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Russia-Afghanistan Forum Discusses Logistics, Transit & Infrastructure Developments

Asia, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Russia-Afghanistan Business Forum has been held during the Russia-Islamic World Economic Forum in Kazan, with delegations from Russia, Afghanistan and related countries all attending. Participants discussed the prospects for developing transport infrastructure in Afghanistan, as well as the creation of multimodal corridors linking Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and a second route connecting […]

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Russia-China Ties Deepening Into Oblast-Provincial Connectivity And Understandings

China, Exports, Imports, Russian Market, Trade

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has noted that the rapid growth of exchanges between Russian regions and Chinese provinces helps identify a variety of new investment projects, according to his statements to participants of the Russian-Chinese forum in Khabarovsk. Lavrov said that “the Sino-Russian relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction are a model of

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Russia Massively Increases Sunflower Oil Exports To Singapore

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Trade

Russia supplied approximately 11,400 tonnes of sunflower oil to Singapore in January-April 2025, according to the Russian Agroexport Federal Centre, who stated that “Compared to the largest supply volume recorded for the entire year of 2020, exports have increased more than 11-fold. Previously, imports to Singapore were negligible and did not exceed 1,000 tonnes per

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Russia, United States Bilateral Trade & Investment Potential: May 19th 2025 Update

Exports, Foreign Investment, Infrastructure, Trade

Both the US White House and the Kremlin have confirmed that a telephone conversation is imminent at 5pm today (Moscow time), between Presidents Trump and Putin, mainly to discuss the situation with Ukraine, but also with some hints of talks involving trade. While we will leave the political noise to other outlets to discuss, in

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Sberbank Proposes C-Type Accounts Foreign Investment Participation In Russian IPOs

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Russian Market, Trade

Sberbank has proposed allowing foreigners to invest in Russian Initial Public Offerings (IPO) with money held in their C-type accounts, with purchased shares and dividends subsequently credited to these same accounts. A C-type account is a foreign owned bank account in Russia, which holds frozen income on securities owned by “unfriendly” foreign investors. This money

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Russia Sets Qualified Investor Minimum Investor Income At US$150,000

Economy, Finance, Russian Market, Trade

The Central Bank of Russia has set the minimum annual income threshold for obtaining the status of a Qualified Investor at ₽12 million (@US$150,000) according to Mikhail Mamuta, Head of the Russian regulatory body for the Protection for Consumer Rights and Ensuring the Availability of Financial Services. He was speaking on the sidelines of the

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Russia To Add Wool As A Stock Exchange Traded Commodity

Agriculture, Exports, Trade

Russia intends to introduce wool auctions and include wool among exchange-traded commodities to regulate and structure this market segment, according to Kseniya Bobyleva, deputy director of the Department of Light Industry and the Timber Complex at the Russian Ministry of Trade and Industry. She was speaking at the 25th Russian Exhibition of Pedigree Sheep and

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FESCO Completes First Direct St.Petersburg – Ho Chi Minh City Shipping Service

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s FESCO shipping has completed its first direct ship call to Ho Chi Minh City, on Vietnam’s east coast. The service operates on FESCO’s Baltorient Line (FBOL) service, which takes in St. Petersburg, as well as ports in India and China. The transit time from St. Peterburg to Ho Chi Minh City is about 34

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Russian Foreign Minister Speech And Q&A With The Diplomatic Club

Africa, Asia, BRICS, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia's Belt & Road, Russian Market, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has given an interesting speech and held a Q&A session with the Diplomatic Club in Moscow, which includes attendees from the Russian Foreign Ministry academy, Russian Regional Governors, and Foreign Ambassadors. The event was the first to be held since the covid pandemic. In a wide ranging presentation, Lavrov

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Russia To Host First Russia-Arab Summit In October

Africa, Investment, Middle East, Security, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has invited all Heads of State and the Secretary General of the Arab League for the first Russia-Arab summit on October 15, according to a statement from the Kremlin. Putin has stated that “I am confident that this meeting will contribute to the further strengthening of mutually beneficial, multifaceted cooperation

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