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Including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and an associate in Turkmenistan, the CIS is a Eurasian trade bloc that achieved about US$125 billion in multilateral trade in 2025, with an average GDP growth rate of approximately 4.7%. Key developments include new trade platforms (CIS Plus), focus on infrastructure like the CKU railway, and expansion of free trade agreements, especially for services, enhancing regional economic integration within Eurasia and beyond. Understand the CIS market for business. Get analysis on trade regulations, economic integration, and cross-border investment opportunities within this key post-Soviet economic zone.

Gazprom Pipe
Featured November 16, 2025

Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Trilateral Gas Flows Expected To Increase

The trilateral gas project involving Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan has proven successful, and gas transit volumes are expected to grow, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said during a briefing in Tashkent, where he arrived on a state visit. Tokayev stated that “The Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan gas project is showing strong results. Through joint efforts, we intend to increase […]

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Kazakhstan
Featured November 13, 2025

Russia, Kazakhstan: November 2025 Presidential Meetings, Strategic Partnership Agreement, NPP Financing

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has met with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the President of Kazakhstan, in Moscow. This follows an Intergovernmental Commission meeting held in Astana a few days earlier, which we discussed here. Russia and Kazakhstan are both neighbours, ex-Soviet Union partners, and members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Eurasian Economic Union and […]

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CIS
November 13, 2025

Commonwealth of Independent States To Cooperate On Shipbuilding & Outfitting

A cooperation agreement between members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on the development of civilian shipbuilding and production of ship outfitting equipment has gone into effect, the CIS Executive Committee has reported. The CIS includes Russia along with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Of these, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and […]

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Uzbek Exports
November 13, 2025

Russian Agricultural Exports To Uzbekistan Up 15% During 2025

Russia boosted exports of agricultural products to Uzbekistan 15% year-on-year to US$938 million in value over the first ten months of 2025, according to the Russian Agroexport Federal Center. This means that Uzbekistan is now among the top 10 buyers of Russian food products. In 2021, significant Russian agricultural export markets also included Latvia, Lithuania, […]

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Uzbekistan
November 12, 2025

Russia-Uzbekistan Trade & Investment Relations: November 2025 Update

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has held discussions with Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The leaders talked by phone and “discussed further development of the Russian-Uzbekistani relations as a strategic partnership and alliance across a wide band of areas. Special attention was given to implementing big joint projects, including in the energy sector,” according to a […]

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zhumangarin-overchuk
November 11, 2025

Russia-Kazakhstan Bilateral Trade Relations: November 2025 Update

Kazakhstan and Russia have agreed to expand mutual trade in agricultural products and food at a meeting of their intergovernmental commission on cooperation (IGC) in Astana last week. The Kazakh delegation was headed by Deputy Prime Minister and National Economy Minister Serik Zhumangarin, and the Russian delegation was headed by Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk. […]

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Tatneft
November 2, 2025

Russia Gaining Indian Carbon Credits From Investments In Uzbekistan Solar Power

Russia’s Tatneft has registered a project to generate solar power in Uzbekistan on India’s Universal Carbon Registry platform, the company has stated, saying, “We have installed solar power plants with an overall capacity of 0.33 MW on the roofs of a tire manufacturing plant in Uzbekistan. Clean solar energy is now used for production needs, […]

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Armenia
October 27, 2025

Russian Ministries Order Improved Agricultural Rail Connectivity To Armenia Via Azerbaijan

The Russian Agriculture Ministry and Russian Railways have ordered the development of agricultural supply chain routes to Armenia via Azerbaijan, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk.   Azerbaijan has also confirmed the possibility of using its railway network for the export of agricultural products from Russia to Azerbaijan. Overchuk said that “Two days ago, […]

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Kazakhstan
October 25, 2025

Russian Confectionery Exports To Kazakhstan Up 14%

Russian sweet manufacturers have increased their confectionery exports to Kazakhstan by 14% year-on-year to reach over US$360 million in value during the first eight months of 2025, according to Ilya Ilyushin, the CEO of Russia’s Agroexport. He was speaking during an export promotional trip to Kazakhstan. Ilyushin said that confectionery was the main non-energy product […]

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