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Russian Exports Diversifying As Non-Primary, Non Energy Exports Reach 12% Of Total GDP

Russia, so often disparagingly referred to as just a ‘gas station’, is rapidly diversifying its economy, with non-primary, non-energy (NPNE) exports now providing just over 12% of Russia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the results of the first half-year 2025. The statement was made by Mikhail Mishustin, the Chairman of the Russian Government, citing […]

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New Russia-China Ussuri River Cross-Border Checkpoint Opens

China, Energy, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Russia

A new Russia-China cross-border checkpoint has opened, situated at Lesozavodsk, in Primorsky Krai. It is near to the Chinese city of Jixi in China’s Heilongjiang Province, where the Russia-China border runs down the length of the Ussuri River. Lesozavodsk is 10 kilometers from the Sino–Russian border and about 300 kilometers north of Vladivostok. The Lesozavodsk

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Russian Confectionery Exports To Kazakhstan Up 14%

Agriculture, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports

Russian sweet manufacturers have increased their confectionery exports to Kazakhstan by 14% year-on-year to reach over US$360 million in value during the first eight months of 2025, according to Ilya Ilyushin, the CEO of Russia’s Agroexport. He was speaking during an export promotional trip to Kazakhstan. Ilyushin said that confectionery was the main non-energy product

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Russia Resumes Grain Exports To Jordan, Eyes Corn Market

Agriculture, Exports, Middle East, Trade

Russia is restoring barley supplies to Jordan and could expand grain exports through increased corn shipments, according to Ruslan Khasanov, a director at the Russian Federal Center for Assessing the Safety and Quality of Agricultural Products (TsOK APK). Around 50,000 tonnes of barley have been exported to Jordan since the start of the 2025 season

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Siberian Russia’s National Highway System: The 2025-2030 Development Plan

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

The development of ‘territorial organisation’ of the Russian economy is one of the main goals of the new ‘Strategy for the Spatial Development of Russia 2026-2036’, with the Siberian Federal District to play a significant role in terms of Russia’s connectivity to the Far East, the Arctic, and European Russia. However, to allow Siberia to

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US Sanctions On Rosneft & Lukoil: Economic Impact Analysis

China, Economy, Energy, India, Middle East, Russia, Trade

The US administration has placed full sanctions on Russia’s Rosneft and Lukoil, and threatened secondary sanctions on companies that service them. These companies handle about 50% of all Russia oil production and exports. We look at the likely impact of these moves. Freezing of all Rosneft and Lukoil assets in the United States Neither have

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Russia, Kazakhstan Bilateral Relations & Nuclear Power Agreement: October 2025 Update

Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been holding meetings with the new Kazakh Foreign Minister, Ermek Kosherbaev, in Moscow. A key part of the discussions related to Russian commitments to Kazakhstan concerning construction of the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan, with Lavrov saying, “Russia is among the leading trade partners of Kazakhstan, the

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Russia, Yemen Bilateral Relations: October 2025 Update

Africa, Agriculture, Economy, Energy, Middle East, Security, Trade

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Alexander Novak, has met with Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, the Chairman of the Presidential Council of Yemen, and the head of the Southern Transitional Council, in Moscow. The two sides discussed a broad range of issues concerning trade and economic cooperation. Novak stated that “Russia and the Republic of Yemen are connected

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Russia & Central Asia’s E-Commerce Market: A Deep Dive Introduction

China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Finance, Imports, Infrastructure, Russia, Trade

Central Asia’s e-commerce market reached approximately US$14.7 billion in 2024, up from US$11.1 billion in 2023, driven by increasing internet penetration (now over 80% in urban areas) and smartphone adoption, according to data released by the IMARC Group. When considering this, it is pertinent to note the size of the two main bordering e-commerce markets

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Russia’s Private Investment Appetite for Public-Private Partnerships Shows Significant Growth

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia

Russian private investment into its national transport development projects, financed under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) agreements, has reached ₽246 billion (US$3 billion) in the first nine months of 2025, according to Natalya Morshchikhina, Director of the Department of Financial and Banking Activities and Investment Development of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development. She was speaking at

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