To Provide Africa With Free Agricultural Products If Istanbul Grain Deal Fails – Medvedev
- Essential Geopolitics: Russia vs. Kazakhstan
Energy
- US Oil Producers Reap US$200 Billion Windfall From Ukraine War
- Japan Keeps Stake in Russian Energy Project
- Visualizing Energy Poverty Across Europe
- Europe Energy Crisis: Western Sanctions Backfire
Trade
- Maersk Warns of ‘Dark Clouds on the Horizon’
- Russia-Iraq Trade Turnover Soars
- KTZ Express, RZD Logistics and Turkmenistan’s TULM To Boost Freight On INSTC
- Russia’s Industry Ministry Includes Alcohol in Parallel Imports List
Friday, November 4
Geopolitics, Energy, Trade
Geopolitics
- Whole World Suffers From Western Propaganda
- NATO Has Doubled Troops On Border
- Russia Ready To Provide Grain To The Poorest Countries Free Of Charge
- Poland Building Barbed Wire Fence On Border With Russia To Keep Out Africans
Energy
- Think the Energy Crisis Is Bad? Wait Until Next Winter
- Energy Crisis Dominates Europe’s Agenda as Winter Approaches
- Europe’s Energy Crisis Gives Boost to Green Hydrogen
- Why Is There A Global Energy Crisis And Who Will Suffer Most From It?
Trade
- Growing Trade Between Russia and India Opens A New Era for Silk Road
- Iran May Join Russian-Led Free Trade Zone
- Segezha Starts Exporting Plywood to India via North-South Corridor
- Saudi Arabia Boosts Mutton, Dairy Suppliers from Russia
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Geopolitics, Energy, Trade
Geopolitics
- Geopolitics Is The Biggest Threat To Globalisation
- Putin Calls For Closer Ties With Arab States
- China Says It Will ‘Never Seek Hegemony’
- Türkiye Not Ready To Approve Sweden’s NATO Bid
- SCO Countries To Continue Developing Political, Security Cooperation
- Russia Resuming Participation In Black Sea Grain Initiative
Energy
- Japan Cannot Survive Without Russian Oil, Warns Trading House Chief
- Russian Oil Exports Will Fall Despite Growing ‘Dark Fleet’ – Vitol CEO
- Russia Poised to Push Diesel Exports in November
- Sanctions Are About To Slam Russia’s Still-Booming Oil Export Trade
Trade
- Putin Orders Incentives For Tourism Businesses
- ECC Okays Russia Wheat Imports
- Russia Among Top Five Steel Exporters To India In H1FY23
- North Korea, Russia End 2-Year Hiatus in Railway Trade
Wednesday, November 2
Geopolitics, Energy, Trade
Geopolitics
- Germany Tells Serbia To Choose Between Russia and EU
- EU Ignores Its Own Free-Market Principles
- Finance Minister Says Russia Has ‘Found Antidote’ To Sanctions
- Belarus To Join SCO In Near Future
Energy
- Russian Gas Supplies Shifting Away From The West
- 2-Minute Showers and a Flotilla of Gas Shipments: Europe Braces for Winter
- Russia’s War Means Fossil Fuels Will Peak Within Five Years – IEA
- India Eyes More Energy Projects With Russia
Trade
- Russia To Ease Visa Procedures For Foreigners
- Russia, Iran To Partner In Building Large-Capacity Vessels in Iranian Shipyards
- How Russia Pays for War
- Iran, Russia Agree To Sign Free Trade Agreement With EAEU
Tuesday, November 1
Geopolitics, Energy & Trade
Geopolitics
- Are Witnessing A New World Order Where The West Will Have To Live Within Its Means
- Supporters Of Anti-Russia Sanctions Are Some Of Its Biggest Customers
- EU Urged To Place Export Restrictions On China – Bloomberg
- Putin Clarifies Position On Grain Deal
Energy
- Russian Oil Shipped Before December 5, Delivered Before January 19 Not Subject To Price Cap
- Artificial Regulation Of Oil Prices To Lead To Reduction Of Investment In Russian Oil Sector
- How Effectively Can Russia Bypass The G7’s New Oil Price Cap?
