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Russia Provides Tajikistan With Wind Farm Energy Investment Proposal 

Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

Russia’s Rosatom has presented an investment project to Tajikistan to build renewable energy facilities with capacity of up to 1 GW. The project was discussed during meetings between Russia’s trade mission in Tajikistan, Rosatom Renewable Energy and Tajikistan’s Energy and Water Resources Ministry. Tajik Deputy Energy Minister Manuchehr Safarzoda said his country has huge potential […]

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Russia – Kazakhstan 2024 Bilateral Relations: Update

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Investment, Trade

The Russian President Vladimir Putin held conversations with the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on 26 August. The two continued discussions of current issues of mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation and development, including in the energy sector. Kazakhstan shares a 7,242km border with Russia, while President Tokayev owes his current position to a Russian intervention in

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Russia – Armenia 2024 Bilateral Relations: Update 

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Investment, Trade

The Russian President Vladimir Putin held conversations with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on August 23, during which the two officials continued discussions concerning the  normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, including taking into account the negotiations between Vladimir Putin and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev during Putin’s recent state visit to Baku. Putin confirmed the

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Azerbaijan States Intention To Join BRICS

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The Pro-Russia BRICS bloc has soft power control over the Caspian and Red Sea supply chains  Azerbaijan, which has been attending the annual Heads of State meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana has expressed interest in joining the BRICS grouping.  The BRICS includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, while Egypt,

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads Of State Meetings Begin In Astana

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Putin, Xi, Modi and other regional leaders are all attending The annual Heads of State meetings of the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has begun in Astana, Kazakhstan. The SCO has different categories of membership, with full members being China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Three countries —

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Russia, Uzbekistan, To Triple Bilateral Trade, Agree On Nuclear Power Plant 

Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Trade

Russia and Uzbekistan have agreed to triple their bilateral trade volumes with a goal of reaching US$30 billion by 2030. In addition, Russia’s Atomstroyexport JSC has signed a contract with the Uzbekistan Directorate for Nuclear Power Plant Construction to build a low-capacity nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan’s Jizzakh region. The decisions follow meetings in Tashkent

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Russia, CIS and Uzbekistan Expanding Trade Corridors

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Trade

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) held Ministerial-level meetings last week, followed by Russian President Vladimir Putin flying to Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Sunday (May 26) for talks with Uzbekistan’s President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The CIS includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. CIS members are set to enter a new agreement on free

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Russian Manufacturing Reconstruction In The Donbass

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Investment

Russia is now planning reconstruction of industrial sites in the Donbass following moves into the area after previous heavy fighting. These plans are rarely, if ever, reported in Western media.  However, assessments and reconstruction plans are being carried out throughout the Donbass region, according to Denis Pushilin, the Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic.   In

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