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Featured December 26, 2024

Russia, Pakistan To Launch Direct Rail Services

Russia and Pakistan will launch the first direct freight train between the two countries next year as they seek to boost mutual trade, according to Pakistani Energy Minister Awais Leghari. Moscow and Islamabad are set to launch trial runs on the rail link to transport goods from Russia to Pakistan in March 2025, he said.   […]

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Featured December 26, 2024

Russia, Belarus, To Jointly Produce Electric Vehicles

Belarus and Russia are working on creating a joint venture to produce electric vehicles, according to the Belarusian National Academy of Science (NAS), who stated “From December 22 to 25, a delegation from the Belarusian NAS, led by Academician and Secretary of the Department of Physical and Technical Sciences Sergei Shcherbakov, is visiting organizations of […]

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December 25, 2024

Russia’s Asian Year – Achievements Made During The Turn To The East

By Kirill Babaev, Director of the Russian Institute of China and Contemporary Asia, of the Russian Academy of Science The past year has become very successful for the growing trend of a “Pivot to the East” in Russian foreign policy. It seems that Russia this year has finally fully realized that the Asian region can […]

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December 24, 2024

Eurasian Economic Union 2024 GDP Growth Expected To Be 4.2%

The Eurasian Economic Commission, the secretariat of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), expects the 2024 EAEU GDP growth to be 4.1%, according to the EEC’s press service. The statement read “A positive trend in the growth of gross domestic product continued to be observed in all countries of the Eurasian Economic Union in 9M 2024. […]

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December 24, 2024

Rosatom Renewables Signs Wind Farm Investment Deal With Kyrgyzstan  

Russia’s Rosatom Renewable Energy division, formerly known as NovaWind, has signed an investment agreement with Kyrgyzstan to build a 100 MW wind farm in the Issyk-Kul region, the company has said in a press release. Design and survey work and equipment contracting is scheduled to begin in 2025. Rosatom said that this is the first […]

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December 24, 2024

Chinese Imports Of Russian Plastics Increase 7.44% In November: Implications For China EV Production 

China increased imports of Russian plastics and plastic products 7.44% month-on-month in monetary terms in November to US$42.61 million, according to statistics from China’s General Administration of Customs. Imports have fallen 3.3% year-on-year, however the recent upsurge suggests that China’s manufacturing sector, which has been in the doldrums, could be moving into greater productivity. Polyethylene […]

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December 23, 2024

New Russia’s Pivot To Asia “Russia’s Perceptions Of Europe 2025” Guide Out Now

Russia’s Pivot To Asia has released its first 2025 guide, titled “Russia’s Perceptions Of Europe 2025”. It is available for complimentary download (basic registration is required) from the RPA website under the 2025 Guides button. The Guide gives a unique overview of Europe from the immediate Russian influential perspective, and details Russian trade, investment and […]

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December 23, 2024

Russia, Azerbaijan Sign INSTC Cargo Transit Agreement

Russia and Azerbaijan have signed a cargo transit cooperation agreement concerning mutual use of the International North-South Transport Corridor, according to Rashad Nabiyev, Azerbaijan’s Digital Development and Transport Minister. He stated on Saturday (December 21) that “We met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev and Transport Minister Roman Starovoit during a visit to Moscow. […]

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December 23, 2024

Russia, China To Introduce Regular Direct Sakhalin-Harbin Flights From January

Russia’s Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport, the main airport for the Sakhalin Islands in the Russian Far East, has signed a cooperation agreement with China’s Heilongjiang Airport Management Corporation, based in Harbin, the capital of China’s Heilongjiang Province, near to the border with Russia.  The agreement envisages the development of air transport between Sakhalin and China. The signed […]

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December 23, 2024

Russia Discussing Direct Flights To Brazil, Malaysia and Pakistan  

Russia is holding negotiations on launching direct flights to Brazil, Malaysia and Pakistan, according to Roman Starovoyt, the Russian Minister of Transport, who had said “We are considering Malaysia and Brazil. Pakistan has also contacted us recently with a similar request. We are also analyzing the situation there, and engaging in a constant dialogue. Of […]

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