Russia's Pivot to Asia

Sao Tome Port

Russia Plans Maritime Cooperation With Sao Tome & Principe On The West African Coast

Africa, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia is set to gain access to a key strategic naval port in the West African Atlantic Ocean through a bilateral cooperation agreement with the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe, located off mainland Nigeria, Cameroon and Gabon.   A bill on the issue has been approved by a Russian government commission on legislative activity. […]

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Sahel

Russia signs Strategic Satellite Agreements with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

Africa, Infrastructure, Investment

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have agreed with Russia to acquire telecoms and surveillance satellites, in what is becoming a significant development in West Africa. According to Mali’s Finance Minister Aluseni Sanou, the telecoms vehicle is expected to provide television and radio broadcasting throughout the countries of the Sahel Alliance of States (ASG), internet and

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Kazakh-Russia Direct Passenger Rail Services To Resume

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

Passenger train services between Karaganda in Kazakhstan and Moscow will resume on December 17, 2024, after being suspended since 2020 due to covid, Russian Railways has announced. They stated that “The passenger service between Karaganda and Moscow will be reopened. Starting December 17, 2024, international express train No. 83/84 on the Karaganda-Moscow route will operate

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Russian trucks

Russia – Azerbaijan Overland Border Crossing Being Enlarged – Increases Throughput 12 Times

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The overland Tagirkent-Kazmalyar checkpoint on the border between Russia and Azerbaijan is to be upgraded and expanded, with plans to increase its vehicle throughput by 12 times. The Tagirkent-Kazmalyar crossing is a priority development project as it is a key access along the International North-South Transportation Corridor, (INSTC) which connects Russia south to markets in

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Russia Publishes List of ‘Destructive Countries’ – With Their Nationals Eligible For Russian Residency

Miscellaneous

Moscow has listed 47 countries, including some from Asia, whose “destructive attitudes” contradict Russian values, opening the path for nationals of these nations to seek asylum in Russia if they so choose. This follows the signing of a Presidential decree last month allowing foreigners who disagree with the “neoliberal” agenda pushed by their own governments

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Oil to China

Russia, Iran, Overtake Saudi Arabia and Iraq As Leading Oil Exporters To China

China, Energy, Trade

The Future Iraq Institute for Economic Research and Consulting has reported that Iraq and Saudi Arabia have lost their positions as the largest oil exporters to China due to purchasing incentives offered by Russia and Iran. According to the report, Russia captured 22% of China’s oil imports in August 2024, offering prices that were 6%

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steel Company

Russia Invests In Nigerian Steel Industry Revival  

Africa, Investment

A Russian consortium has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian government to restart operations at Nigeria’s Ajaokuta Steel Plant. The plant, together with Nigeria’s  National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO), have been dormant for 42 years. The agreement was formalized during a recent visit to Moscow by Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, Nigeria’s

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Indian spices

Indian Exporters To Get More Russia Agricultural Market Access

Eurasian Economic Union, India, Trade

The Moscow World Food Trade Fair has been held this week, with senior officials from India’s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), part of the Indian Ministry of Commerce, has said that the Russian market offers opportunities for Indian exporters across a wide range of categories, including whole grains, pulses, millets, processed

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Pakistan Farmer

Russia To Assist Pakistan With Agricultural Productivity & Industrial Investments

BRICS, Investment, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Russia’s Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Aleksei Gruzdev, has been visiting Islamabad and holding meetings with his counterpart, Rana Tanveer Hussain, Pakistan’s Minister for Industries, Production, and National Food Security. The two officials discussed enhancing bilateral trade, with a focus on improving agricultural outputs. As a result, Russia has agreed to supply the latest

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