Israel, Bahrain move forward with free trade agreement talks

Another round of discussions between delegates on both sides is set to take place later this month

Bahrain, Israel seek to reach free trade agreement by end of year

While economic cooperation with the UAE have taken off since the signing of the Abraham accords, Israel’s trade with Bahrain lags far behind, with total trade estimated at around $7.5 million

Israel, Bahrain launch talks for free trade agreement

While trade between both countries lacks behind, Israel and Bahrain already signed deals related to defense and the military

Iran and Pakistan in talks to finalize free trade agreement

Officials from both countries expect to have a final agreement signed within the next six months

UAE becomes first Arab country to sign free trade agreement with Israel

The deal reduces or eliminates tariffs on most goods, as part of a shared goal to raise bilateral trade to over $10 billion annually

UAE finalizes free trade agreement with Israel

The deal is part of a normalization agreement signed between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv in 2020 under the auspices of former US president Trump

Israel begins talks with UAE to establish free trade agreement

The announcement comes on the same day the Israeli energy minister called for the cancellation of a major oil deal between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi

Iran, Pakistan sign electrical exchange agreement

The agreement entails an increase in the volume of the electricity trade between the two countries by 200 megawatts

Israel set to export food to Egypt as part of new trade agreement

This agreement was established as Egypt faces a decline in its national currency and food shortages

India, UAE seek rupee-dirham trade deal: Report

The bilateral trade between the UAE and India rose to $57.8bn between April and November 2022

Iran, EAEU sign free trade deal

The EAEU and Iran signed a temporary agreement in December 2021 to set up a free trade zone and counter US-led sanctions

By the numbers: The de-dollarization of global trade

Data suggests that US dollar reserves in central banks are dwindling, as is the influence of the US on the world economy. This presents a unique opportunity for regional currencies and alternative payment systems to enter the vacuum.

Qatar blasts ‘anti-market’ agreements and sabotage by western nations

Oil producing nations oppose an upcoming price cap on Russian fuel, fearing such punitive measures by the west could easily be used against them as well

Sergey Glazyev: ‘The road to financial multipolarity will be long and rocky’

In an exclusive interview with The Cradle, Russia's top macroeconomics strategist criticizes Moscow's slow pace of financial reform and warns there will be no new global currency without Beijing.

Raisi in Beijing: Iran-China strategic plans go full throttle

Raisi's visit to Beijing, the first for an Iranian president in 20 years, represents Tehran's wholesale 'Pivot to the East' and China's recognition of Iran's centrality to its BRI plans.

Iran’s revolution at 44: A struggling economy with big potential

Forty-four years on from the Islamic Revolution, Iran boasts a more diversified economy, advances in technology, and major development milestones - despite decades of western sanctions aimed at hindering such progress.

Israeli army chief makes secret visit to Bahrain for US-organized summit

Bahrain is one of a handful of Arab states that have normalized ties with Tel Aviv

Why BRI is back with a bang in 2023

As Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative enters its 10th year, a strong Sino-Russian geostrategic partnership has revitalized the BRI across the Global South.

Eurasia’s Middle Corridor: An Atlanticist frenzy to stifle Europe-Asia integration

Geopolitical interests between the Anglo-American establishment and the Sino-Russian-led axis will clash over the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route.

Israel, Bahrain, UAE discuss joint cyber defense scheme

The Abraham Accords signatories plan to equip themselves with a so-called 'Cyber Iron Dome'

Bahraini embassy in Israel hosts extremist MK Ben Gvir

This marks the second time a Gulf state hosts supremacist Itamar Ben Gvir since Israel's 1 November elections

Rewiring Eurasia: Mr. Patrushev goes to Tehran

The meeting this week between two Eurasian security bosses is a further step toward dusting away the west's oversized Asian footprint.

Israeli PM praises UAE ties during meeting with Emirati FM

Abu Dhabi signed a free trade agreement with Tel Aviv earlier this year, despite widespread condemnation of their bonds with Israel across the Arab world

Asia’s future takes shape in Vladivostok, the Russian Pacific

Sixty-eight countries gathered on Russia's far eastern coast to listen to Moscow's economic and political vision for the Asia-Pacific

Russia in Africa: Connecting continents with soft power

Rather than continental, Russian and Chinese-led infrastructural development in Africa should be seen as part of a grander project of Afro-Asiatic integration

The Sanctioned Ones: How Iran-Russia are setting new rules

While China, keen to ward off US sanctions as long as possible, is lagging, its RIC partners Iran and Russia are doing the legwork to break the west's global financial grip.

Israeli embassy in Abu Dhabi hosts memorial for dead Israeli soldiers

The event marked the first time the Israeli army has been honored in an Arab country

At Moscow meeting, Russia and Iran choreograph new moves

Tehran and Moscow appear to have dispensed with thorny setbacks to their relationship and look set to strike comprehensive new bilateral and multilateral arrangements

Erdogan in Kiev, Putin in Beijing: can neo-Ottomanism fit into Greater Eurasia?  

Reporting from Istanbul: As the world turns further over monumental announcements from the Putin-Xi summit in Beijing, Turkey's Erdogan keeps walking a thinning tightrope between NATO and Eurasia

Russia opens doors for Iran’s Eurasian integration

Raisi and Putin's January meeting may have seemed anticlimactic, but Russia is now opening doors for Iran's Eurasian integration