Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
42 meetings
The meeting between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping earlier this month is their 42nd to date, signaling deepening strategic alignment between Beijing and Moscow.
SOURCE: "Analyzing the Latest Xi-Putin Meeting and China’s Belt and Road Forum" by CSIS's Bonny Lin, Brian Hart, Samantha Lu, and Yu-Jie (Grace) Liao.
12 billion euros
Poland is the largest net beneficiary of the EU budget, receiving almost 12 billion euros in 2021, and it could be a powerful voice to expand the European Union’s fiscal capacity.
SOURCE: "Poland’s Election Could Transform the European Union" by CSIS's Max Bergmann.
$7 billion
Last month, Russian oil and gas revenues exceeded $7 billion, the second-highest monthly revenue this year, potentially indicating that price caps on Russian exports have been ineffective.
SOURCE: "Russian Oil Price Caps Are Failing a Key Test" by CSIS's Adi Imsirovic and Ben Cahill.
120 million users
China is already possibly years ahead of the United States and many other countries in applying blockchain technology. Users of the digitized Chinese yuan number over 120 million in China.
SOURCE: "Analyzing the Role of Blockchain Technology in Strengthening Democracies" by CSIS's Noam Unger, Austin Hardman, and Ilya Timtchenko.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
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