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Two Chinese Airlines Introduce Direct Flights To Vladivostok

China, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

Two Chinese airlines have introduced new direct routes to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. They are a regional flight between Harbin, the Provincial capital of China’s northern Heilongjiang Province, which borders Russia, and flights from Shenyang, the Provincial capital of China’s eastern Liaoning Province. These flights will be operated by China Southern (Harbin) and […]

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Russia Delivers New Frigate To The Indian Navy

Exports, India, Security

Russia’s Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad handed over the Tamal Frigate of Project 11356 to the Indian Navy. She is the fifth frigate build by the shipyard for India, according to the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), who own the facility, have stated. “The gala handover ceremony was held on July 1 in Kaliningrad. The frigate is

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Africa To Become Russia’s Third Largest Coal Importer and Significant NPP Operator

Africa, Energy, Exports, Investment

Africa has the potential to become a major market for Russian coal exports and could rank third after China and India in terms of supply volumes, according to Russian Deputy Energy Minister Dmitry Islamov. He noted that Africa’s population is expected to exceed 1 billion in the coming decades, positioning the continent as a major

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Two More Russia Exporters Win Rights To Brazilian Fish Consumer Market

BRICS, Exports, Latin America

Two more Russian companies have obtained the rights to export fish and fish products to Brazil. Russia’s agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said that the rights were granted to Kamchattralflot LLC and Sadko LLC of Murmansk by decision of the Secretariat of Agricultural Protection of Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Rosselkhoznadzor will guarantee the delivery of

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Russia Estimates Saudi Arabian Agricultural Market As Having Significant Growth Potential

Agriculture, Exports, Imports, Investment, Middle East, Trade

Russia has significant potential to increase agricultural exports to Saudi Arabia, with the total export potential of Russian agricultural products to the country estimated at US$1.4 billion by 2030, according to Ilya Ilyushin, Head of the Agroexport Federal Center. He was speaking at the Russian-Saudi GRAS Agro-Industrial Forum in Moscow on June 30. The GRAS Forum is the first-of-its-kind platform

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Chinese Industrial Group To Buy Bankrupt Russian Oil Producer

China, Energy, Finance, Foreign Investment, Russian Market

China’s Xinjiang Sanbao Industrial Group is to purchase the bankrupt Tomskgeoneftegaz LLC, a small oil production company in the Tomsk region, for about ₽4 billion (US$51.2 million). Sanbao’s investments are expected to partially cover creditor claims after reaching a deal with the main creditor, the Kazakhstan collection agency Eagle LLP. According to its website, Xinjiang

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Sberbank Insurance Gains India License

Finance, India, Investment, Trade

Sberbank Insurance has obtained accreditation in India, according to its CEO Mikhail Volkov. He said that “As a universal insurance company, Sberbank Insurance seeks business development opportunities wherever possible. There are needs that stakeholders expect us to fulfill, such as products required for international trade operations. This isn’t a quick process. It involves complex, specialized

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Direct Russia-Dominican Republic Winter Flights Being Discussed

Exports, Latin America, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Flights between Russia and the Dominican Republic may resume in the upcoming winter season “if the necessary agreements are reached,” reports the Russian Ministry of Transport. This issue was discussed during a meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs and International Cooperation Hugo Rivera and Dominican Republic Ambassador to Russia Alejandro Arias Sarzuela with

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Russia, Kyrgyzstan 2025 Bilateral Relations, Trade and Migrant Labour: Updates

Commonwealth of Independent States, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Regulatory, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been on an official visit to Kyrgyzstan to meet with the Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev. He arrived at Cholpon-Ata, a resort town on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, where bilateral meetings were held, and the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective

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Another Mongolia Border Checkpoint Expanded, Free Economic Zone Established

Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

With the pending Eurasian Economic Union – Mongolia Free Trade Agreement shortly to come into effect, another vehicle checkpoint is being upgraded on the Russia-Mongolia border, this one being at Tashanta, on the border of the Altai Republic with Tsagaannuur in Mongolia. The border crossing is part of the AH4 international highway, and will be

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