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.
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been attending the Russia-Central Asia summit currently being held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan and has stated that the volume of mutual trade between Russia and Central Asian countries rose by 4% in the 7M January-July 2025. He added that “There is a full transition towards the use of national […]
The “Regional Quadripartite” – Russia, China, Iran, and Pakistan – has held its fourth meeting to address Afghanistan security and related affairs. The meeting was attended by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Yue Xiaoyong, the Chinese envoy on Afghanistan, and Umer Siddique, a senior Pakistani diplomat. The participants reviewed […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has made a keynote speech to the Heads of State attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation annual summit in Tianjin, China. He discussed the ending of World War II in Asia, the roles and cooperation of the SCO, reform at the United Nations, the new SCO 2035 Strategy, Intra-SCO trade, financial […]
Now the 2025 Heads of State summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation have finished, attention turns to a related event – the meetings of the SCO +. This is a huge bloc, as can be seen by the image of the ASEAN Secretary-General, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, walking past participating country national flags at the […]
The annual Heads of State meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is set to take place in Tianjin, northern China from August 31 to September 1. It will be attended by more than 20 heads of state, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, in addition to the heads of 10 international organizations, such as the […]
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The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has given an interview to Xinhua, the Chinese state-owned media group, on the eve of the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) annual heads of state meetings, which begin on Sunday (August 31). In the interview, Putin discusses his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the historic role of the USSR […]
The Central Asia Capital Investment Fund plans to launch an automobile plant in Kyrgyzstan for the assembly of Ladas under the Muras brand in a technological partnership with Avtovaz, the fund has stated. The launch of this facility will reduce Kyrgyzstan’s dependence on imports of used cars, the fund has said. Avtovaz is the parent […]
Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan have completed the transition to digital transport documents, according to Bakytzhan Sagintayev, the Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has said. According to 2024 data, the volume of cargo transportation using electronic documents between Russia and Belarus reached 90%, and between Russia and Kazakhstan, 79%. Test shipments are also being […]
Russia exported agricultural products to Turkmenistan worth more than US$110 million in 7M 2025, up 16% compared to the figure for the same period last year, according to the Russian Agroexport federal center. In physical terms, exports exceeded 125,000 tonnes. The trends in exports were not provided. Russia exports fat-and-oil, meat, and dairy products, fish, […]
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) is promoting the fulfilment of a unified transport network in Eurasia, involving Russia, 12 additional countries, and 325 projects valued at US$234 billion. The EDB is jointly owned by Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan and is one of the most significant financial and economic integration projects of […]
Russia’s domestic Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) market has risen in Q2 2025, with the volume of deals reaching ₽907 billion (US$11.3 billion). According to analysts, this is due to expectations of the Central Bank of Russia easing its monetary policy, while the outflow of foreign investors from Russia has also created opportunities. Russian investors also […]
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