#US Navy unmanned platforms (aided by ships/aircraft) continue to conduct enhanced maritime security operations in the Strait of #Hormuz for “tracking” Iranian #navy and IRG ships/small boats in the region. #Iran has always said that the presence of ex... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

Russia's western enclave of #Kaliningrad received its first cargo ship via the Northern Sea Route ( #NSR ). The route runs from the #Arctic city of Murmansk in northwestern #Russia to the Bering Strait in Russia's Far East. The vessel made a stop in the p... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

How did the world's most 'sophisticated' intelligence agency #Mossad (IISO), (one that accessed #Iran 's purported nuclear program from the heart of Tehran), have an intelligence failure? Possibly, #Israel feeling overly confident (hubristic) in their mi... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

The 20th Annual Valdai International Forum, titled “Fair Multipolarity: How to Ensure Security and Development for Everyone”, was held in Sochi, #Russia on October 2–5, 2023. The meeting was attended by experts, politicians and diplomats from 42 countr...
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#Iraq will ban cash withdrawals and transactions in U.S dollars as of Jan. 1 2024 in the latest push to curb the 'misuse of its hard currency reserves' through evasion of U.S. #sanctions on #Iran and #Syria . The move aims to stamp out the 'illicit use' ... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

The #OPEC + ministerial panel made no changes to the group's #oil output policy (of previous cuts), and Saudi Arabia said it would continue with a voluntary cut of 1 million bpd until the end of 2023, while #Russia would keep a 300,000 bpd voluntary expo... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

Data from SWIFT (global messaging service for financial transactions) - The use of the #euro has collapsed in the past nine months. It’s share in transactions dropped from 38% in January to 23.2% at the end of August, which is the lowest level recorded... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

Leading West African cocoa producers #Ghana & Ivory Coast face an uphill battle to comply with a new #EU regulation preventing commodity imports linked to forest loss. The EU's De-forestation Regulation came into force in June 2023 with an 18-month tran... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

#Slovakia ’s populist former prime minister, Robert Fico, who campaigned on a pledge to end military aid to #Ukraine , had his SMER-SSD Party winning the most seats in the country's #elections (42 of 150 seats). With no party winning a majority of seats... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

The Central Bank of #Egypt , and the Central Bank of the #UAE have established a bilateral currency swap agreement valued at approximately $1.4 billion. Up to 5 billion #dirhams and 42 billion Egyptian pounds would be allowed for exchange. The deal is pa... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

The billionaire chair and founder of #China ’s 🇨🇳 #Evergrande Group is being investigated and under police surveillance over suspected “illegal crimes,”. Trading of Evergrande shares were halted on the Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Stock Exchange today, 26th Sept., amid...
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State-run #China National Petroleum Corp., is negotiating with #Russia to finalise the price of #gas supply under the proposed Power of Siberia-2 #pipeline amid expectations that a deal could emerge as early as this year if the parties agree. This yea... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

#Indonesia has launched a National Task Force to promote local-currency transactions ( #LCT ). ' #Bank Indonesia is confident that the National LCT Task Force will be an effective coordination forum to strengthen policy synergy between gov't ministries and... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

Declining prices in the spot market for #copper have pushed the spread between the spot price and the price of #futures traded on the London Metals Exchange for delivery three months out to its widest level since 1994. Inventories have piled up at #LME ... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

#Russia (the world’s single biggest seaborne exporter of #diesel -type fuel for 2023) temporarily banned exports of diesel in a bid to stabilize domestic supplies, driving #European prices higher in already tight global fuel markets. The country shipped... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

#Ukraine filed a complaint at the #WTO against Hungary, Poland & Slovakia who is keeping their borders closed to importing Ukrainian #grain after an #EU restriction expired on Sept. 15 which previously allowed these countries to ban domestic sales of Uk... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

Director of the Office of #China 's Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister #WangYi visited #Russia during Sept. 18-21 on invitation from the Russian Security Council Secretary N. Patrushev. He is taking part in the 18th round of Russian-Chinese... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

#Japan - The yen's significant devaluation against the US dollar is eroding the purchasing power of Japanese residents, pushing them to invest in #gold . Buying of #yen -denominated gold at the nation’s largest dealer has driven the price of the yellow... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

#Lithuania will confiscate #Russian cars upon entry of it's borders except those using the Kaliningrad transit. #Estonia is considering a proposal to re-register or confiscate cars with Russian license plates already within its borders. #Latvia declare... t.me/TheParadigmShi…

Highlights from the 8th Eastern Economic Forum, held on 10–13 Sept. in Vladivostok, #Russia . Delegations from 53 countries along with 300 co.'s from #China attended to strengthen ties and investment opportunities, with a main focus on Russia's Far... #EEF

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