The Chinese currency has been gaining a foothold amid increasing de-dollarisation The share of the Chinese yuan in Russian exports and imports saw another surge in April, increasing by 23% and 31% respectively, the Central Bank of Russia said in its latest review of financial market risks earlier this week.

The North American country will negotiate an increase in exports as it seeks to boost trade with Moscow, its ambassador says Mexico wants to increase exports of tequila to Russia, the country’s ambassador to Russia, Eduardo Villegas Megias, told the news outlet RTVI this week.

The House of Orange made over half a billion dollars from its colonies in a century, a government-commissioned study found The Netherlands’ House of Orange profited from its colonial holdings by about 3 million guilders – $600 million (€547 million) in contemporary value – from 1675 to 1770, according to a government-commissioned State and Slavery study, presented…