Southeast Asia and Russia in Search of New Connectivity

... Moscow and Ho Chi Minh City were launched starting on January 31, 2024. However, there have been no major breakthroughs in financial settlements for the tourism industry. Despite the fact that a number of countries in the region, including Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, planned to use cards of the Russian payment system Mir, these plans never materialized due to fears of secondary sanctions against the banking systems of these countries. The Market Still Matters Andrey Kortunov: Global South Shows Resilience over Ukraine Issue Despite the difficulties noted above, the need to boost economic development led to governmental measures ...