France and Spain to follow Italy into lockdown, Spain PM’s wife tests positive
MADRID, Mar 15, 2020, Reuters, AP. Spain put its 47 million inhabitants under partial lockdown…
Russia
The Russian Federation is an economy of 144 million people. When it joined APEC in 1998, Russia’s real GDP stood at USD 813 billion, while its real per capita GDP was USD 5,500. By 2016, Russia’s GDP and per capita GDP more than doubled at USD 1.6 trillion and USD 11,200 respectively.
Oil war between Russia and Saudi Arabia may benefit both: Experts
MOSCOW, Mar 14, 2020, TASS. The price confrontation between Russia and Saudi Arabia in the…
US sanction threat spurred Indonesia to drop Russia, China weapons deals
JAKARTA, Mar 14, 2020, SCMP. The Trump administration pressured Indonesia into dropping deals to buy…
Russia didn’t initiate OPEC+ deal exit: PM
MOSCOW, Mar 12, 2020, TASS. Russia proposed to extend the OPEC+ agreement for a year,…
Putin takes a big step closer to being Russia’s president beyond 2024
MOSCOW, Mar 11, 2020, CNBC, TASS. On Wednesday, Russian Parliament voted in favor of changes…
Arrivals from 4 countries must declare self-quarantine details, visa on arrival cancelled for 18 countries in Thailand
BANGKOK, Mar 11, 2020, Bangkok Post. People arriving from China, Iran, Italy, South Korea must…
Russian-US relations is ‘between a two and a three’ on a 5-point scale: Putin
MOSCOW, Mar 11, 2020, TASS. The level of relations between Russia and the United States…
Seoul stocks tumble to 4-year low, Korean won up
SEOUL, Mar 11, 2020, Yonhap. Seoul stocks dropped by almost 3 percent on Wednesday to…
Russian president opens door to changes that would allow him to stay in power until 2036
MOSCOW, Mar 10, 2020, CNBC. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened the door to…
Flight MH17: Trial opens of four accused of murdering 298 over Ukraine
AMSTERDAM, Mar 10, 2020, BBC. The trial has opened in the Netherlands of three Russians…
Mongolia locks down cities after reporting first virus case
ULAANBAATAR, Mar 10, 2020, AFP. Mongolia on Tuesday barred anyone from entering or leaving its…
Former PM Medvedev to take part in elaborating Russia’s foreign policy
MOSCOW, Mar 9, 2020, TASS. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that defines…