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Featured March 23, 2025

Russia Incentivizes Exports To Friendly Countries By Offering 50% Transport Discounts   

Russian exporters can now receive subsidies of up to 50% to compensate for transportation costs when exporting their products to friendly countries, according to Dmitry Kuskov, Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Licensing for Foreign Trade of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade. Kuskov announced this at the plenary session of the […]

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Featured March 23, 2025

Russia, Qatar Developing Regional Rail, Road and Port Infrastructure

Russia and Qatar are negotiating a draft intergovernmental memorandum on cooperation in transport and transit, the Russian Ministry of Transport has stated. It is another example of Russia’s own version of the Belt & Road Initiative.  The two countries have been holding their fifth meeting of the joint Russian-Qatari commission on trade, economic and technical […]

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February 16, 2025

UAE To Introduce Etihad Airlines Abu Dhabi – Sochi Flights

Etihad Airways are to launch direct flights between Abu Dhabi, one of the UAE Emirates, and Sochi, on Russia’s Black Sea coast, from May 29. Flights will be operated on Airbus A320 three times a week. The new route will improve transport accessibility between Russia and the UAE and is aimed partially at Emirati citizens […]

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February 15, 2025

Russia Looking To Create Africa-Middle East Corridor From Tunisia To Oman

Anton Mardasov, a Russian policy academic specialising in the Middle East, has stated that following Russia’s recent discussions involving Syria and Sudan, Moscow is still looking for other options for its military presence in the region and beyond, with the potential of creating an African-Middle Eastern trade and security corridor.   Discussions are ongoing with […]

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February 1, 2025

Zimbabwe To Develop Nuclear Power With Russia

Zimbabwe is working with the International Atomic Energy Agency and Russian investors to establish nuclear energy as part of its efforts to end the country’s chronic power shortages, government officials have stated.  Edgar Moyo, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Energy and Power Development, has said that the government was working to establish nuclear power station as part […]

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January 13, 2025

Georgia To Double Russian Gas Imports In 2025

Natural gas consumption in Georgia should rise 2.8% year-on-year to 3.32 billion cubic meters in 2025, the Georgian Economic Ministry has stated concerning the national fuel and energy balance posted on its website. Gas supplies from Azerbaijan should total 2.91 bcm in 2025, with plans to double supplies from Russia to 400 million cubic meters. […]

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January 12, 2025

Russia’s Pivot To Asia 2025 Guide To ASEAN

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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January 11, 2025

Venezuelan President To Meet Russia’s Special Envoy

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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January 7, 2025

Indonesia Joins BRICS As A Full Member

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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