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RUSSIA: North Korea-Russia Partnership Treaty Comes Into Effect Today

RUSSIA
  • North Korea’s treaty with Russia on “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” came into effect, state media KCNA reports as per Bloomberg, adding that the treaty ratification instruments signed by the heads of both states were exchanged in Moscow on Dec 4. The treaty serves as a legal framework for putting bilateral relations on a new strategic level and defending regional and global security.
  • The Russian government and CBR must step up efforts to develop the country's capital market in order to support businesses' efforts to invest in their growth, expand capacity and create new jobs, President Vladimir Putin said according to Vedomosti. He ordered the preparation of a new package of measures to encourage more companies to list on the stock market.
  • There are no major data releases scheduled for today or for the remainder of the week.
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  • North Korea’s treaty with Russia on “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” came into effect, state media KCNA reports as per Bloomberg, adding that the treaty ratification instruments signed by the heads of both states were exchanged in Moscow on Dec 4. The treaty serves as a legal framework for putting bilateral relations on a new strategic level and defending regional and global security.
  • The Russian government and CBR must step up efforts to develop the country's capital market in order to support businesses' efforts to invest in their growth, expand capacity and create new jobs, President Vladimir Putin said according to Vedomosti. He ordered the preparation of a new package of measures to encourage more companies to list on the stock market.
  • There are no major data releases scheduled for today or for the remainder of the week.