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Russian Foreign Minister Q&A On Russia’s Foreign Policy 2025: Analysis

Asia, BRICS, China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, India, Infrastructure, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, gave an extensive media interview and Q&A session on Tuesday (January 14), at which many questions were asked. The full transcript, including comments about the United States, Ukraine, sanctions and so on, can be read here. In this article, we highlight the comments he made pertinent to our specific […]

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Russia’s Aqua Holding Exports 35% More Water In 2024

Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Exports, Trade

Aqua Holding, the producer of the Narzan, Essentuki No. 4 and Essentuki No. 17 brand mineral waters, increased exports of its products 35% year-on-year in 2024, and shipping more than 750 million litres to 19 countries. While water is not generally considered a particularly interesting commodity, Russia possesses the world’s second largest fresh water reserves

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Russia’s Pivot To Asia New Publication – “2025 Guide To Central Asia”

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Trade

Russia’s Pivot To Asia have published their ‘2025 Guide to Central Asia’, which details Russia’s trade, investment and geopolitical relations with Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia. It also discusses the roles and developments within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Eurasian Economic Union. It is essential reading for anyone interested in,or

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New Russia’s Pivot To Asia Publication: “2025 Guide To The Caspian Sea”

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

Russia’s Pivot To Asia have published a short 2025 Guide to the Caspian Sea, in order to provide an update and overview on the multilateral operations of the North-South Transport Corridor, which links Russia to the Persian Gulf and Central Asia. The Caspian Sea is also a European Gateway to Central Asia. We examine the

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New Russia’s Pivot To Asia “2025 Guide to the Caucasus” Out Now

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

Russia’s Pivot To Asia has released a new publication, titled “A 2025 Guide to the Caucasus”. It is available for complimentary download from the RPA website and can be accessed here. The Guide gives a unique and complete overview of the Caucasian region and details Russian trade, investment and interests with the following countries and

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Putin: 2024 Russia – Commonwealth of Independent States Trade Up 10.6%

Commonwealth of Independent States, Exports, Imports, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, convened an informal group meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states in St. Petersburg on December 25th. The CIS includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, with Turkmenistan an observer state. The CIS differs from the Eurasian Economic Union in that it is not

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New Russia – Kazakhstan – China Gas Pipeline Agreed

China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Exports, Infrastructure, Trade

Russia has begun developing a new gas pipeline to China via Kazakhstan that will have a planned annual capacity of 45 billion cubic meters (bcm), according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak. In a model that will be of interest to Mongolia, China will receive 35 bcm of gas per year via the conduit,

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Russia, Azerbaijan Sign INSTC Cargo Transit Agreement

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and Azerbaijan have signed a cargo transit cooperation agreement concerning mutual use of the International North-South Transport Corridor, according to Rashad Nabiyev, Azerbaijan’s Digital Development and Transport Minister. He stated on Saturday (December 21) that “We met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev and Transport Minister Roman Starovoit during a visit to Moscow.

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Direct Minsk – Urumqi Flights Now Underway

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

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

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Russia – Tajikistan Bilateral Trade Up 18.4% In 9M 2024

Commonwealth of Independent States, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

The Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Semyon Grigoriev, has said that the bilateral trade turnover between Russia and Tajikistan rose 18.4% year-on-year to around US$1.4 billion between January to September 2024. This implies an annual total turnover of about US$1.87 billion for the full year. Grigoriev said during an interview with Tajikistan’s National Information Agency that

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