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By Rhod Mackenzie

The decrease in pipeline supplies from Russia is compelling Europe to continually seek new gas sources amid long term global supply issues. The largest economy in the bloc, Germany, is looking to overcome the deficit by sourcing gas from Nigeria, which boasts the largest reserves...

By Rhod Mackenzie

For the first time, Gazprom has provided a detailed overview of its strategy for the Central Asian market. The company intends to enhance its presence in the region over the next 15 years. During the annual gas conference, Gazprom's CEO, Alexey Miller, expressed a willingness to...

By Suren Karr

Malaysia should consider joining the proposed BRICs currency union rather than resort to the proposed Islamic gold dinar as a reserve currency for international trade, says an economist. Ida Yasin of Universiti Putra Malaysia said the proposed BRICS currency would also be backed by g...

By Ren Qi

China and Russia are working closely under the Belt and Road Initiative, and the growing markets in energy sector and e-commerce industry have attracted more enterprises to explore business opportunities, Russian experts said.

Oleg Timofeev, associate professor at RUDN University in Ru...

By Andrey Sushentsov

The foundation of the Russian-Indian partnership is mutual respect for the uniqueness of the civilizations of the two countries. We recognise the unique nature of the civilizational choice of our peoples and recognise the value of the special path that our countries have chos...

By Rhod Mackenzie

France is persistently searching worldwide to acquire uranium, which is the most valuable resource required for its current well-being. The French leader Emmanuel Macron is currently travelling to Central Asia to fulfill this motive. Although his plans are wide-ranging, they are...