Russia

Raw materials without a market?

Contrary to general entrepreneurial tendencies, Chinese and Russian state-owned enterprises are expanding their activities.  In times of…

…No-one knows, Putin ‘imperat’, China rules…

No, yes, then perhaps. In the Syrian crisis, the West (and Obama’s leadership) has lost its face….

BRICS and Their Parallel Monetary Fund

It would be wise to contemplate the reasons why a simple acronym was transformed into an organization as an…

Our Friend, The Bear

China’s forthcoming president, Mr Xi Jinping, has announced his first official visit will be in Moscow, sometime before attending…

The Soviet-ization Of China – Part 3 of 5

The framework of the Chinese economic model was industrialization in forced steps. Before building up Socialism, the country needed…

China And Russia, Friends With Benefits

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Beijing did not go without the customary commercial aspects. Along with Chinese…

BRICS: All Bark And No Bite

Although the BRICS countries are growing stronger, the image they cast following the meeting of representatives from Brazil, Russia,…