- Turkey Gas Hub Is Realistic Project, Fast To Implement
Trade
- Magnit Tests Shipping Via Northern Sea Route
- India-Russia Bilateral Trade Zooms – Set To Cross $30 Billion By Next Year
- Trade With Russia: Bangladesh To Find Payment Option Amid SWIFT Ban
- Russia Pins Hopes On Electric Future As Carmakers Continue Exodus
Monday, October 31
Geopolitics, Energy, Trade
Geopolitics
- Washington Seeking To Weaken EU – Moscow
- Moscow Responds To Criticism Over Grain Deal Suspension
- Russia And China Can Shatter Dollar Dominance – Chinese Diplomat
- EU Reveals Condition For Unblocking Russia’s Assets
Energy
- IEA Issues Warning On Russian Energy Exports
- EU Countries Fail To Create Mechanism To Influence Gas Prices
- Gazprom Launching New Production, Transport Capacity On Export Route To China
- Is Europe Winning The Gas War With Russia?
Trade
- China-Russia Trade Booming
- Russian Commitments For Shipping via Northern Sea Route Remain In Force, But Transit An Issue
- Russia Invites Azerbaijan, Iran To Create Logistical Operator For Western Route Of INSTC
- Russia Approves Draft Agreement With Pakistan On International Road Haulage
Friday, October 28
Geopolitics, Energy, Trade
Geopolitics
- ‘No One Can Sit Out The Coming Storm’: Putin’s Valdai speech
- Putin Calls For ‘Dialogue On Equal Terms’ With The West
- US Discredited Dollar By Weaponizing It
Energy
- EU To Pay Big Price For Abandoning Russian Energy
- Operating Reserve In Russian Underground Gas Storage Facilities At Record High
- Shell Stops Receiving LNG From Sakhalin-2
Economy
Trade
- Arkhyz Vita Mineral Water Starts Exporting To China, To Triple Shipments In 2023
- Russia Will Let Friendly Countries Utilize Extractive Assets From Which Other Foreign Investors Are Withdrawing
Thursday, October 27
Geopolitics, Energy, Trade
Geopolitics
- Diplomat Spotlights ‘Higher Than Ever’ Political Trust Between Beijing & Moscow
- How Washington Extracts Billions From Foreign Companies With Overreaching Court Cases
- South Africa Ignores Anti-Russia Sanctions
- Putin Extends Ban On Certain Imports And Exports Until 2023
- Ukraine Has Been Turned Into Tool of US Foreign Policy, Has Practically Lost Its Sovereignty: Putin
Energy
- US Exports Record Oil Volumes As Fuel Price Tensions Build
- Why A Price Cap On Russian Oil Is A Bad Idea
- Energy Ministers of Russia, Equatorial Guinea Discuss Gas Projects
- EU To Break Pledge To Cut Methane Emissions By 30%
- Europe Risks Diesel Supply Shock as Russia Oil Sanctions Near
Trade
- Russia Could Strengthen Grain Markets of Central Asia, Caspian Sea Regions – Exporters’ Union
- Belarusian Agriculture & Food Ministry Expects Record Food Exports In 2022
- Mexico-Russia Trade Exceeds US$1.5 Billion In January-September 2022
- Russia Eyes Stronger Ties With African Countries
Wednesday, October 26
Geopolitics, Energy, Trade
Geopolitics
- Recession More Likely As Business Activity Slows
- Europeans Reducing Spending On Essentials
- EU Says ‘Seize Not Freeze’ Russian Assets
- Iran: US Is Engaged In Information Terrorism
Energy
- IEA Warns Of First Global Energy Crisis
- World Still Needs Russian Oil To Flow To Market: IEA Chief
- EU Warned Over Gas Price Cap
- Gazprom Begins Supplying Gas To Power Of Siberia Pipeline
Trade
- China-Russia Trade Gained 27.8% Growth In September
- Train Services Between North Korea And Russia’s Far East May Resume
- India-Russia Trade Soars To Record High
- Europe Racks Up Record Trade Deficit
Tuesday, October 25
Geopolitics, Energy, Economy, Trade & Investment
Geopolitics
- Russia & China Should Build A Joint Semi-Conductor Industry
- Orban Vows To Protect Hungary From EU
- World Cup 2022: Iran Should Be Replaced By Ukraine
- Kazakhstan Woos Companies Fleeing Sanctions-Hit Russia
Energy
Economy
Trade & Investment
- EAEU To Collect VAT On Online Trade In Country Of Consumer Domicile
- Russian Agricultural Exports To Saudi Arabia May Top US$1 Billion In 2022
- Russian Businesses Need IFRS, Want To Retain This Option
- MIR Payment System May Start Working In Malaysia
- Russia Becomes Second Largest Gas Supplier To China
Monday, October 24
Geopolitics, Nordstream, Energy, Economy, Trade
Geopolitics
- A War Russia Is Set to Win
- After Eight Rounds, Is There Space For Further EU Sanctions On Russia?
