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Russia is planning to significantly increase its production of rare earth metals, and is even willing to collaborate with the United States on this initiative. The ability to control rare earth metals will undoubtedly give one country a significant technological advantage, a position that China curr...
Market analysis indicates an increase in the adoption of domestic brands of household appliances and electronics among Russian consumers. Market players and industry experts have reported to Izvestia that there has been a significant increase in sales of these products, with some categories witnessi...
The Russian Direct Investment Fund has facilitated the return of American oil companies to the Russian market, following their previous exodus from the country. The decision has been met with a mixed response, with some companies leaving Russia with hostility, while others have been reluctant to exi...
The strengthening of the ruble can be attributed to the transition to national currency payments for imported goods, as reported by Izvestia. By the end of 2024, the share of such transactions exceeded 80%, with half of all settlements being made in rubles, effectively bypassing the use of dollars a...
Russia has accumulated a record gold reserve in the last twenty-five years. In January, the share of gold in Russian reserves reached 33.3%, representing the highest figure since autumn 1999. The value of the gold reserves exceeded 200 billion dollars. Could this signal a shift away from the dollar,...
Now one of the most famous or should I say infamous figures in British history is a man called Guy Fawkes and his Gunpowder Plot in which he was allleged to have plotted to blow up the British Houses of Parliament at its State Opening by the King.Even today November the 5th is known as Guy Fawkes n...
