⚡️⚡️ India and 🇨🇳#China are resuming direct flights ‼️after 5 years‼️ — ending costly detours through Singapore and Bangkok that extended travel times. Flights were halted in 2020 amid #COVID19 and border clashes. Now, as both economies look to revive trade and tourism, there’s an unspoken pull toward cooperation (both economic and political). The two Asian giants are drawing closer against a backdrop of rising tensions between India and Western democracies like the U.S. Even past clashes haven’t stopped them from rebuilding pragmatic ties. #India #AsiaEconomy
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Cash is far from dead in Europe. 52% of all transactions in the #eurozone are still made in cash. Acc. to the #ECB, it remains the most common payment method in 14 of 20 member states — 67% in Malta, 61% in Italy, 57% in Spain. In Ukraine, by contrast, cashless payments already dominate: in 2024, over 60% of transactions were non-cash, reflecting a rapid shift toward #DigitalFinance even amid the war. #EuropeanEconomy
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⚡⚡Ukraine will increase gas imports by 30% after Russian attacks severely damaged extraction facilities. The government has secured $800 million in loans from the #EBRD & #EIB under EU guarantees and is negotiating additional grants with G7 partners to ensure winter supplies. The total import volume will depend on the scale of damage and the pace of recovery. Meanwhile, the attacks continue. #UkraineEconomy #StopRussianAggression
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🔥DAY 3 OF INFERNO: Ukraine's drones torch Crimea's largest oil terminal in Feodosia—smoke plume stretches 25+ KM across occupied skies. Tourists flee in panic, locals ship kids to safety. Russians play silent while blasts echo over Sevastopol, Simferopol & more. Fuel lifeline for Putin's war machine? TOASTED. Ukrainian General Staff confirms: Strikes on explosives factory, ammo depot too. Russia's "3-day war" now a 3-day BBQ. Who's next?

💶 Viktor Orbán says Hungary won’t adopt the #euro because “the EU is collapsing.” But is that really the main reason? I’m not sure. The euro now binds twenty EU countries & 350M people under one currency — the world’s second-largest reserve after the dollar, covering nearly 40% of all cross-border payments. By the way, Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic are obliged to join once they meet the criteria, yet they delay — guarding, for instance, the #MonetaryPolicy that once helped Poland weather a global #EconomicCrisis.

⚡️⚡️⚡️BREAKING: Russia's Central Bank has concluded that the state violated minority shareholders' rights in a series of asset seizures tied to the Ukraine war, marking the first significant resistance from the Russian elite against ongoing nationalization efforts, Reuters reports, citing sources. Amid escalating tensions with the West, tens of billions of dollars in assets owned by foreign investors and Russian billionaires have changed hands, primarily through state-led seizures. However, discontent is growing among market-oriented technocrats, credited with stabilizing Russia's economy under unprecedented sanctions, who question the shift toward a Soviet-style command economy focused on mobilizing resources for victory in Ukraine. Three sources close to the Central Bank and Moscow Exchange told @Reuters that MOEX formally complained to the regulator about legal violations after the government seized a controlling stake in gold-mining company UGC, highlighting mounting elite concerns.
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🇹🇷 Turkey is turning to the U.S. — ‼️NOT Russia or China‼️— to develop one of the world’s largest rare earth deposits in western Anatolia. Talks with Beijing and Moscow collapsed over tech transfer and processing rights. #RareEarths are essential for wind turbines, EV motors, and defense tech — making them one of the most strategic resources of our time. As the U.S. and EU race to reduce China’s near-monopoly, Ankara’s pivot marks a clear shift toward Western supply chains and technological sovereignty. #Turkey #GlobalEconomy #ChinaEconomy
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⚡️⚡️⚡️Russian stock market crashes to lowest level since Dec 2024, with Moscow Exchange Index down 4.05%—worst drop since Sep 2022—after Foreign Ministry dashes hopes for Ukraine war end.
Gazprom -4.1%
Sberbank -4.9%
VTB -4.7%
Rosneft -2.5%.
And this is just some deputy minister tried to threaten Donald Trump! Looking forward to the new comments :)

