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Topic: international trade
International trade involving Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Central Asia
Israel sucked into US-China trade war while India waits in the wings
US-China trade war: Israel has turned down a Hong Kong firm’s $1bn investment bid for the…
‘Travel bubbles’ give trade and tourism grounds for hope
The global tourist industry is estimated to account for more than 10% of the world’s GDP…
Huwaei wins Russian 5G contract as Trump pushes Xi and Putin into each others’ arms
Huawei is to build Russia’s first 5G wireless network after it struck a deal with MTS…
A clash of symbols: Li pledges to open China up to foreign ownership as Trump slaps on steel import tariffs
Within days of US President Donald Trump declaring his intention to impose tariffs on steel imports, …
World Bank spells out dangers of Russia’s pivot towards the east
The economic transformations taking place in China and India are having subtle and indirect impacts on…
Putin and Erdogan bury hatchet – but no sign of Rosneft boss
Uncertainty surrounded the outcome of yesterday’s late-night talks between Vladimir Putin and his Turkey’s Recep Tayyip…
Fruit and veg rots on Kyrgyz-Kazakh border as EEU threatens to unravel
Hundreds of tons of vegetables and fruit that have been piling up at customs posts on…
EU and India ready to resume BTIA talks
EU and India BTIA: A delegation of senior EU officials is to visit Delhi next month…
China looks to Saudi Arabia to protect Maritime Silk Road route
This March, the Saudi Monarch King Salman embarked on a six-week tour of Asia, the highlight of…
EEU doomed, predicts Bzhezinsky
The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) will be dead and buried within in ten years or as…
Trade with Iran surges – but tensions in Gulf threaten to spoil Tehran’s party
Trade with Iran: Germany became the latest country to report a jump in exports to Iran yesterday…
Pakistan export drive targets UAE
Pakistan export drive: Pakistan has set aside $170m to trigger a 10% – or $35bn – annual increase in exports, according…
Juncker plays WTO card over steel row as Li calls for more EU-China trade
EU-China trade:The president of the European commission has warned China that it must stop dumping cheap…
Turkic Council draws up proposals for common customs procedures
The member states of the Turkic Council — Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey – are in…
Merkel proposes economic zone stretching from ‘Lisbon to Vladivostok’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel this weekend put forward the idea of creating a common economic zone…
Moscow and Beijing pledge to treble Sino-Russian trade in next five years
Moscow and Beijing have agreed to increase bilateral Sino-Russian trade from $65bn last year to $200bn by…
US-Russian trade drops 28% in first full year of sanctions
US-Russian trade: Russia’s trade turnover with the US dropped by nearly 28% last year compared to 2014, the first…
Russian-EU trade down as Switzerland pushes its way into top three
Russian-EU trade: The volume of trade flowing from Russia to the EU dropped down to 6% of the…
Trans-Pacific Partnership ratified as protestors rage on outside
The US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), one of the biggest trade deals in history, was signed in…
2015 Sino-Russian trade down 28% with more of the same expected
Sino-Russian trade: Trade turnover between China and Russia dropped by 27.8% to $64.2bn last year according…
Russia aiming to double Pacific Rim agricultural exports by 2020
Pacific Rim agricultural exports: Despite experiencing growing food shortages and price inflation at home due to the embargoes…
Renova signs $2bn herbicide plant deal at Volga-Yangtze meet
Russia’s Renova has signed an agreement with two Chinese companies for the construction of a $2bn herbicide plant in the…
Russia considers banning European flower imports
European flower imports: Russia’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor is considering slapping a ban on the import of flowers and other…