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Featured December 24, 2024

Chinese Imports Of Russian Plastics Increase 7.44% In November: Implications For China EV Production

China increased imports of Russian plastics and plastic products 7.44% month-on-month in monetary terms in November to US$42.61 million, according to statistics from China’s General Administration of Customs. Imports have fallen 3.3% year-on-year, however the recent upsurge suggests that China’s manufacturing sector, which has been in the doldrums, could be moving into greater productivity. Polyethylene […]

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Featured December 23, 2024

Russia, China To Introduce Regular Direct Sakhalin-Harbin Flights From January

Russia’s Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport, the main airport for the Sakhalin Islands in the Russian Far East, has signed a cooperation agreement with China’s Heilongjiang Airport Management Corporation, based in Harbin, the capital of China’s Heilongjiang Province, near to the border with Russia. The agreement envisages the development of air transport between Sakhalin and China. The signed […]

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December 21, 2024

Russian Pork Exports Rooting For A 2025 Increase, With China A Key Market

Russia could increase pork exports to 320,000-350,000 tonnes in 2025, according to Yury Kovalev, the CEO of the Russian National Union of Pork Producers. A more precise forecast will depend on whether China expands the list of Russian suppliers or if it will continue to include only three companies. Kovalev that “Without any expansion of […]

December 21, 2024

President Putin’s Annual Q&A: On European Politicians & His Banking Arrangements

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin gave his annual public Q&A address on Thursday (December 19) with him fielding questions from across Russia, including the general public and journalists. In Part One we focussed on Q&A that were asked relating to the Russian economy, and the development and purpose of the BRICS. In Part Two, we […]

December 18, 2024

Russia Global Dairy Exports Up 20% in 2024

Russia’s Ministry of Agriculture Agroexport Center has said that Russia exported dairy products worth US$370 million in 11M 2024, up 20% year-on-year. More than 30% of these export revenues came from cheeses and cottage cheese, 22% from fermented dairy products, 14% from ice cream, 11% from powdered milk, 9% from milk and cream and 6% […]

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December 18, 2024

Russia – Japan Total Trade Down, But Russian Exports To Japan Up

The practical difficulties of imposing sanctions upon Russia on an economy are adequately shown in Russia’s 2024 bilateral trade data with Japan, which has declined by 15.9% during 2024. However, a closer look at the data reveals that the trade damage inflicted has been on Japanese products – its exports to Russia were down 22.2%, […]

December 18, 2024

Direct Minsk – Urumqi Flights Now Underway

Belarus’s Belavia Airlines has launched regular flights from Minsk to Urumqi, the capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Province. It is the largest and wealthiest city in Central Asia. The first flight had over 75% occupancy. The Urumqi-Minsk flight also delivered over three tonnes of cargo, mainly parts for Chinese-manufactured cars, along with the passengers. It […]

December 14, 2024

Russia’s Baltika Beer To Open A Trading House In Shanghai

Russia’s Baltika beer brand, which was sold to its Russian management team for US$320 million in December last year following Carlsberg’s exit from the Russian consumer market, have launched 11 new online stores on popular internet platforms in China, and plans to open a trading house in Shanghai by the end of 2024. Baltika Brewery […]

December 11, 2024

Russia Exports Record Amounts Of Honey

Russia has boosted exports of honey 43% year-on-year to achieve an all-time high of 4,000 tonnes in the eleven months January-November 2024, the Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport center has stated. The main importers of Russian honey during 2024 have been Slovakia at 26% of the overall supply, Serbia at 21%, and China at 16%. There are […]

December 10, 2024

Russia-China Bilateral Trade Expected To Reach US$243 Billion For 2024

Bilateral trade between Russia and China has increased by 2.1% year-on-year to US$222.774 billion in the first eleven months of 2024, according to data released on Tuesday (December 10) by China’s customs. That implies a 2024 total of US$243 billion will be reached for the year, a record high and slightly more than last years […]

December 9, 2024

China-Europe Rail Freight Continues To Rely Heavily on Russia Transit

Rail freight from China to Europe continues to rely heavily on transit through Russia, however the EU’s own sanctions, and especially new counter-sanctions imposed by the Kremlin, continue to create significant obstacles. For example, Italian logistics firms and importers have been complaining that containers following the China-Europe rail route have been stopping in Russia in […]