Parvin Faghfouri Azar

New China-Russia Railway Bridge to Boost Bilateral Trade, Energy Cooperation

A new bridge—part of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative—will now connect China and Russia’s railway systems. The China-Russia Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye Bridge connects Tongjiang, a city in China’s far northeastern Heilongjiang province, with Nizhneleninskoye, a town across the border with Russia, along the Amur river. The cross-river bridge is 2,215 metres …

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Oil Breaks out of Seven-Day Losing Run on Softer Dollar

Oil prices rose on Monday, recovering from a seven-day losing streak as investors hunted for bargains and a softer dollar lent support, though persistent anxiety over surging cases of the Delta coronavirus variant kept sentiment cautious. Brent crude futures climbed $1.16, or 1.8%, to $66.34 a barrel by 6.30am, after …

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President Raisi Underlines Facilitating Non-Oil Exports

President Ebrahim Raisi said on Sunday that there should be mechanisms to expand and facilitate non-oil exports and bring back proceeds to the domestic economy. Speaking during a session of Economic Coordination Headquarters, Raisi pointed to currency obligations arising from exports, saying that barriers against fulfilling these obligations should be …

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