Russia’s non-resource, non-energy exports are adapting to new conditions and strengthening their positions in the eastern and southern markets, with the ‘Made in Russia’ brand helping to increase Russia’s foreign trade balance by almost 8% last year. Exports to Africa and Asia in particular are continuing to grow. The state is supporting Russian exporters, helping […]
Outbound tourism from Russia may reach some 6.4 million this coming summer, which is a 24.8% increase from last year, the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) said on Friday (May 30). Artur Muradyan, vice president of ATOR for international tourism, said that “The early booking of summer vacations is almost twice as successful this
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Russia is to open a Consulate General in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh, according to a decree signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and published on Tuesday. It will be the second Russian Consulate General in Egypt, along with the one located in another resort city, Hurghada, and the Russian Embassy in
Russia plans to supply veterinary drugs and vaccines to the Central African Republic (CAR) and may assist in building a modern animal slaughter facility in the country, according to Konstantin Savenkov, the deputy head of the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), and Hassan Bouba, the CAR Livestock and Veterinary Medicine Minister.
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Algeria has officially become a member of the New Development Bank (NDB), a financial institution created by the BRICS group of countries. The bank’s press office announced this on Thursday, May 22. “Algeria plays an important role not only in the North African economy, but also at the global level and will certainly contribute to
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Russian Railways (RZD) sees potential to extend the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) to Africa and is also studying railway projects in a number of African countries, RZD first deputy CEO Sergei Pavlov has stated. He was speaking at the State Duma during a meeting of the expert council for the development and support of
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The Russian Foreign Ministry, and Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut has confirmed that Russia will supply 709.5 tons of food aid to Burkina Faso this month as part of its growing humanitarian support to African nations. In addition, Russia is finalizing formal procedures to deliver up to 20,000 tons of wheat to Niger, Lut has
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Russia hopes to establish a sanctions-proof channel for the supply of petroleum products by building a petroleum product pipeline in the Congo and also to gain the status of a strategic partner in ensuring the energy security of the entire region, Russian Deputy Energy Minister Dmitry Islamov has stated to the State Duma. Islamov was
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The Russia-Islamic World International Economic Forum has now finished, with Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin attending. The event was held in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan and itself a majority Muslim region of Russia. In his summarizing remarks, Khusnullin said that “Developing ties with Islamic states is one of the priorities of Russia’s foreign
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The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has given an interesting speech and held a Q&A session with the Diplomatic Club in Moscow, which includes attendees from the Russian Foreign Ministry academy, Russian Regional Governors, and Foreign Ambassadors. The event was the first to be held since the covid pandemic. In a wide ranging presentation, Lavrov
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