... sanctions RUSSIA: According to data released by the central bank today, Russia's exports fell by 7% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024 to USD99.6bn. Lower oil prices, sanctions and logistical challenges drove the decline. Alongside a 5% increase in imports in the same period, this caused...

... foreign policy foreign trade government military nuclear energy oil policy regional sanctions summit talks tourism civil war food prices war Energy Aerospace & defence Travel & tourism Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Vietnam earlier this month (Luong Thai...

... economy politics election foreign trade judicial legislation sanctions war President Yoon Suk-yeol attends a hearing in his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court (Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool/Getty Images) With President Yoon Suk-yeol in jail and facing two trials over his December...

... ended at the end of the year. Impacts Gazprom’s 40% reduction of headcount at its St Petersburg headquarters will be followed by other cost savings. The increase in domestic gas market growth will result in higher tax payments to the federal budget. Any new EU sanctions on Russian LNG could...

... States economy industry international relations energy gas sanctions shipping Fossil fuels RUSSIA: In 2024, Russian LNG exports reached a record 33.6 million tonnes, a 4% increase from 2023, according to Kpler data cited by Russian media outlet RBC today. Over half (52...

... border conflict civil war foreign policy rebellion sanctions security talks war CONGO-KINSHASA: The M23 rebellion yesterday claimed to have 'liberated' Goma, the largest town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Nevertheless, fighting remains ongoing in various parts...

... Belarus RUCIS China EU Poland Russia United States economy international relations politics election foreign investment foreign policy foreign trade growth opposition prices sanctions wages The presidential election took place on January 26 (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty...

... foreign investment foreign trade refugees sanctions security water IRAN: Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, met with his Taliban counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi and Taliban Acting Prime Minister Hassan Akhund in Kabul yesterday. Among the issues discussed were economic cooperation...

... international relations defence foreign trade sanctions security shipping transport economy industry insurance TAIWAN: Taipei has created a blacklist of 52 Chinese-owned ships that use flags of convenience, which it will monitor and proactively inspect to regulate an expanding "shadow fleet...

... election foreign policy government judicial legislation opposition party reform ethnic monetary sanctions New cabinet led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov at the swearing-in ceremony, January 16, 2025 (Nikolay Doychinov/AFP/Getty Images) Bulgaria’s government was voted...

...Oxford Analytica Headline HUNGARY: Budapest may complicate EU's Russia sanctions © Oxford Analytica 2025. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments or (where stated) other matters. It does not contain advice...

... corruption foreign investment government investment sanctions LIBYA: In a statement issued yesterday, the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) welcomed the decision made a day earlier by the Belgian courts to lift the seizure imposed on assets owned by LIA and the Libyan Foreign Investment Company...

... foreign investment foreign policy foreign trade government investment policy private sector sanctions economy industry technology CHINA/UNITED STATES: An American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in China annual survey released today showed 51% of 368 member companies identifying elevated...

... with unrivalled defence spending, gives it the potential to influence the bloc’s future course significantly. Impacts A new EU sanctions package against Russia is likely to be proposed soon. Poland’s alliance priorities could shift from the Visegrad Four to the Baltic states, which share common security...

... relations politics banking finance foreign policy government policy sanctions Banks RUSSIA: Yesterday, a Russian court ordered Austria's Raiffeisen Bank International to pay EUR2bn (USD2.1bn) in damages over a failed deal, marking a significant retaliatory move amid worsening relations...

... relations politics social foreign policy immigration military oil police sanctions security Fossil fuels VENEZUELA/US: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday announced that major military and police exercises will be held on January 22-23. The so-called Bolivarian Shield 2025...

... relations politics social foreign trade government human rights judicial poverty private sector sanctions tourism Fossil fuels Travel & Tourism CUBA/US: In one of his first acts since his inauguration yesterday, US President Donald Trump revoked an attempt by his predecessor...

... future redirection efforts difficult and costly, and widening discounts offered on Russian crude. Impacts New sanctions will need to be enforced rigorously to have the intended impact on Russian crude flows. Despite new restrictions on Russian crude, global oil supply is expected to remain...

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... United States IRAN/RUSSIA international relations banking defence regional sanctions economy IRAN/RUSSIA: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will sign an upgraded 20-year strategic partnership with Russia during his visit to Moscow today. The agreement builds on a 2001 deal...