- What Does Russia Really Want?
- Understanding The Great Game in Ukraine
- Turkiye Lambasts US For Bullying ‘Own Ally’
- Hungary Criticizes ‘Pro-War’ EU
- Lukashenko: Belarus Won’t Attack Anyone
- EU Wants To Use ‘Frozen’ Russian Assets To Finance Ukraine
- Iran Seeks to Exploit Widening Gulf Between Russia and the West
- Russia To ‘Reassess’ Ties With United Nations
- ‘Doctor Doom’ Warns Of Worst Economic Crisis In Half-Century
- German Production Costs Rise To Highest Level In Seventy Years
Nordstream
Energy
- Europe Is In Desperate Straits This Winter. Hope For Ending Its Energy Crisis Hinge On A Weakened China
- EU Leaders Hail Breakthrough In Gas Cap Plan To Tackle Energy Crisis
- Can The US And Its Allies Enforce The Cap On Russian Oil?
- Russia Poised To Largely Skirt New G7 Oil Price Cap
- 3 Charts That Show The State Of Europe’s Energy Crisis Right Now
- Will The Energy Crisis Crush European Industry?
Economy
- Europe’s Economy Is On The Verge Of Recession, But Russia Is Recovering
- Russia’s Arctic Economy Is Heading For Decline
- Russian Finance Ministry Unlocks US$16 Billion From Rainy Day Fund To Plug Government Deficit
Trade & Investment
- Russia-Turkiye Trade Soaring
- UAE To Invest In Russian Tech
- An Unprecedented Boom Makes Russia India’s Seventh Biggest Trading Partner
- Russia Will Partner With ‘Friendly’ Nations in Passenger Auto Industry
Friday, October 21
Geopolitics, Energy, Trade & Investment
Geopolitics
- Indonesian Envoy Believes Putin-Zelensky Meeting at G20 Summit Could Help ‘Break the Ice’
- German Opposition Wants End to Anti-Russian Sanctions & Weapons Supplies to Kiev
- EU Braced for More Refugees as Russia Targets Ukraine Power Grid
- New Russian Ambassador to China Assumes Office
Energy
- EU Summit Divided Over Capping Price Paid for Wholesale Gas
- Introduction of Price Cap May Lead to Cut in Gas Supply to EU — Scholz
- Heat Transfer Tariffs in Belarus to be Tied to Russian Ruble
Economy
Trade & Investment
- Mishustin Invites EAEU Partners to Join Russian Industrial Zone in Egypt
- Russian PM Certain of EAEU Uninterrupted Operation
- KAMAZ Achieves Components Localization
- Indonesia to Discuss Mir Cards Acceptance with Russia
Thursday, October 20
Geopolitics, Energy, Trade & Investment
Geopolitics
- World Experiencing Lengthy Pivotal Era: Lavrov
- How Soulmates Hungary and Poland Fell Out Over Ukraine
- Saudi Arabia Swings Towards Russia
- Why The Emergence Of China Is Good For Russia
Energy
- Biden Orders Officials To Prepare For Emergency Oil Releases
- EU Countries Urged To Share Gas
- Hungary Opposes ‘Dangerous’ EU Gas Plan
- Will The Energy Crisis Crush European Industry?
