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International Container Transport In Commonwealth Of Independent States Grows 15.5%

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The transport of goods in containers in international traffic throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) increased by 15.5% in 2024, to 72.3 million tonnes, according to Oleg Belozerov, Head of the Council and Head of Russian Railways. Belozerov was speaking at a meeting of the Council on Railway Transport of the Commonwealth member States […]

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Kazakhstan To Sign Off Russian Nuclear Power Plant Deal

Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment

A general contract with Rosatom to build a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan will be signed after the conclusion of intergovernmental agreements to regulate bilateral cooperation and financing issues, according to the Kazakh Nuclear Energy Agency (NNC) They have stated that “This contract will be signed after the conclusion of intergovernmental agreements between Kazakhstan and

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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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Russia, Turkmenistan Trade Up 58% In 2025

Commonwealth of Independent States, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Trade

Turkmenistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Khojamyrat Geldimyradov has stated during the Russian National Day celebrations (June 12) at the Russian embassy in Ashgabat, that Russia is a key trade partner of Turkmenistan with 2024 bilateral trade exceeding US$1.6 billion. He said that bilateral trade grew 58% between January and May this year alone. If maintained, that

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Russia, Central & Northeast Asia’s New Supply Chain Routes: Updates

Asia, China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

While Russia, under increasing sanctions, is looking for new logistical supply chains, strengthening cooperation with North Korea, and planning new international routes, the Central Asian countries continue to seize the moment to build as many transport corridors as possible through their territories, consolidating their place not only in the regional but also in the global

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Uzbekistan Expected To Join BRICS New Development Bank

BRICS, Commonwealth of Independent States, Finance, Trade

The board of governors of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) has given its consent in principle for Uzbekistan to join the bank, according to Uzbekistan’s presidential press service. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and BRICS New Development Bank Governor Dilma Rousseff have discussed developing collaboration and the prospects for Uzbekistan to join the NDB. Uzbekistan’s

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Minsk Tractor Works To Invest in Expanding Factory In Krasnodar

Agriculture, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Foreign Investment, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

The Minsk Tractor Works (MTW) of Belarus plans to invest ₽1.6 billion (US$20.3 million) to develop an agricultural machinery assembly production in Krasnodar, according to Veniamin Kondratyev, the Krasnodar Governor. He stated that “Two years ago, the large-unit assembly of two Minsk Tractor Works models began in Starominskaya, with prospects for expanding production. Now, Krasnodar

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Caspian Logistics Cluster Increases Trade With Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and India.

Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East

The 4th Caspian Region Transport and Logistics International Forum has been taking place in Astrakhan, with specific technical discussions over the performances of the region’s ports. Delegates visited the facilities of VTS Group, Astrakhan Port, the shipbuilding operations of YUCSS, and the Kutum freight terminal of Russian Railways. The event was chaired by Mikhail Kabakov,

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First Shanghai-Minsk TIR Container Truck By Road Departs

China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

A container truck carrying three new Chinese electric vehicles has departed from Shanghai en route to Minsk, Belarus, a distance of just over 11,000km. This marks the first shipment exported from Shanghai under the international TIR (Transports Internationaux Routiers) road transport system. Following the dispatch of the truck to the Minsk, TIR-based transportation services for

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Western Siberian River Traffic Growing 20-25% As Russia’s River Logistics Boom

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market

Sergey Pavlushkin, a director of the Association of Shipowners of Western Siberia has stated that traffic volumes along the regions rivers has been growing steadily with annual increases of 20-25% since 2019. Between 2015 and 2024, local river transport volumes rose from 80,000 to 431,000 passengers and from 700,000 to nearly 1.6 million tonnes of

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