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Eastern Section Of The North-South Transport Corridor Volumes Increased Threefold In 2024

BRICS, India, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

The Iranian Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, has said that during 2024, between 1.8 million and 2 million tonnes of cargo were transported along the eastern branch of the North-South international transport corridor, which leads to Iran through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. This is approximately three times more than in 2023. Two other branches of this […]

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Russia’s Pivot To Asia 2025 Guide To ASEAN

Asia, Economy, Exports, Finance, Imports, Logistics & Transport, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Russia’s Pivot To Asia have just published their 2025 Guide to ASEAN, which details Russia’s trade, investment and geopolitical involvement with the ASEAN group. ASEAN includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. We detail Russian trade trends looking back at 2024 and ahead into 2025, and also include chapters

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Venezuela

Venezuelan President To Meet Russia’s Special Envoy

Energy, Latin America, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

The Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, has said that he will have a meeting with Russian State Duma (lower house) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin who presented Moscow during Friday’s (January 10) inauguration ceremony of the Venezuelan leader. Maduro stated “I have a meeting with Russian President Putin’s special envoy planned” at a rally supporting his inauguration as

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BRICS

Indonesia Joins BRICS As A Full Member

BRICS, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Indonesia has become a full member of the BRICS group, the its current rotating chair country, Brazil, announced on Monday (January 6). It brings the full member number of BRICS countries to ten, with the others being Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, in addition to Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the UAE. Several other

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Sberbank Launches QR Code Payment System Across 50,000 Outlets In Tajikistan

Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Sberbank has launched a QR code payment service for Russian nationals in, or visiting Tajikistan, the bank has stated. The roll-out is financially important as it uses QR technology for payment of goods and services, as opposed to bank operated wireless modems. The full functionality of the service will become widely available in 2025. Making

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Belarus

Russia, Belarus, To Jointly Produce Electric Vehicles

Eurasian Economic Union, Imports, Investment, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Belarus and Russia are working on creating a joint venture to produce electric vehicles, according to the Belarusian National Academy of Science (NAS), who stated “From December 22 to 25, a delegation from the Belarusian NAS, led by Academician and Secretary of the Department of Physical and Technical Sciences Sergei Shcherbakov, is visiting organizations of

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BRICS

Nine New BRICS Partner Countries From January 1, Four Pending, and 24 Applications

Africa, Asia, BRICS, Latin America, Middle East, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Nine countries will officially join BRICS as partner states in January, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov has said, adding that the economic group is open to like-minded partners. The new “Partner Country” status was approved at the BRICS summit in Kazan in October, after more than 30 countries applied to join the organization. Partner country

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Krygyzstan

Rosatom Renewables Signs Wind Farm Investment Deal With Kyrgyzstan  

Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Investment, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Russia’s Rosatom Renewable Energy division, formerly known as NovaWind, has signed an investment agreement with Kyrgyzstan to build a 100 MW wind farm in the Issyk-Kul region, the company has said in a press release. Design and survey work and equipment contracting is scheduled to begin in 2025. Rosatom said that this is the first

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Russia – Tajikistan Bilateral Trade Up 18.4% In 9M 2024

Commonwealth of Independent States, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

The Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Semyon Grigoriev, has said that the bilateral trade turnover between Russia and Tajikistan rose 18.4% year-on-year to around US$1.4 billion between January to September 2024. This implies an annual total turnover of about US$1.87 billion for the full year. Grigoriev said during an interview with Tajikistan’s National Information Agency that

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