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Chelyabinsk Ships First Steel to Iraq for First Time in Three Years

Exports, Infrastructure, Middle East, Trade

Steelmakers in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region have shipped product to Iraq in the first half of 2025 for the first time in almost three years, according to the Chelyabinsk regional customs service. Andrey Gursky, acting head of the Chelyabinsk Customs Office, stated, “The Chelyabinsk Customs Office pays special attention to our metallurgical enterprises and actively promotes […]

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The Messenger Is The Message: WhatsApp To Be Replaced By MAX?

Infrastructure, Russian Market, Security

WhatsApp might be blocked in Russia as early as August 2025, according to some media. Russian federal and municipal authorities are transferring their chats from WhatsApp and, in some cases, Telegram to the MAX app The Kremlin believes that the risks of Telegram being blocked are significant, thus the concern of losing the large

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Commonwealth Of Independent States GDP To Equal European Union’s By 2050

Commonwealth of Independent States, Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Trade

Based on current GDP growth trends, the Russian-backed Commonwealth of Independent States is likely to reach GDP economic parity with the European Union and may even overtake it, by 2050. The current GDP (PPP) of the European Union is €25.09 trillion, with a current average growth rate, according to the World Bank, of 1.2%. The

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Japan ‘Reinterprets’ Sanctions On Russia

Asia, Energy, Exports, Imports, Trade

Japan has begun ‘reinterpreting’ its sanctions on purchases from Russia, with a variety of products being reassessed and permitted to be traded. The reasons range from waivers due to Japanese strategic requirements and its domestic needs, to re-evaluating sanctions terminology and a prior over-strict approach to which products were included. Japanese Government Imports Oil From

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Russia To Build More Access Roads To Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China & North Korea

Asia, Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Market

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is considering the issues of building access roads to the state border with Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China and North Korea. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the M-12 Vostok (East) Highway. Putin stated “We are going to continue proactively develop the Vostok route. It should

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Russia and Nigeria to Cooperate in OPEC & OPEC+ Productivity, Conduct More Energy Field Research

Africa, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Nigeria’s Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Olawale Edun have discussed their respective cooperation in the global energy sector, including coordination within the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) and OPEC+. Russia is one of the largest participants in OPEC+ and the second-largest oil exporter after Saudi

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Tatarstan Connects To Asia Supply Chains via New Vladivostok Rail Service

Asia, China, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market

Russia’s FESCO Transport Group have organised the dispatch of the first container train on the Vladivostok Nizhnekamsk (Tatarstan) route with imported goods for businesses in the Kama Economic Zone. The Kama Economic Zone is a key component of Tatarstan’s economic strategy, focusing on industrial and production activities within the region. It’s a designated area aimed

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Lukoil Researching Kandym Oil and Gas Deposits in Uzbekistan

Asia, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment

Russia’s Lukoil Uzbekistan Operating Company LLC has announced a tender to complete research work on the topic of features of the geological structure and oil and gas potential of the Cretaceous deposits at the Kandym uplift of the Chardzhou step in Uzbekistan. The tender documentation indicates that the work will be conducted in six stages

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Russian Foreign Ministerial Statements and Q&A At The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Content & Analysis

Asia, China, Economy, Finance, India, Infrastructure, Middle East, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has summarised his meetings with the Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) which has been held in Tianjin, China. These are important geopolitical discussions, with the SCO including full members Belarus, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan and Mongolia are observers, while

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Commonwealth Of Independent States 2025 GDP Growth Data and Trade: Analysis

Commonwealth of Independent States, Economy, Exports, Imports, Trade

The member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States are illustrating good economic growth during 2025, according to forecasts taken from Eurasian Development Bank data. They are averaging GDP growth rates for the year at 4.7%. Details are as follows: Country 2025 GDP growth forecast Armenia 4.5% A return to normality following conflict with

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