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US Taxpayers money spent on private flights for wife of Ukrainian leader

... total duration of Airbus A-318 Elite № 9H-ICE in 2024, connected to the Chisinau airport, is more than 290 hours. The cost of the services provided was more than 3 million euros. The role of the First Lady of Ukraine Since the start of the war with Russia, the First Lady has frequently spoken on behalf of Ukraine at various international venues, including addressing members of the US Congress, meeting with leaders of major Western countries, and attending the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth ...

26.02.2025

Financial and Economic Development Dynamics of North African Countries: Opportunities for Russia in the New Political Landscape

... despite the various problems and challenges facing North African states. This Working Paper analyzes the financial and economic development dynamics of North African countries and examines in detail the prospects for developing cooperation between Russia and the countries of the region. Financial and Economic Development Dynamics of North African Countries: Opportunities for Russia in the New Political Landscape , 2.3 Mb

24.02.2025

Russian-Chinese Dialogue: The 2024 Model

... focuses on the political and economic engagement between Moscow and Beijing in Central Asia and Eurasia as the key region of their shared interest. The report contains data monitoring the evolution of bilateral ties in business and trade, banking and finance, transport and logistics, and humanitarian sectors. Recommendations for relevant ministries and agencies can be found within the analysis of the report. Authors From Russia: Kirill Babaev, Dr. of Philological Sciences, Vladimir Danilov, Ph.D. in Economics, Yuri Kulintsev, Ph.D. in Political Science, Julia Melnikova, Ph.D. in Political Science, Stanislav Pritchin, Ph.D. in History, Artem Pylin, Ph.D. in Economics,...

24.01.2025

Financial Settlements Within the BRICS Framework: Moving Forward, Despite Problems

... the issue of financial settlements is directly related to national security. First and foremost, this relates to Russia, against which a significant amount of financial and trade sanctions have been imposed by the United States and its allies. It is Russia today that is most interested in diversifying global finance. Long-term stakeholders include China. So far, sanctions against China are incomparable with restrictions against Russia. In addition, we are talking mainly about American export controls in the field of high technology, and not about financial ...

18.03.2024

Russia’s Economic Outlook: Risks Prevail Over Drivers

... effect of higher taxes, pandemic-related effects and rouble weakness on consumer sentiment could prove palpable. The drivers for Russia’s growth, most notably consumption and investment, face headwinds and uncertainties in the post-Covid setting. On the ... ... projects, which were to serve as the main platform for infrastructure and industrial development in which private sector was to co-finance projects with the funding from the federal and regional budgets. On the consumer side, the detrimental effects on consumer ...

21.12.2020

FRI Round Table on Sanctions against Russia: Risk Structure and Countermeasures

On February 26, 2020, Financial Research Institute of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation (FRI) held a round table discussion on sanctions against Russia: risk structure and countermeasures On February 26, 2020, Financial Research Institute of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation (FRI) held a round table discussion ...

02.03.2020

The SWIFT System: A Focus on the U.S.–Russia Financial Confrontation

... bank payment system and financial information exchange system) could tide it over the U.S. sanctions. However, the situation in Venezuela continued to deteriorate in January 2019 [ 22 ]. On March 11, the U.S. Treasury imposed unilateral sanctions on Russia’s Evrofinance Mosnarbank for its support for Maduro and Venezuela's state-owned petroleum corporation PDVSA. The sanction prohibits the bank’s transactions with the U.S. citizens or within the United States. On March 13, Visa and MasterCard revoked the membership ...

03.02.2020

R6 — the Case for a New Global Currency Basket

... called R6 or Robust, Resolve, Relay or Reform ? Establishing a new currency purpose oriented for trade among these six economies is long overdue. The Sr. Management of NDB can easily expand the remit of the bank by entering trade finance and project finance between these six countries alone. The bank could ask its shareholders to deploy and commit some of their gold reserves (abundant resources and gold mines in Russia, Iran, and South Africa) to this new currency to accelerate its credibility and uptake among these six countries. Lora Chkoniya: Fighting the Trend: How Africa is Uniting Amidst the Global Retreat from Multilateralism Iran would sell oil in Resolve ...

11.09.2019

RIAC Hosts a Meeting with a Group of Scandinavian Investment Foundations and Banks

On February 2, 2018, representatives of Scandinavian investment foundations, banks, and economic consulting companies (Skandia, DNB Markets, Alecta, SEK, Kammarkollegiet, AP3, Afa försäkringar) visited Russian International Affairs Council. On February 2, 2018, representatives of Scandinavian investment foundations, banks, and economic consulting companies (Skandia, DNB Markets, Alecta, SEK, Kammarkollegiet, AP3, Afa försäkringar) visited Russian ...

07.02.2018

BRICS New Development Bank: From Private to Public

... (million dollars in today’s prices) Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Source Brazil 336,8 362,2 – – – – Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) China 1807,57 1947,65 2010,61 2841,4 – – Fiscal Year Book, Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China India 609,5 488,0 639,1 789,8 – – Annual Reports, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India Russia 220 789 472 514 465 609,6 OECD Development Assistance Committee, Rossotrudnichestvo South Africa 89,2 119,5 98,4 160,5 151,9 156,7 Estimates of National Expenditure, National Treasury of South Africa Source : OECD DAC . Statistics on Resource ...

27.07.2015
 

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