The upcoming BRICS Congress will take place in June, where it is planned to approve the creation of a BRICS Agrarian Alliance, according to Lyudmila Orlova, the President of the Russian National Movement of Conservation Agriculture. Orlova stated that “We held a round table in December and have now agreed on holding a congress and […]
Russian auto factories increased production of all types of vehicles by 16.5% during 2024, with the production of some types of cars increasing while others, began to be assembled less. The domestic automobile industry has great potential for further growth, but increasing production volumes will largely depend on the general situation on the market. Last
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Russia has significantly increased its exports of petroleum products to Brazil, primarily diesel fuel, over the past two and a half years, and there is potential for further cooperation in this area, according to Alexei Labetsky, the Russian Ambassador to Brazil. Labetsky said that “Over the past two and a half years, the volume of
Russia’s System Operator has proposed considering imports of electricity from China, constructing a 250 MW rapidly deployable gas turbine unit (GTU) and developing renewable energy sources as near-term measures to address the energy deficit in the Russian Far East. Fyodor Opadchy, Chairman of Unified Energy System (SO UES JSC) the System Operator, said that “In
Russian spending on trips abroad has exceeded pre-2019 record levels, according to the Russian Central Bank. In 2024, Russian nationals spent almost US$38 billion on travel to other countries, overtaking the previous record by US$1.5 billion. Among the main reasons for the growth of the Russian overseas tourism sector are the availability of new destinations
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Turkiye’s AJet airline will launch direct flights between Istanbul and St. Petersburg on March 14, according to St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport. There will be four flights a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Pulkovo airports press service stated that “AJet is the fourth carrier on the St. Petersburg-Istanbul route. The number of flights to
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The Israeli Tourism Ministry has said that 72,600 Russian tourists visited Israel in 2024, a sharp decline from the 158,500 Russian tourist arrivals in 2023. The number of tourists fell after the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalated on October 7, 2023. Overall, Russian visitors retained the fourth position among foreign tourists to Israel in 2024 with a
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Russia’s Pivot To Asia have published our 2025 Guide to North Africa, which discusses Russia’s geopolitical, trade and investment trends with Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia. North Africa is a key development region offering much potential for Russia as it transitions away from its colonial-era towards a more definitive North African and global
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Russia boosted exports of agricultural products 20% year-on-year to over $3 billion to Egypt in 2024, the Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport center has said, citing preliminary expert estimates. The main export product was wheat, accounting for 84% of all deliveries. Sunflower oil at 13%, soybean oil at 2%, and dried lentils and chickpeas under 1% each
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Russia’s supply chains are showing signs of adapting far more quickly than in the past, with one example being butter imports from Azerbaijan, Uruguay and Argentina this year, which have all increased, according to Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor). Azerbaijan delivered 940 tonnes of butter, four times the amount it did
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