Telling signs. Russia’s Finance Ministry published a preliminary assessment of the country’s federal budget so far this year. According to its estimates, budget revenue from January to April declined by 22 percent (to 7.8 trillion rubles, or $101 billion) compared to the same period in 2022. Oil and gas revenue plummeted by 52 percent from […]
Kazakhstan balances. Russian mining company Polymetal has asked its shareholders to approve the re-registration of the company at the Astana International Financial Center, which...
In February 2022, the global economy started what became an unprecedented event: The West, led by the United States, severed trade, financial and personal...
Victory Day. The leaders of seven former Soviet states – Armenia, Belarus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan – arrived in Moscow to attend...
There are too many unknowns to count in the Ukraine war. From the upcoming spring offensive to covert U.S. intelligence operations, mysteries abound. But...
Targeting China. The European Union is considering imposing sanctions on Chinese companies that sell equipment that could be used by Russia to produce weapons,...
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South America has some of the largest lithium deposits in the world. Chile, Argentina and Bolivia collectively account for 53 percent of...
Progress. Armenia and Azerbaijan made progress toward resolving their differences during talks between their foreign ministers in Washington this week, U.S. Secretary of State...
On May 1, Uzbekistan held a long-delayed national referendum on major constitutional amendments. According to the country’s election commission, 84.5 percent of the country’s...
Update on a treaty. The United States and the Philippines agreed to new bilateral defense guidelines during a meeting between both countries’ presidents on...
