
Russia and China signed an intergovernmental agreement to switch to national currencies in mutual payments earlier this month, the Izvestiya newspaper reported on Friday, citing a letter from the Russian Finance Ministry. Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and Chinese People’s Bank Governor Yi Gang signed the agreement on 5 June, ...

An Iranian oil tanker, The Salina, docked at China’s Jinxi Refining and Chemical Complex near Beijing this week, apparently defying US sanctions on Tehran’s exports, reports The Washington Times, citing data it claimed was from TankersTrackers.com. Bourse & Bazaar, the website that tracks economic developments in Iran, reported the shipment ...