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The Eurasian Economic Union: A Key Part of China’s Belt & Road Initiative

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

The alignment of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is boosting connectivity across Eurasia and creating new opportunities for regional development, according to Kyrgyz economist Iskender Sharsheev. His comments came as the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, an EAEU body, met in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region last Thursday and Friday (August 14/15). […]

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Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: A Growing Destination of Choice

Asia, Investment, Russia's Belt & Road

Foreign tourist flow to Uzbekistan increased by 48.3% year-on-year in January-June 2025. The largest number of tourists arrived from Russia, the National Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan reports. First place went to Russia, with 166,600 tourists visiting Uzbekistan in the first half of 2025. Turkmenistan was in second place, sending 123,000 travelers to Uzbekistan in the

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Arkhangelsk

Chinese Shipping Company Eyes US$2.5 billion Investment in Arkhangelsk

China, Foreign Investment, Infrastructure, Russia's Belt & Road

China’s NewNew Shipping Line may invest in a deep-water project at Arkhangelsk’s seaport, Arkhangelsk Region Governor Alexander Tsybulsky said at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (July 24). Tsybulsky said that “The Chinese company NewNew Shipping Line is showing interest in the project. They’re prepared to invest up to ₽200 billion (US$2.52 billion)

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North Korea To Send Thousands Of Engineers To Russia To Reconstruct Kursk

Asia, Imports, Infrastructure, Russia's Belt & Road, Russian Market, Security, Trade

North Korea will send thousands of engineers and military personnel to Russia’s Kursk Region to assist in demining operations and reconstruction efforts, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday (June 17). He has been in Pyongyang to discuss investment and security issues with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un.  North Korean troops fought

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Russia Looking To Export High-Speed Rail Technology To The Commonwealth Of Independent States: Implications   

China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, India, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russia's Belt & Road

Foreign transport companies, including those from the CIS countries, are showing great interest in studying Russia’s approaches to building the country’s first high-speed railway (HSR), according to  Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit. Russia is preparing to build an HSR between Moscow and St. Petersburg. Starovit said that “The subject of the high-speed railway is a

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Russian Foreign Minister Speech And Q&A With The Diplomatic Club

Africa, Asia, BRICS, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia's Belt & Road, Russian Market, Security, Trade

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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Russia, China, Uzbekistan Discussing Investment In Uzbekistan Nuclear Power Plant 

Asia, China, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Investment, Russia's Belt & Road

Uzbekistan’s atomic energy agency Uzatom, Russia’s Rosatom Group, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) division CNOS, and Shanghai Electric have been holding negotiations on building turbine equipment and assessing the prospects of adapting it for a nuclear power plant (NPP) project in Uzbekistan. Uzatom has stated that “In the course of the negotiations the parties discussed

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Rosatom To Start Kyrgyzstan Wind & Solar Farm Constructions in 2026

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

Rosatom Central Asia have stated that the first deliveries of the equipment for a wind farm in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region is scheduled to be delivered in the second half of 2025, while construction will start in 2026. Kyrgyzstan’s Energy Minister Taalaibek Ibraev said that “We are starting construction of a wind farm with capacity of

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Yekerterinburg

China’s Belt & Road Initiative To The Russian Arctic Would Create The World’s Largest Dry Port At Yekaterinburg

China, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia's Belt & Road, Russian Market, Trade

The Chinese government and Chinese businesses are interested in creating a new transport corridor that would extend from Yekaterinburg in the Russian Urals to Russia’s Arctic ports at Yamal. This would be a key part of a longer route that would connect China to the Arctic Ocean and the Northern Sea Route. The interest was

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President Putin’s Speech About Russian Arctic Development: Content and Analysis 

Economy, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russia's Belt & Road, Russian Market, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin gave the Plenary Speech at the 6th International Arctic Forum, which was held in Murmansk on 26/27 March. The event was subtitled “The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue.” Putin’s speech concentrated on very specific Russian Arctic development issues, including investment, infrastructure needs, incentives and the opportunities. Clearly, Moscow is putting huge

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