... whimsicality and flippancy, and would do well to draw on certain instructive lessons, on how its inevitable peer competitor China, trenchantly cultivates the region.
Victoria Panova:
BRICS Summit: A Blessing in Disguise
The well-established prime-mover,... ... quantitatively augmenting what may be described as moderate trade volumes, for a relationship that binds the third largest global economy in purchasing power parity, with a five trillion dollars economic milieu. For starters, the tenor of commercial interchange ...
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– The Wall Street Journal (2008)
In the past several weeks the world’s financial markets have re-entered into higher volatility mode as the ongoing trade dispute between the two largest economies is dashing hopes of speedy improvement in US-China relations. The uncertainty afflicting the markets is further exacerbated by the contradictions between the Trump camp and the Fed, with increasing trade tensions forcing the Fed to accommodate the negative effects on the US economy through monetary policy easing. The problem is that the Fed may not be ready to fully compensate the effects of escalations in trade tensions and with good reason.
August is never an easy month for Russia’s markets, but this time surges in volatility ...
... Volunteer Corps.
On June 30 – July 2, 2019, St. Petersburg hosted a regular annual symposium of the Financial Services Volunteer Corps.
Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Program Director, attended the symposium. The discussion focused on the issues of global economy, political relations between the great powers, and global socio-economic trends.
... to the shifts in the balance of power. For example, what was the US–Russia, you know, competitive hegemony is now the US–China competitive hegemony. Still, Russia remains a very important strategic player. In fact, Russia has become a swing player.... ... is problematic when it comes to legal harmonization. When it comes to harmonization around political idioms, along political economy, along economic inversions, it is much easier. Rather than going into too much of the negative aspects of BRICS, focus ...
On July 1–3, 2018, Alexandria, Virginia, USA, hosted an annual symposium of the non-profit Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC, Financial Services Volunteer Corps) focusing on the current issues of the world finance, as well as on the relations between the US, China, and Russia in trade and financial spheres.
On July 1–3, 2018, Alexandria, Virginia, USA, hosted an annual symposium of the non-profit Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC,
Financial Services Volunteer Corps
) focusing on the current issues ...
... could form an architecture for regional cooperation that benefits the United States and its partners, while excluding Russia and China.
Launched in March 2010 in Melbourne, the TPP process engages 12 countries with GDP of almost USD 28 trillion in total, ... ... in place would be much more coordinated. If U.S. LNG and oil were to go to Europe, Russia would have trouble diversifying its economy due to reduced export revenues.
According to both U.S. and European experts, the TTIP may be signed while Obama is in ...
... regained its leading position as the U.S. government’s primary borrower. The country has $1,224.4 billion, followed by China with $1,223.7 billion. Together, they make up 39.7 per cent of the total $6,162.8 billion held by foreign countries in U.... ... such, they answer the main question regarding this reshuffle of leading borrowers: Is Japan regaining lost ground in the global economy?
At the same time, a full and complete answer to this question is impossible without projecting the situation onto the ...
... Moscow's official documents and statements consider Hanoi a key Asian partner, the reality of the bilateral relationship after the breakup of the USSR has actually been inertia, thereby opening opportunities for the U.S.A. and the People's Republic of China (PRC) to gain a strong foothold in Vietnam. With Russia once again intent on achieving a meaningful presence in Asia-Pacific, it appears appropriate to analyze the role of a strategic partnership with Vietnam within Russia’s regional strategy ...
