Search: Economy,Sanctions,Russia (48 materials)

 

Closing Loopholes: Outlining the U.S. and EU Sanctions Policy Onward

... amounts to Asia, selling oil at a discount. However, even such a transfer of export is unlikely to result in a radical revenue drop in the current supplier’s market situation. It is only possible with a significant rollback in oil prices. The new EU sanctions will have little impact on the Russian economy in the short term, especially given the aforementioned exceptions. Other measures of the sixth package seem even less critical. The disconnection of three Russian banks from SWIFT does not make much of a difference for the Russian financial system,...

09.06.2022

The Iranian Tilt: Why Should Russia Work with the Islamic Republic?

... Moreover, timely adjustments may allow the country to resume moderate economic growth within a year. Iran demonstrates that the repercussions of sanctions cannot be neutralized in full, whether short-term or long-term. However, Tehran managed to minimize sanctions pressure in the critical sectors of its economy. There are reasons to believe that Russia will withstand the pressure, too. Russia’s principal indicators make it stronger than was Iran when the financial war began. However, putting someone’s experience to good use requires careful studies. In other words, exploring the contemporary ...

08.06.2022

New Crisis Brings New Opportunities for Chinese Business and Russia

... environment. Against this background, Chinese business is perceived as a force capable of bridging the gap with the West for the Russian economy. But is it all so clear-cut? Will these expectations be justified? Let’s find out. Cautiousness of Big Business Ivan Timofeev: Ukrainian Crisis. Who Has the Upper Hand? Amid unprecedented sanctions the West has imposed on Russia, big business faces many and varied challenges, as Ambassador Zhang Hanhui pointed out ...

05.04.2022

EAEU–Iran Trade and Its Prospects

..., 2021, Roman Golovchenko, Prime Minister of Belarus, argued that the EAEU is looking to develop a mechanism for countering sanctions to give cause for optimism. What is more, Iran is interested in abandoning the U.S. dollar in settlements and switching ... ... serious potential for the Union’s expansion. Among the economies of the EAEU member states, observers and partners, the Iranian economy is second only to Russia’s. In terms of economic cooperation, Russia and Kazakhstan stand to benefit most from lowering tariff barriers. In addition,...

06.04.2021

Russia and South Korea: Ways to Develop Economic Partnership

Policy Brief #33 / 2020 On September 30, 2020, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea celebrated the 30th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations. This is a good occasion to look back at the achievements, taking into account miscalculations and problems in bilateral cooperation, as ...

18.11.2020

Pandemic Amid an Economic Crisis: Challenges for Syria

... United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia published on September 23, 2020, the damage done to the Syrian economy by the end of 2019 exceeded USD 442 bn. Still, under sanctions and with no international consensus on how to finance recovery, the country has not only failed to overcome the acute ... ... country. Violation of Territorial Integrity: A Brake on Restoration Aqeel Saeed Mahfoud: What Do the Syrian People Expect from Russia? Even though government forces managed to win back half of "Greater Idlib," which includes Idlib itself and the ...

09.11.2020

The Caesar Act: A New Challenge for Syria?

... objectively increasing. For instance, the Agreement between the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea and the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade of the Syrian Arab Republic on Trade and Economic Cooperation as part of plans to create a joint trading ... ... Economic Cooperation may be injected with specific substance. The Caesar Act may prompt Syrian IT sector operators to choose Russian analogues or unique technologies instead of the American software they previously used, thus bypassing the sanctions, or instead of cooperating with India. The first sign that this may be the case was the launch of the Electronic Signature ...

10.08.2020

China Replacing Russia as the Boogeyman in the U.S. Presidential Campaign: Implications for Russia-China Relations

... about securing his second term in office During the 2016 U.S. Presidential bid, Russia was picked as a scapegoat to justify the loss endured by the Democratic party... ... Administration v. China Despite that fact, in 2017 and 2018, the U.S. imposed economic sanctions against Russian entities. This led to the further aggravation of already sour... ... deliver an efficacious response to the pandemic, which has already put the country's economy at risk of recession with a gloomy long-term economic outlook. Russia can no...

04.08.2020
 

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