Daily Memo: Russia’s Other Customers

With Europe mostly out of the question, Moscow is looking for other buyers of its oil.

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Buying Russian oil. Japan has reportedly resumed importing oil from Russia. Import volumes are still down year-on-year, as Japan brought in just 65 percent of what it imported in July of last year. Still, despite the lull in Russian hydrocarbons, Japan’s trade deficit with Russia by value increased by 155 percent. Elsewhere, Bangladesh is considering […]

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