The third issue of the review addresses the state and prospects of state support for the IT industry, key legislative changes from 2025, as well as trends in crypto-currency settlements. We consider new regulations in force from November 1, 2024, to optimize transactions under sanctions.

The National Coordinating Center for International Business Cooperation and the RAS Institute of China and Contemporary Asia present the report “Russia-China: Potential for Cooperation of East Siberia and the Far East with China,” prepared for the jubilee Eastern Economic Forum.

The lack of full food security prompts an increasing number of countries to boost food imports. Iraq has to import more food due to the growing deficit of water and land under the influence of climate and environmental challenge.

The analysis of the "tax gross-up" instrument is a key material of the issue. Read about what it is and how it functions in an article by our experts. In the "Legislative Initiatives" section, you will find information on important changes in the taxation of controlled foreign companies. In the "Tax Practice" section, you can read about a crucial litigation that may create new tax risks when paying revenues to foreign organizations. Also in this issue, we begin a series of materials on cross-border settlements under sanctions.

Energy remains a key factor in geopolitics and the global economy that determines actions of great powers, the state of the global economy and the interaction between states and regions.