- Turkey To Create International Hub To Supply Russian Gas To Europe
- Rosneft Gets Into Oil Shipping Ahead Of EU Embargo
- Gazprom Discusses Cooperation Prospects With Kazakhstan
- India Wants Bigger Stake In Russian Oilfields
Trade & Investment
- Russia Preparing Several RMB Yuan-Denominated Bond Issues For End of Year
- Record Grain Harvest Predicted For Russia
- Russian Digital Ministry Launches Russian Software Marketplace
- Russia’s Trade Ministry Urges Customers To Give Preference to Domestic Manufacturers
- 56 Foreign Companies That Left Russia Intend To Relocate Businesses to Kazakhstan – Kazakh PM
Wednesday, October 19
Geopolitics, Nordstream, Energy, Economy, Trade & Investment
Geopolitics
- New EU Sanctions Arrive Amid Ongoing Surrender Of EU Sovereignty To The United States
- The World Has A Choice: Act Decisively Now or Face A Larger Conflict with Russia
- Germany Facing Retail Collapse – Der Spiegel
- Soaring Inflation Puts France On National Strike
- German Cybersecurity Chief Sacked Following Reports of Russia Ties
- Saudi Arabia Interested in Joining BRICS
- Vietnam’s UN Abstention Casts Doubt on Its Commitment to Principle
Energy
- Biden Slamming For Baffling Gas Price Comments
- US Warned Of Winter Blackouts
- UK National Grid Warns of Blackouts on Cold British Evenings
- EU Proposes To Cap ‘Excessive and Volatile’ Gas Prices This Winter
- Europe At Risk of ‘Much Worse’ Energy Crisis Next Year, Warns Qatar
- India’s ONGC Intends To Remain in Sakhalin-1 Gas Pipeline after Exxon Pull Out
- Pakistan Seeks Russian LNG
Nordstream
Economy
- Global Economy In Worst Shape For Decades – US Treasury
- Accumulating Gold in Russia’s Reserves Not Advisable, Will Lead to Money Supply Growth – Central Bank
- Russia’s CMR Bank Launches Services in Donetsk, Luhansk
- Belarusian Banks To Cooperate With Russia’s MIR Payment System & China’s UnionPay
- Rusal to Begin Book Building for New RMB Yuan-Denominated Bond Issue
Trade & Investment
- Aeroflot Considering Three New Regional Clusters
- Rupee Settlements To Increase India-Russia Trade By US$5 Billion
- China-Europe Road Transport Unaffected by EU, Russian Bans – Chinese Truckers
Tuesday, October 18
Geopolitics, Energy, Economy, Trade & Investment
Geopolitics
- US Threatens New Sanctions On Countries Supplying Russia
- US and UK Agree to Bolster Co-operation on Russia Sanctions
- EU Warns Iran of More Sanctions over Alleged Weapon Supplies to Russia
- EU Urged To Rethink Its China Policy
- Serbia Explains Refusal To Sanction Russia
- Croatia Aims For Role as Eastern Europe’s ‘Energy Gateway’
- UK’s OFSI Allows Sanctioned Individuals To Proceed in International Arbitration in London
- Rosneft Sends Request to UK Regulator and LSE to Delist GDRs
- Rosneft Moves Into Tanker Chartering as EU Ban Looms
- Senator Raises Alarm Saudis Could Share US Defense Technology With Russia
- Thailand’s Abstention in UN Vote on Russia’s Annexation ‘A Pointless Exercise to Please Moscow’
- What New EU Sanctions Mean for Crypto Exchanges and their Russian Clients
Energy
- China Halts Key Energy Exports To EU
- Despite Sanctions, Russian Fuel is Still Selling — Here’s Who’s Buying
- EU Mulls Capping Gas Price At Biggest Trading Hub
- EU Seeks Temporary Powers To Set Maximum Gas Price
- Europe Is Still Quietly Importing Russian Nuclear Energy
- Turkiye Says Turkstream Pipeline Could Replace Nordstream
Economy
Trade & Investment
- Russian Shipping Fleet Doubles Down On Trade with Friendly Countries
- Russia’s Trade Turnover With CIS Countries Has Grown by 7%
- Pakistan Looks To Secure Russian Grain Deal
Monday, October 17
Geopolitics, Energy, Foreign Trade & Investment
Geopolitics
- Russia to Continue Ukraine Operation Despite NATO’s Involvement
- CIS Partners Understand Reality of Russia’s Enlargement
Energy
- Russia to Redirect Oil Not Wanted by Europe to Asia-Pacific, Africa & Latin America
- Turkey, Russia Exploring Setting Up Regional Gas Hub
- Russia Potential to Supply Gas via TurkStream Following Expansion: 63 bcm Per Annum
- Russia Interested in Joint Petrochemical Projects with Saudi Arabia
- Rosatom Tendering for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant in Saudi Arabia
- New Sakhalin-2 Shareholder to Replace Shell to be Determined by Year End
Foreign Trade & Investment
- Moscow Exchange to Launch Bond Index in RMB Yuan
- Russian Government Approves Special Economic Zone in Kemerovo
- EAEU States To Create Joint Stock Companies to Decrease Sanctions Pressure
