Russia's Pivot to Asia

Baikal-Amur Rail To Be Developed For Russia’s AsiaPac Markets

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

The Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) railroad is one of the biggest infrastructures of the 20th century and will be further developed to expand Russia’s export and transit capabilities and to raise living standards for Russians living nearby, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday (April 23). The BAM is a broad-gauge railway, traversing Eastern Siberia and […]

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Russia, Iran, Cooperating On Mutual Tourism Development

BRICS, Trade

With Western nations increasingly making life difficult for Russian tourists, Russian nationals have been looking east for vacations, with Asia the main beneficiary. Russians for example are now the largest inbound tourist market for Sri Lanka. But other important destinations are also looking at expanding mutual tourism ties. Iran and Russia are also working together

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INSTC Route Has Potential To Carry 60-100 Million Tonnes

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

The flow of cargo traffic via the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) may reach up to 60-100 million tonnes in the future, depending on necessity and relevance, Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev has said. To put that into context, this would be roughly equivalent to 10% of the global tonnage that transited the Suez Canal

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Norilsk Nickel Relocates Copper Smelting Division To China

China, Foreign Investment, Trade

Norilsk Nickel, the metals group controlled by Russia’s richest man Vladimir Potanin, will move some copper smelting production from its home country to China, as western sanctions restrict access to key pieces of equipment and cut profitability, the Financial Times reports. Potanin said that the mining major plans to relocate its copper smelting capacity at

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Division of Ukraine Quietly Begins As Differing Railway Infrastructure Connectivity Development Emerges

Infrastructure

An unannounced, but effective partition of Ukraine is already taking place as Russia and the European Union have begun to deploy differing Rail infrastructure. Ukraine’s rail infrastructure has historically used the Russian gauge, which is 1,520 mm wide. However, Europe’s railways run on standard gauge, being 1,435 mm. The difference means tracks and bogies are

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US$61 Billion for Ukraine and the REPO Act – The Implications

Economy, Finance

The United States House of Representatives cleared two important pieces of legislation over this weekend, both of which will affect Russia. Firstly, approval was given to extend an additional US$61 billion in loans to Ukraine, while the “Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians (REPO) Act approves the diverting of profits from Russian government capital

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