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The Russian economy is transitioning, with economic pressures such as inflation, moderate growth and sanctions all contributing to a dampened performance in 2025. However, this is partially offset by significant infrastructure building, high military related output, and increasing foreign reserves and industrial progress in key economic areas. It is also diversifying beyond energy to include new vital technology-driven sectors. Get vital data on Russia’s economy for business decision-making. Analysis of macroeconomic trends, investment climate, and economic policies impacting your operations and investments in the country.

Featured May 19, 2025

Sberbank Proposes C-Type Accounts Foreign Investment Participation In Russian IPOs

Sberbank has proposed allowing foreigners to invest in Russian Initial Public Offerings (IPO) with money held in their C-type accounts, with purchased shares and dividends subsequently credited to these same accounts. A C-type account is a foreign owned bank account in Russia, which holds frozen income on securities owned by “unfriendly” foreign investors. This money […]

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Featured May 19, 2025

Russia Sets Qualified Investor Minimum Investor Income At US$150,000

The Central Bank of Russia has set the minimum annual income threshold for obtaining the status of a Qualified Investor at ₽12 million (@US$150,000) according to Mikhail Mamuta, Head of the Russian regulatory body for the Protection for Consumer Rights and Ensuring the Availability of Financial Services. He was speaking on the sidelines of the […]

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May 17, 2025

Turkmenistan, Russia and the Great Silk Road

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with the Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who flew to Kazan to participate in the International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World”. The conversation between the politicians was reported by the Kremlin press service. “Vladimir Putin and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov warmly congratulated each other on […]

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May 16, 2025

Dubai accepts Crypto

Dubai has been building its crypto credentials for several years and sees itself as a Middle East crypto hub. In March 2022, it established VARA, calling it the world’s first independent crypto regulator, and has awarded licenses to exchanges including Binance and OKX. It also initiated a metaverse strategy aiming to attract 1,000 metaverse and […]

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May 14, 2025

Russia, and creating an Association of Ethno-Gastronomic Tourism within BRICS

We live in an era where travel enthusiasts increasingly seek authentic and immersive experiences, gastronomic tourism has emerged as a unique avenue for exploring the culture and traditions of a destination through its food. As a result, the concept of gastronomic tourism has gained traction over the years, shaping how people view global culinary scenes, […]

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May 13, 2025

US-China Tariff Consequences: The Domino Effect

The US-China economic struggle is a tangled issue that involves both industrial and financial decoupling. The tariff saga initiated by the US in 2025 has caused not only a Chinese, but a global rethinking of buying and holding US debt. The old global model was that China would sell goods into the US and stockpile […]

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May 13, 2025

Two Terminals Developing near the Nizhneleninskoye-Tongjiang Railway Bridge on the Border with China

The Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge is the first cross-river railway bridge between China and Russia. It is located across the Heilongjiang River, which is known as the Amur River in Russia. Also known as the Amur railway bridge, it connects Tongjiang city in the northeastern Heilongjiang province of China and Nizhneleninskoye in the eastern Jewish Autonomous […]

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May 13, 2025

Russia and Vietnam to push ahead with new Oil, Gas, LNG, and Oil Refining Projects

Russia and Vietnam have agreed to advance new oil and gas projects, including shipping and refining crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia to Vietnam, according to a joint declaration “On the main areas of the Russian-Vietnamese relations of comprehensive strategic partnership at a new stage” published on the Kremlin’s website. “The Parties […]

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May 12, 2025

A Low-Cost Artificial Neuron has been Created

The new generator simulates “spikes” – electrical impulses that neurons use to communicate with each other Specialists of the N.G. Chernyshevsky Saratov State National Research University have developed an artificial neuron that imitates the work of real nerve cells, the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation reported. The […]

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May 11, 2025

United States Resumes Shipping Makeup and Wild Rice to Russia

In March 2025, the United States exported to Russia wild rice worth about 294.2 thousand dollars, which was a record since 2015. This is reported by the American statistical service. In February Russia resumed buying wild rice from the United States – then it was bought for 154.7 thousand dollars, and by March it was […]

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May 11, 2025

Ruble and Indonesian Rupiah in bilateral trade

BRICS member Russia is hoping to be able to use local currencies when trading with Indonesia one day, although Moscow has not set a target for when the use of the rupiah and the rouble in bilateral commerce could take place. Russia has sent several of its top officials to Indonesia in an effort to […]

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