- Russia Waives Ban on Currency Operations for International Development Banks
- Russia Wants Central Asia to Join Import Substitution
- Kazakhstan to Increase Export to Central Asian Countries & Russia
- Vietnam Expands List of Russian Seafood Suppliers
- Russian-Chinese JV Prepares Private Concession to Create Meridian-Avtodor Highway
Friday, October 14, 2022
Geopolitics & Energy
Geopolitics
- US Biggest Winner From West’s Russia Targeted Sanctions Policy
- Biden’s National Security Plan Identifies Russia as Imminent Danger, China as Long-Term Threat
- Putin Points To New Centers of Power in Emerging Asia
- Let Saudi Arabia’s Friendship With Putin Be A Wake-Up Call For The West
- US Targets Russian Aluminium
Energy
- Vladimir Putin Blames The West for Energy Market Disruptions
- ‘Balls In EU’s Court’ Over Gas Supplies – Putin
- Energy Crisis In Europe ‘Will Last For Years’ – Hungary
- Putin, Erdogan Talk Gas Hub in Turkey
- Iran Sees Transit Prospects for Supplying Russian Gas to Pakistan
- Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Snaps Up Cheap Russian Oil
- Moscow Proposes Gas Pricing Platform
- Tehran Suggests New Energy Plan
- Saudi Arabia Defends Oil Production Cut
- Russia Plans To Produce 64 Million Tonnes LNG in Short Term, 100 Million Tonnes by 2030
- Gas Supplies via Power of Siberia Pipeline to China Planned at 22 bcm in 2023
Thursday, October 13
Geopolitics, Energy, Economy, Trade & Development
Geopolitics
- Russia ‘Would Consider’ G20 Putin-Biden Meeting
- US Doesn’t Seek Conflict with Russia — White House
- India Resists Push To Cut Russia Ties
- EU Foreign Policy Chief Says Diplomats Are Slow, Ineffective and Patronising
- How Europe’s Dysfunctional Democratic Politics Are Creating Regional Mayhem
- A Russian Victory in Ukraine would be NATO’s Defeat — Stoltenberg
Energy
- Putin Outlines Russia’s Position On The Global Energy Market
- Biden Vows ‘Consequences’ For Saudi Arabia Over OPEC Decision
- Russia Ready To Use Nord Stream 2 String For Gas Supplies to Europe — Putin
- G20’s Host Nation Indonesia Against An Oil Price Cap
- Putin: Russia Will Not Supply Energy Resources To Countries That Limit Prices
- Kazakhstan To Halt Commercial Gas Exports For Next Two Years
- Kazakhstan To Invite Russia To Participate in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production Projects
- Russian Gas Hub on Turkish-EU Border Could Replace Nord Streams
- Russia To Boost Coal Exports From 2024, To Fully Use Logistics Capabilities
Economy
- As Europe Falls Into Recession, Russia Climbs Out
- Resilient Russian Economy Surfs Sanctions on Oil Boom
- Oil Exports Helping Cushion Russian Economy – IMF
- Russian Budget Surplus Continues To Narrow: 54.7 Billion Rubles In September
- Austria Sounds Alarm Over Economy
- Czech Republic Consumer Prices At Record Levels
Trade & Development
- FESCO Sees Russian Container Market Adapting, No Container Shortages
- Russia Needs More Banks As Sanctions Force Segmentation Of Economic Activities
- Russian Retail Investors Will Not Get Tax Breaks For Buying Foreign Securities
- Bulgaria’s Trade Deficit With Russia More Than Doubles YoY January-August
- Russia May Start Providing Trade Finance To Importers Of Its Grain
Wednesday, October 12
Geopolitics, Nordstream, Kerch Strait Bridge, Economy, Trade & Development
Geopolitics
- US Taking Advantage Of EU Energy Crisis – Paris
- EU Prosperity Based Upon China & Russia – Borrell
- EU Humiliated as Bloc Handed Putin Over £87 Billion Since Start of Ukraine War Despite Sanctions
- Putin Extends Russia’s Food Embargo Until 2023
- European Wind Farm Industry ‘Struggling’ With Rising Costs
Nordstream Explosions
Kerch Strait Bridge
Economy
- JPMorgan Warns US Recession ‘Likely’ in Six to Nine Months
- Central Bank of Russia Sees Risk of Lower Business Investments Due to Uncertainty, Sanctions
Trade & Development
- Belarus Expands Entry Options for EU Truckers
- Iran, Russia To Connect Bank Card Networks
- Nissan to Transfer Russian Assets to Russia’s NAMI with Option to Buy Back in Six Years
- Russoft Proposes Support for Exports of Russian IT Services
- Russia’s Rank As U.S. Trade Partner At 30-Year Low, New Data Shows
- Iran’s Exports to Russia hit 70% Growth in H1
- Lavrov: Russia’s Trade with China, India Increasing Despite Western Sanctions
Tuesday, October 11
The latest geopolitical, economic, trade and development news as the conflict radically alters supply chains and reshapes global trade and alliances.
