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EAEU Container

Eurasian Economic Union Identifies Greatest Cooperation / Export Potential Sectors

China, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Trade

The Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission has approved an internal report concerning market analysis of the most promising markets and industries for the joint export of non-primary, and high-tech products of the member States of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The EAEU includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. It has free trade agreements […]

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St.Petersburg

Russian Transhipment Operators Pick Up Euro-Exited Baltic-Asia Sea Routes  

Asia, China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s container transhipment volumes in its Northwestern Ports such as St.Petersburg continue to recover after volumes fell in 2022. This new growth trend has made it possible to maintain a surplus of terminal capacity and introduce new quality of direct line services without transhipment in European ports, according to Leonid Shlyakhturov, Executive Director of FESCO

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Buckwheat

Russia’s Q1 2025 Buckwheat Exports Double

Agriculture, China, Exports, Middle East

Russia’s buckwheat exports doubled year-on-year to 110,000 tonnes in the first quarter of 2025, the Agroexport federal center has reported. China remained the biggest importer, purchasing 96% of Russian buckwheat exports. Turkey imported 1% and Iran also 1%. Agroexport said that Turkey had imported a record 1,200 tonnes of buckwheat, while Iraq purchased Russian buckwheat

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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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Russia’s AirBridgeCargo May Resume Operations During 2025  

China, Logistics & Transport, Trade

AirBridgeCargo, the largest cargo airline in Russia until 2022, has said it may resume operations in 2025, according to its latest financial statements. These state that “The company is monitoring changes in the geopolitical situation and expects that in 2025 there will be an opportunity to implement plans to resume operations.” AirBridgeCargo suspended flights after

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Russia, Iran and China Hold Trilateral Talks About Iran’s Nuclear Programme 

China, Middle East, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Trilateral talks between representatives of Iran, Russia, and China on the Iranian nuclear program have been taking place in Moscow (April 8). The talks were arranged a day after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected as “meaningless” US President Donald Trump’s proposal for direct negotiations on reviving a nuclear deal. Tehran refuses to engage in

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Anhui

Russia’s FESCO Launches New Anhui-Mongolia-Moscow Rail Container Service

Asia, China, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s FESCO Transport Group has launched a new railway container service from China to Moscow in transit through Mongolia. This new route runs from the city of Wuhu, in China’s Anhui Province, (close to Shanghai), which is known for its engineering, automotive, electronics and chemical factories. The train then travels through northern China, and passes

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Sanctions

New US Sanctions On Russian Oil Exports – The China & India Implications 

Asia, China, Energy, Exports, India, Security, Trade

The United States has today (April 2) released new, immediate sanctions on Russia and in particular its energy sector. These appear based on a list of 50 measures introduced as a bill by several US Senators on Monday. Interestingly, these contain substantial penalties for third countries either buying from or handling Russian oil. Touted by

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Russian Presidential and Foreign Ministerial Discussions With China 

BRICS, China, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, has been visiting Moscow this week and held meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin.  Discussions revolved around bilateral and multilateral relations, including the coordination of Sino-Russian strategy as concerns the United Nations and the UN Security Council. Russia in particular has recently been unhappy

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Trade Surplus

Russia’s 2024 Current Account Surplus Up 26% On Previous Year

China, Economy, Exports, Imports, Russian Market, Trade

The Bank of Russia has released 2024 statistics showing that the current account surplus of the balance of payments of Russia for the year amounted to US$62.3 billion. That is US$12.8 billion, or 26.0% more than in 2023 (US$49.4 billion). The Central Bank had previously estimated the current account surplus for last year at US$53.8

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