The Saudi–Russia Business Forum, which is currently taking place in Riyadh, is setting the stage to link Russia’s Eurasian ambitions with the entire MENA region, including connectivity with the Middle East and North Africa. As Russia and Saudi Arabia approach the historic milestone of the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2026, the two countries […]
Russia will cooperate and share its cybersecurity and services digitalization with Bahrain, as well as in the oil and gas industry, according to Russian Minister Olga Lyubimova, the co-chair of the Russian-Bahraini intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, and technical cooperation. She was speaking at the 4th meeting of the Russian-Bahraini intergovernmental commission on trade, […]
Russian and Saudi officials have signed an agreement allowing visa-free travel for citizens of both nations for up to 90 days in every 365-day period. The deal was struck at a bilateral business forum in Riyadh on Monday and will come into effect 60 days after it is signed and ratified by both sides. Travel […]
President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing visa-free entry to Russia for Chinese citizens, granting them stays of up to 30 days. Chinese citizens can now travel visa-free to Russia for private visits, business, tourism, or to take part in scientific, cultural, political, economic, or sporting events. The measure took effect as of December […]
Moscow will open its first embassy in Moroni, the capital of the Comoros, by the end of the year, according to a Russian government directive. Comoros is an African island nation made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It is renowned […]
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Railway executives from Russia, Iran, and Azerbaijan have met in Baku to hold the 83rd meeting of the Transport Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States. So far, so routine. But what was actually agreed – and signed off – at that meeting has significant implications. In agreeing a new strategy and signing an MoU […]
The Russian Agriculture Minister, Oksana Lut, has been holding bilateral discussions with Azerbaijani Deputy Agriculture Minister Elchin Zeynalov. Lut said that “Russia is interested in increasing and diversifying mutual supplies of agricultural goods. This applies to grain, oil, and fat products, fish and seafood, as well as fertilizers. Cooperation in the field of selection and […]
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and India have held the first round of negotiations on a free trade agreement this week in New Delhi, according to Russia’s Economic Development Ministry. The EAEU includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia and has a collective GDP (PPP) of about US$8.5 trillion. The EAEU’s GDP per capita (PPP) […]
Russia and Kazakhstan boosted agricultural trade 9.4% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2025, according to the Russian Agricultural Ministry. They made the announcement following talks held between Oksana Lut, Russia’s Agriculture Minister, and Aidarbek Saparov, the Kazakh Agriculture Minister. Mineral fertilizer trade also continued to grow and was up almost 42% year-on-year in […]
The Turkish Grain Board (TMO) has resumed purchases of Russian wheat, which were suspended in February 2023. The state-owned company bought 300,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia’s United Grain Company on C&F terms, according to the Russian Union of Grain Exporters and Producers. This is the first wheat purchase since February 2023. Turkiye’s wheat harvest […]
Russia boosted exports of fish and seafood to China 15% to values of US$2.5 billion in 10M 2025, just behind China’s main source of fish – market leader Ecuador – whose exports to China are worth approximately US$2.7 billion. The data comes from China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC). China increased fish and seafood imports […]
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