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Featured October 23, 2025

Russia, Yemen Bilateral Relations: October 2025 Update

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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Featured October 22, 2025

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

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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October 21, 2025

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

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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October 21, 2025

Russian Ports Cargo Turnover Grows by 7.9% in September 2025

The cargo turnover of all Russian seaports grew by 7.9% in September 2025 relative to September 2024, according to the SeaNews PORTSTAT analytical online service. Liquid petroleum cargo accounts for almost 50% of the cargo turnover structure of all Russian seaports. Russian exports, which accounted for 77.6% of the total cargo turnover in September 2025, […]

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October 21, 2025

Tatarstan To Expand River Cargo Freight Transport Capacity To 50 Million Tonnes

Tatarstan’s river cargo transport throughput must be increased significantly by 2030, says Rustam Minnikhanov, the head of the republic. He was speaking at his annual address to the regional parliament. Minnikhanov stated that “The cargo flow by water is insufficient at the current 33 million tonnes. The goal is to increase water shipments to 50 […]

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October 20, 2025

China-Russia Northern Sea Route Traffic Doubled During 2025

The Northern Sea Route (NSR), which runs along the Russian Arctic shore, is rapidly turning into an efficient global logistics route, according to Vladimir Panov, of the Arctic Dept. of Rosatom. Panov stated that “The Northern Sea Route is developing rapidly, turning into a viable and efficient global logistics route. This is driven by various […]

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October 20, 2025

China and Russia To Create Massive New Changchun-Moscow Eurasian Logistics Highway

China’s Jilin Province Logistics Group and Russia’s RZD Logistics have signed an agreement that aims aim to develop a new Eurasian logistics artery along a cross-border route that will connect the city of Changchun (the administrative centre of China’s Jilin province), the Hunchun cross-border checkpoint in Jilin, and Moscow. The agreement provides for several initiatives […]

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October 20, 2025

Central Asia-Russia Rail Freight Transit Up 50%: New Russia-China Rail Connectivity Routes Emerging

During his speech at the Central Asia-Russia Summit in Dushanbe last week, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev highlighted the strengthening of transport and logistics ties with Russia as a priority area of cooperation. Tokayev said “For Kazakhstan, cooperation with Russia is strategically vital. In view of the geographic factor, Kazakhstan can ensure a stable connection between […]

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October 19, 2025

China Withdraws Investment In Europe As Sinopec Hong Kong Purchases Russian SIBUR Equity From Its Own Cyprus Subsidiary

Sinopec’s Soihl Hong Kong Holdings have purchased 217,847,910 (8.5% of the total equity) shares in SIBUR from Soihl Cyprus Investment Limited, also a subsidiary of Sinopec, the Chinese state-owned Petrochem giant, moving the SIBUR equity holding away from the EU to Hong Kong. The transfer was made following a decree issued by Russian President Vladimir […]

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October 19, 2025

Russia To Increase High-Protein Wheat Exports To Indonesia

Russian exporters are aiming to increase wheat sales in Indonesia and hope especially to begin exporting wheat with 12.5% protein content to the country, according to the Russian Union of Grain Exporters and Producers. They were discussing the potential of following a trade delegation to Jakarta. The Union stated, “We have discussed the tests conducted […]

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