Geopolitics
- Global Economy Faces Recession in 2023 say Heads of IMF and World Bank
- Mass Protests Against NATO And EU In Paris
- German Far-Right Demo Protests Against Russia Sanctions, Energy Policy
- EU In For A Harsh Winter – Turkish President
- EU Stress Testing Its Energy Infrastructure
- Ukraine Grain Deal Nearly Bankrupt – Bloomberg
- Hungary, Serbia Agree New Route To Continue Russian Oil Supplies
- Russia Not Allowed to Investigate Its Own Nordstream Pipelines For Explosions Damage
- West is Pushing Ukraine towards War with Belarus — Lukashenko
Economy
- The Coming War of Economic Attrition Between Russia and the West
- Russian Unemployment Level Decreases to 0.8%
Trade & Investment
- Russia’s G-Group Purchases Russian Subsidiary of Sweden’s Bonava for €98 million
- Rosneft to supply hydro-processing catalyst to India for Nayara Energy refinery
- Russia’s FESCO transport business registers new subsidiary in Uzbekistan
- Russia ships trial batch of vegetables to Venezuela
- Gazprom Bank Winds Down Swiss Operations
Monday, October 10
Geopolitics
- Russia Abandons Dream Of A New Europe, Proclaims New National Concept
- Putin Wants ‘Grand Bargain’ – Erdogan
- China Profits From Sanctions On Russia
- Russia, CIS Discuss Preparations for Russia-Central Asia Summit
- Putin & Zelensky To Attend G-20 Summit
- Norwegian Ports To Restrict Access for Russian Trawlers
Kerch Strait Bridge
- Kerch Straits Bridge Reopens
- Train Traffic Across Crimean Bridge Now Proceeding On Schedule: Transport Ministry
- Crimea Restoring Traffic to Mainland
Economy
- Behind Moscow’s Bluster, Sanctions Are Making Russia Suffer
- Putin: Russia Expects Sanctions Pressure to Increase
- Russian Economy To Return To Growth In About 1 Year: Russian PM
Trade & Investment
- Belarus Agrees $1.5 Billion Loan From Russia To Fund Import-Substitution Projects
- New Caspian Economic Bloc To Emerge
- Russia, Iran Plan Joint Energy Projects, Oil-Gas Swap Deal
- Global Fashion Group selling Lamoda to Stockmann owner Panchenko
- Rosnedra Proposes Coal Deposits Licences in Russian Far East Near Border with China
- Russia’s Boxship Trade Shifts East
Friday, October 7
Geopolitics, Economy & Trade
Geopolitics
- Russia Ready To Send Gas To EU Via Nordstream 2
- Europe faces deindustrialization and social unrest – Belgian PM
- European Union adopts eighth package of sanctions against Russia, including oil price cap
- Saudi Arabia Raises Oil Prices For US
- Georgians bristle as country becomes reluctant refuge for fleeing Russians
- Merkel says lasting peace in Europe can be reached only with Russia’s involvement
Economy
Trade
- Sanctions fail to stem Russia’s outbound seaborne trade
- Russia, Iran have vast opportunities to expand trade
- EU Bans Russians From Crypto Market
- Russia To Allow International Trade In Bitcoin, Crypto For Any Industry
- Russia exporting animal products to 90 countries, but not tapping full potential
- Option for Russian borrowers to issue “replacements” for Eurobonds might be extended to 2023
Thursday October 5
Geopolitics
- White House accuses OPEC+ of aligning with Russia
- OPEC Confirms Oil Production Cut
- European leaders struggle to find ‘common cause’ on energy and Ukraine
- New EU sanctions on Russia include ban on technical items used in aviation sector
- Russia to reroute oil exports to countries ready for normal cooperation in response to price cap
- EU Sanctions New Russian Territories
- Stabilizing global food markets situation without Russia to be extremely difficult
- EU excluded Russian diamond miner Alrosa from sanctions package
Nordstream
- German police call Nord Stream blasts ‘targeted sabotage’
- EU will have to recognize Nordstream betrayal by allies
