Russia's Pivot to Asia

Myanmar

Russia To Build Myanmar Nuclear Power Plant, Increase Agriculture & Infrastructure Development 

Asia, Energy, Investment, Trade

Russia and Myanmar have signed an intergovernmental agreement on the principles of cooperation in the construction of a small-sized nuclear power plant in Myanmar, with a ceremony to exchange the documents following talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing at the Kremlin. The agreement deals with the land-based configuration […]

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AfricaRussia

Russia Africa Trade Reached US$24.5 Billion In 2024

Africa, Exports, Imports, Trade

Trade between Russia and the African continent increased to a record of US$24.5 billion, marking a new peak in economic relations between the two regions, as Russia has been making increasing inroads into Africa and European powers slowly withdraw. Despite economic obstacles and western sanctions, Russia and Africa are finding new ways to support their

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Namibia

Namibia Considering Russian Nuclear Energy Cooperation  

Africa, Energy, Investment, Trade

The ‘Russia-Africa: Nuclear Education – Potential for Successful Regional Development’ forum has been taking place at the Peoples’ Friendship University (RUDN) in Moscow, with Frednard Gideon, Vice Chancellor of the University of Namibia (UNAM) stating that “Namibia is the world’s fourth-largest producer of uranium. We started mining it in 1976. Uranium is produced, but it

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African

Africa – Russia Tourism Volumes Rising In A New Growth Trend   

Africa, Russian Market, Trade

African Tourists visiting Russia have become a growth trend, and have risen by nearly 60% over the past two years, according to Yulia Maksutova, the deputy director general of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) in Moscow. Maksutova highlighted a rising demand for travel, powered by expanding business and educational exchanges. She said that flight

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Russia-Ecuador 2025 Trade & Investment Analysis: Update 

Agriculture, Exports, Imports, Latin America, Trade

AvtoVAZ representatives will visit Ecuador in March this year and discuss the resumption of sales of Russian cars to the country, according to the Ecuadorian Ambassador Juan Fernando Holguin Flores. Despite sanctions, and the subsequent difficulties with payments and logistics, Russia remains an important trading partner of Ecuador, with Russia one of the main buyers

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Lorries

Russia’s Bugristoe Border Checkpoint With Kazakhstan To Double Capacity  

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Bugristoe checkpoint on the border of Russia and Kazakhstan has begun a significant upgrading which will double the capacity of the border crossing, when completed at the end of 2026, according to the Russian Federal State Budgetary Institution Rosgranstroy. The works include the construction of 29 buildings and structures, the organisation of 32 lanes

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Russia BRI

Russian Belt & Road Support For Maritime Shipping To Africa & Latin America     

Africa, Exports, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Latin America, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, together with the Russian Export Centre (REC), is launching a program of state support for exports to Latin America and Africa. According to the program, Russian logistics companies engaged in maritime transportation will be able to receive subsidies from the federal budget and set preferential tariffs for their

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Dagestan Port

Dagestan’s Makhachkala Port Targeting Exports To The Middle East & Asia    

Asia, India, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

Dagestan’s Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port (MCSP) is negotiating the export of fertilizers and timber products to Asia and the Middle East, according to Sergei Melikov, the Head of the Dagestan Republic. He was speaking during a conference on the development of transport in Dagestan. The Republic is part of the Russian Federation and has a

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Brazil BRICS

Brazilian President Encouraging New Intra-BRICS Payment Platforms    

BRICS, Economy, Finance, Trade

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that the BRICS nations remain committed to developing new “transparent and secure” payment platforms to boost their economic integration and reduce “vulnerabilities” in the global market. He was speaking at a meeting of the BRICS Ambassadors (also known as “Sherpas”) on Thursday, (February 27) as the

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