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Supply Chains

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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BRICS Plus

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

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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Belarus

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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Siberia

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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Caspian

Russia, Caspian Multilateral Relations: 2025 Updates

Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union

Russia has just hosted the fourth meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission on Caspian Cooperation, which was chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Opening the meeting of the Commission, Lavrov made numerous Caspian development statements, of interest to all those involved in the region. We provide his comments and other recent Caspian-related news as follows: 

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Afghani

Afghanistan Negotiating With Russia To Use Own Currencies In Bilateral Trade

Commonwealth of Independent States, Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

In encouraging signs that Afghanistan’s trade and investment potential is improving, the Taliban administration is holding advanced negotiations with Russia to allow banks from both countries, both of which are heavily sanctioned in the West, to handle trade worth hundreds of millions of dollars using their own currencies. Afghanistan’s acting commerce minister, Haji Nooruddin Azizi,

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Dagestan Oil

Azerbaijani Olive Oil Producer Invests In Dagestan  

Agriculture, Commonwealth of Independent States, Exports, Foreign Investment, Trade

Azerbaijan’s Isfa plans to invest up to AZN7 million (US$4.1 million) in planting an olive orchard and building an olive oil plant in Dagestan, the Azerbaijan’s Economic Zones Development Agency has reported. Isfa LLC, which has been operating in Azerbaijan since 2015, signed a memorandum on cooperation with Dagestan’s Export Support Center. Under the document,

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Uzbekistan Gas

Russia Upgrades Uzbekistan’s National Gas Turbine Infrastructure  

Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC), a division of state corporation Rostec, have drawn up a plan to modernize Uzbekistan’s gas pumping infrastructure by updating more than 20 gas compressor units (GCU), according to UEC Engineering LLC CEO Andrei Vorobyov. Uzbekistan is the third largest natural gas producer in the CIS and the second largest consumer.

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