China Faces Shifting Foreign Investment Trends and Sanctions Context
China Reports January Foreign Investment Trends and Sanctions Context In January, foreign investment into the Chinese economy fell by 11.7…
The United States Expands Export Controls Targeting Russian, Regional, and International Entities
The United States Department of Commerce has expanded its export controls, placing restrictions on a total of 93 foreign companies as part of…
Moldova Faces Over $1B Losses from Gazprom Cut, Regulators Weigh Gas Restart
Choosing not to buy gas from Gazprom led Moldova to incur losses exceeding one billion dollars, a figure cited by Igor Dodon, the former…
US Treasury sanctions on Mir operator and the evolving Russian payments landscape (Canada/US focus)
The United States Treasury Department has formally imposed sanctions on the administrator behind Russia’s national payment network, the…
Gazprom Export engages in cross-border arbitration against Uniper and others
Gazprom Export, based in St. Petersburg, initiated a legal action in the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region against…
NSPK Reiterates Uninterrupted Russian Payment Services Amid Sanctions
The National Payment Card System (NSPK) has stated that U.S. sanctions will not disrupt payment services within Russia. This assurance comes…
EU Sanctions on Arkady Volozh and Yandex: Sanctions Outlook and Ownership Shift
EU Moves on Volozh Sanctions and Yandex Ownership Shift EU authorities are preparing to remove Arkady Volozh, the founder of Yandex, from the…
Stockmann considers rebranding in Russia to Lindex Group while maintaining local stores
The Finnish retailer Stockmann is considering a rebranding move in Russia, suggesting a change of the local corporate name to Lindex Group…
EU Funds to Poland: New 137 Billion Euro Allocation and Related Aid Measures
The European Commission is preparing to decide next week on a substantial allocation from the EU budget to Poland, totaling 137 billion euros.…
Ukraine Gas Transit and Europe’s Transit Strategy Under Review
An industry analyst notes that a transition to an auction-based model for gas sales could become feasible after the current Ukrainian gas…