Economy
- World Bank forecast for contraction in Russian GDP in 2022-2023 ‘overly conservative’
- Russia’s industrial output returns to last-year level
- Inflation in Russia totaled 0.07% from Sept 27 to Oct 3, annual inflation slowed to 13.5%
Trade
- Russia expecting to build 1,100 vessels at domestic shipyards through 2030
- London Metals Exchange Further Restricts Russian Products
- New Russian Pipeline A Priority – Serbia
- Russia to sign Iran swap deal for 5 million tonnes oil and 10 bcm gas per year by end-2022
Wednesday, October 5
Latest Updates: Geopolitics, Nordstream, Economy, Trade & Investment
Geopolitics
- US Treasury explains how G7 will target Russian oil
- Russian oil price cap would save emerging markets billions, US says
- EU split on Russian oil price cap escalates
- Strikes halt French refineries
- EU Risks Financial Crisis, Disintegration If It Continues To Pour Billions Into Ukraine
- Amid break with Russia, Europe needs single energy market
- Switzerland resists handover of Russian assets to Ukraine
Nordstream
Economy
Trade & Investment
- Ukraine starts operating under EU common customs procedures
- Russia able to substitute 30% of previously imported polyolefins – Association of Plastics Processors
- Russian agriculture sector could reach science-based norm of fertilizer use by 2024-2025
- Share of domestic products in Russian radio electronics sector expected to top 20% by end 2022
- Russia, Belarus agree on import substitution projects, lending rates for them
Tuesday, October 4
Latest Updates: Geopolitics, Nordstream, Economy, Trade & Investment
Geopolitics
- Erdogan maintains ‘principled position’ on NATO expansion
- NATO ‘not obliged’ to assist Ukraine — Germany
- Only 9 Out Of 30 NATO members approve Ukraine’s Bid To Join
- EU mulls exemptions from Russia sanctions
- AerCap faces $3.5bn fight with insurers over stranded Russian planes
Nordstream
- Western media says Russia blew up Nord Stream. But why would Moscow destroy pipelines it spent billons of dollars building?
- Nord Stream pipelines can be restored – Moscow
Economy
- Russian Central Bank still planning to upgrade forecast for Russia’s GDP in 2022
- Belarus to achieve 3.8% GDP growth in 2023 by increasing exports, investment
- 13% of Russians would like to buy U.S. dollars or euros, 80% see no reason to do so
Trade & Investment
- SCO states serious about switching to settlements in national currencies
- Russia imposes countersanctions against foreign transport companies
- Trade between Belarus and Russia expected to grow to record US$45 billion in 2022
- Russia’s VEB to open office in Belarus
Monday, October 3
Latest Updates: Geopolitics, Nordstream, Economy, Trade & Investment
Geopolitics
- NATO in the horns of a dilemma after former Ukrainian regions vote to join Russia
- Ukraine Crisis Giving Birth to Multipolar World Order
- Russia makes it ‘impossible for war to end’ – EU
- ‘Not wise’ to let Ukraine join NATO – Kissinger
Nordstream
- Nord Stream explosions are a ‘tremendous opportunity’ – US
- Russia points finger at sole beneficiary of pipeline sabotage
- Europe ‘indefinitely deprived’ of key gas supply route – Gazprom
Economy
- Thousands of German stores on brink of closure
- Russia’s budget deficit might exceed planned 0.9% of GDP in 2022 – FM
Trade & Investment
- Transport ministries of Belarus, Russia sign intergovernmental agreement on Belarusian cargo transit via Russia
- Export duty on Russian wheat to fall 14% to 2,119 rubles per tonne on October 5
- UAC to get 900 million rubles of state funding for Russian-Chinese commercial airliner in 2023
- TransContainer launched container shipping from China via Russia-Mongolia border crossing