🇺🇦Ukraine faces an ‼️$8B gap‼️ in #DefenseSpending this year alone. Kyiv now wants to redirect funds from civil programs to the army as war costs surge and tax revenues collapse. But again, Ukraine is asking the EU to let it use part of its financial aid for military needs, which EU rules normally forbid. This is another sign of Ukraine’s growing dependence on unsustainable #Donornomics. Without a shift toward real self-sufficiency and domestic revenue growth, Ukraine risks being trapped in permanent reliance long after the war ends. This is the opposite of the strategy of survival. #UkraineEconomy
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.@POTUS says he’s “pretty much made a decision” on whether to give Ukraine Tomahawk cruise missiles — long-range weapons capable of striking targets more than 1,500 miles away. Each costs about $1.3M, with total deployment expenses far higher once launchers, logistics, and training are included. The announcement lifted RTX shares and reignited debate over Europe’s expanding defense market. For Ukraine, it’s not only about firepower — it’s about the rising cost of staying in the fight. #UkraineEconomy #StopRussianAggression
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Traders selling 🇷🇺#RussianOil now demand that 🇮🇳India pay in 🇨🇳Chinese yuan, not dollars. Once a USD-dominated market, oil trade is shifting under the weight of #Sanctions on Moscow. The yuan is one of the few currencies freely convertible into rubles. Indian state refiners have already made several payments in yuan, per @Reuters. With that, the Kremlin loses access to the dollar system and sinks deeper into China’s financial orbit — that benefits from both India’s payments and flows of Russian oil. Both political and economic cracks between the West & East are only growing. #MakeRussiaPay #ChinaEconomy
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⚡️⚡️Spain has seized luxury villas linked to a close ally of Putin’s defense circle and 🇷🇺 CEO of Russian helicopters — Nikolai Kolesov. The properties were arrested on suspicion of money laundering (no surprise, really). Kolesov and his family siphoned off state defense assets into front firms and foreign real estate. Russian oligarchs remain among the top property investors across Europe. And of course, #RussiaEconomy may be showing cracks, but it just may intensify Russian corruption — many will feel that the clock is sticking and they should steal more. #MakeRussiaPay

⚡️⚡️⚡️Europe's largest port, Rotterdam, faces a 48-hour dockworkers' strike, threatening to paralyze container terminals. Ships are stuck, unable to load or unload, as unions demand a 7% pay hike. Major disruptions loom, with vessels piling up and millions in losses expected.

🇺🇦🪖 Ukraine’s defense industry grew ‼️35x‼️since 2022. And in 2026, spending on missiles and drones alone is expected to match the entire 2025 output. Ukraine is finally building the foundation for long-term defense independence and potential cooperation with EU tech and defense giants. But the country still runs on #Donornomics, with defense sector plagued by delays, overpriced contracts, and corruption. Even the most impressive growth risks becoming short-lived. #UkraineEconomy
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🇺🇦Ukraine's inflation drops 1.3% in Sept 2025 vs. Aug, per State Statistics. Yearly: +11.9%. Food prices up 17.4% YoY but down 0.8% MoM. Eggs soar 50.9% YoY, veggies plummet 16%. Alcohol/tobacco +19%, clothing -5.3%, utilities +2.3%. #UkraineEconomy #Inflation

⚡️🇺🇸U.S. #Sanctions against 🇷🇸Serbia’s energy giant NIS — majority-owned by 🇷🇺Russia’s #Gazprom — have officially taken effect after months of delays. NIS supplies ~80% of Serbia’s fuel and over 90% of its aviation and heating oil, meaning the move will test Belgrade’s long-standing energy dependence on Moscow. Serbia says operations will continue normally, but limited access to payments and imports could soon hit supply chains soon. #EnergySecurity #RussiaEconomy
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🇰🇵 North Korean hackers stole over ‼️$2B in crypto‼️ in 2025 alone — the largest annual theft ever recorded, says @elliptic. More than 30 attacks targeted exchanges and wealthy investors, often through social engineering, tricking victims into giving up wallet access. Since 2017, Pyongyang’s hackers looted at least‼️$6B‼️. Despite being cut off from the international market, the country is still funding its nuclear weapons program & works with Russia while millions in #NorthKorea face poverty.
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🇷🇺 Russia could lose around $200,000 per day due to the shutdown of the Lukoil-Korobkovsky gas processing plant in Volgograd region. Drones struck the facility, sparking a fire at the energy infrastructure site. The plant supports Russia’s fuel and energy complex, which plays a critical role in sustaining the country’s economy and military logistics. #RussiaEconomy #MakeRussiaPay

⚡⚡Russia’s aviation authority warns that by 2030 the country could lose half of its aircraft fleet. Over the next five years, 339 planes and 200 helicopters are expected to be decommissioned — including 109 foreign-made aircraft grounded by #WesternSanctions. The decline underscores how sanctions and isolation are steadily eroding the backbone of Russia’s civil aviation industry. #RussiaEconomy
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Another terrible attack of Russian on Ukrainian peaceful cities. Power outages hit Kyiv, Donetsk, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Odesa, and Dnipro regions!!!. Zaporizhzhia, Kirovograd reg, and Kherson recovering after attack. Russia launched 450+ drones and 30+ missiles on Ukraine today. #UkraineUnderAttack #StopRussianAggression