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Russia Approves Intergovernmental Loans For Bangladesh Nuclear Power Plant 

The Russian State Duma has ratified amendments to four Russian-Bangladesh intergovernmental loan agreements related to the construction of a nuclear power plant in Bangladesh. Russian Deputy Finance Minister Vladimir Kolychev stated that “The amendments were agreed and signed to overcome difficulties with settlements in unfriendly currencies for government loans previously provided to Bangladesh. The protocols […]

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February 16, 2026

South Korean Imports Of Russian Barley Up 9.3 Times In January 

South Korea imported 8,200 tonnes of barley from Russia in January, up 9.3-fold compared to the figure from January 2025, according to Seoul’s customs statistics. The export value of these supplies increased from US$215,000 in January 2022 to US$2 million in January 2025. This means that Russia is now the second-largest supplier of barley to […]

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February 12, 2026

Russia Increases Exports Of Beer, Cooking Oil and Tobacco To North Korea

Russia expanded its exports of agricultural products to North Korea in 2025 with beer, rapeseed oil, and tobacco products, the Agroexport federal center has stated. Previously, these products had not been supplied to the North Korean market. In particular, beer exports amounted to around 30 tonnes worth US$20,000, rapeseed oil exports stood at over 310 […]

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February 3, 2026

Russia’s Sibagro To Begin Pork Exports To North Korea

Russia’s Sibagro Group plans to begin exporting pork to the North Korean market in Q1 this year, the company has announced. Based in Belgorod, near Ukraine, Sibagro has passed Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) certification and obtained the right to export meat products and offal to North Korea. Sibagro plans to expand […]

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February 1, 2026

Russian Metal Processor To Establish Market Presence In Vietnam

Russia’s Ezocm, a Yekaterinburg-based, non-ferrous metal processing company, is to enter the Vietnamese market, according to Denis Repin, its executive director. The Vietnamese market is of interest to the company due to the growing demand for products in the electronics, medical, and chemical industries, as well as a shortage of local production of high-purity metals, […]

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January 31, 2026

Russian Fish & Seafood Exports To Japan Up 9% In 2025

Russia exported 118,000 tonnes of fish and seafood to Japan, up 9% in 2025, valued at US$952 million (up 11%) compared to the previous year, according to Japanese customs data.   The Russian Fish Union said that “Supplies of pollock roe increased 3% to 22,000 tonnes and decreased 3% in value to US$109 million.  Japan is […]

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January 22, 2026

Russia’s Global Crustacean Exports Up 10% In 2025

Russia boosted crustacean exports by 10% year-on-year to 91,000 tonnes in physical terms, and increased revenues by 13% to over US$2 billion in 2025, according to the Russian Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport center. The top 5 importers included China at US$1.2 billion, South Korea at around US$750 million, Japan at over US$33 million, Vietnam at over […]

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January 21, 2026

Russian Global Dairy Exports Up 13%

Russia exported dairy products worth more than US$500 million in 2025, with supplies going to almost 100 countries worldwide, the head of the Agroexport federal center Ilya Ilyushin, said at the third forum of dairy industry leaders in Moscow on Tuesday (January 20). The final sales volumes are likely to be higher, as the December […]

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January 21, 2026

Russia’s Uralchem Donates 30,000 Tons of Potash To Bangladesh

Russian fertilizer giant Uralchem has completed the delivery of 30,000 metric tons of potash to Bangladesh as a humanitarian gesture, the company announced on Monday (January 19). The donation was conducted under the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). This is the company’s seventh donation in a series of humanitarian deliveries to developing countries since […]

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