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Russia’s Crypto Market Value Now Larger Than European Players

Russia has overtaken its rivals to become Europe’s largest cryptocurrency market by transaction volume, according to data from Singapore’s blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. In a report released on Thursday (October 16), Chainalysis said that from July 2024 to June 2025, Russia received US$376 billion in crypto value—up from US$256.5 billion a year earlier and surpassing […]

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Russia-Morocco Bilateral Relations: October 2025 Update

Africa, Culture, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has held discussions in Moscow with Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco. They had also met last month in New York. Lavrov had this to say: “We reiterated mutual firm commitment to continuing joint work aimed at further strengthening the traditionally friendly and

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India-Russia Railway Joint Venture Unveils New Sleeper-Class Luxury Coach

India, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Russian‑Indian joint venture company Kinet has showcased the first design of a new high‑speed sleeper coach at the International Railway Equipment Exhibition in New Delhi. Kinet is a joint venture between Russian rolling stock companies and Indian government-owned Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for the manufacturing and maintenance of 120 Indian ‘Vande Bharat’ high-speed

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Russian Far East: ‘Putin-Trump Tunnel’ To Alaska Proposed

Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

A tunnel crossing the Bering Strait, connecting the Russian Far East and Alaska, would take less than eight years to build, at a cost of about US$8 billion, according to Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). Dmitriev was educated at Harvard and worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs

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Russia-Syria Bilateral Relations—October 2025 Update

Infrastructure, Middle East, Security, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been holding talks in the Kremlin with Ahmed al-Sharaa, the President of Syria, who is in Russia on a working visit. While Russia was close to the previous Assad regime, relations between Moscow and Damascus have always been friendly, Putin told al-Sharaa. He said that in its relations with

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Russia and Saudi Arabia Discuss Energy & OPEC

Agriculture, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East, Trade

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman, as co-chairs of the Russia-Saudi Arabia Intergovernmental Commission, have discussed current issues of interaction in key sectors of the economy. The Russian government’s press service said that “special attention was paid to cooperation in the energy sector. Deputy PM Novak

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Russia, Indonesia Free Trade Agreement To Be Signed Before End 2025, Grain Exports Resume

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Trade

The Russian Agroexport federal center has said that Russia aims to increase grain exports, primarily wheat, to Indonesia, and the free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Indonesia, which will be signed at the end of 2025, will open up significant opportunities for this. According to Agroexport, this year Russia exported around

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Russia-Namibia Bilateral Relations: October 2025 Update

Africa, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

The Namibian President, Ndemupelila Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has been speaking about her country’s path to independence (from colonial Germany and then South Africa) and said that Russia and Namibia have a history “based in true partnership.” It’s a history that’s based in solidarity, and it’s a history that comes with what one did not even expect.

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Russia, Caspian States Discuss INSTC, Multilateral Development: Economic & Development Analysis

Africa, Asia, China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, India, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Middle East

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held his annual meeting on Monday (October 13th) with the heads of the four diplomatic missions of the Caspian states. In attendance were Azerbaijani Ambassador Rahman Mustafayev, Iranian Ambassador Kazem Jalali, Kazakh Ambassador Dauren Abayev, and Turkmen Ambassador Esen Aidogdyev. The meeting was also attended by G.B. Karasin, Chairman

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Russia, Uzbekistan Bilateral Relations: October 2025 Update

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

Following their meetings at last weeks Heads of State summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Russian President Vladimir Putin has additionally spoken with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev by phone. They discussed current matters on the bilateral agenda, including the promotion of major joint projects in the trade, investment and energy sectors, and said they

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RUSSIA'S PIVOT TO ASIA

«Поворот России в Азию»

Russia's Pivot to Asia