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International North South Transportation Corridor To Extend South To East Africa

Africa, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

Further development of the International North South Transportation Corridor (INSTC) will make it possible to establish logistical ties not merely among Eurasian nations but also with East Africa, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He was speaking at the 3rd Astrakhan International Forum which this year is themed “The North South International Transport Corridor […]

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New Amur River Bridge To Be Built Between Russia & China In Jewish Autonomous Oblast

China, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The local government of Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO) have signed a letter of intent on building a new cross-border road bridge across the Amur River. It will connect Pashkovo in Russia with Jiayin city across the border in China. The total length of the new bridge exceeds one kilometre, with the Russian part of

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Russia To Give Visa-Free Access To Visitors From China, Malaysia & Saudi Arabia

Asia, China, Imports, Middle East, Russian Market

Russia is to introduce a reciprocal visa-free regime with China, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, according to a Government strategic session on tourism development. A simplified visa regime with these countries should attract an additional two million foreign tourists. The number of foreigners visiting Russia is projected to grow from 5 million at present to 11

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Russia Using AI to Develop Its Strategic Planning

Economy, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Russia, Security

The Russian Security Council is using a digital strategic planning system, based on its artificial intelligence “AI-Gosplan 2.0,” as part of the implementation of the fundamentals of state policy in strategic planning. AI-Gosplan 2.0 helps plan the distribution of production capacities between industries, identify and eliminate factors that reduce the efficiency of technological chains, and

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Russian Fish and Seafood Exports To Japan Up 10% Year on Year

Agriculture, Asia, Exports

Russia’s exports of fish and seafood to Japan were valued at US$606 million in 8M 2025, up 10% year-on-year, while supplies increased 15% in physical terms to 82,000 tonnes, according to data from Japanese customs statistics and the Japan Fish Union. Russian exports of frozen pollock increased tenfold to 1,200 tonnes and fourteenfold in monetary

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Russian Exports Of Seed Meal & Cake To China Grow By 2.3 Times In 8M 2025

Agriculture, China, Exports

China’s imports of sunflower meal and cake from Russia grew by 2.3 times in the first eight months of this year to reach 658,000 tonnes, valued at US$203 million, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs. The largest volumes purchased were for sunflower meal and cake, at 355,000 tonnes, while supplies of rapeseed

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Russia, China & India Credit Rating Trends Vs. United States, European Union & United Kingdom

China, Economy, Finance, India, Russia

The global use of credit rating agencies has come under criticism in the past, often with allegations of political bias. The United States, for example, was always held up as a shining beacon of creditworthiness and a guaranteed AAA rating, as were the economies of the European Union and the United Kingdom. As recently as

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Arkhangelsk Port Development To See Capacity Rise To 1 Million TEU Per Annum

Asia, China, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russia, Trade

The Arkhangelsk Regional Governor, Alexander Tsybulsky, has announced that Arkhangelsk Port is to develop a deep-water hub modelled on the Chinese ports of Tianjin and Ningbo-Zhoushan, which are world leaders in cargo turnover, digitalization, and robotization. As a result, one of Russia’s oldest ports will become the main gateway to the Northern Sea Route, a

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Eurasian Economic Union Goods Transport To Be Navigation Tracked From February 2026

Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Russia, Trade

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) board has approved and is to introduce the tracking of goods transported in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) using navigation seals. The decision will enter into force on 1 February 2026, in accordance with the Agreement on the Use of Navigation Seals in the Eurasian Economic Union for Tracking Transported

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Putin’s Valdai Club Q&A: “Introducing The Polycentric World” – Geopolitical Comments and Analysis

China, Economy, Finance, India, Regulatory, Russia, Security, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has conducted his annual Q&A session at the Valdai Club, which was themed this year as “The Polycentric World: Instructions for Use.” In it, Putin touches on numerous academic issues to explain the changes global society is going through, why this is happening and the potential for reform and global

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