The EAEU Free Trade Bloc includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia and fills the economic space between Eastern Europe and Western China. With Free Trade Agreements now in place with China, Indonesia, Iran, Mongolia, Serbia, Singapore, the UAE and Vietnam, and negotiations well underway with India and Egypt, the EAEU is developing as a vast Eurasian trade space. Leverage the EAEU single market as we discuss business regulations, customs procedures, and trade advantages for companies operating within or trading with the Eurasian Economic Union.
Our deep-dive analysis into the results of SPIEF 2026 – the signed agreements, investment deals, Russian corporate finance, multilateralism and agreed projects, including China, India, ASEAN, Middle East, African and LatAm investment plans.
The UAE, despite its Iran/US war problems, is poised to enter into a Free Trade Agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union. The war has meant opportunities exist for Russian and EAEU corporates replacing European investors who have exited.
Armenia is holding Parliamentary elections in a few days, with the Russian and Armenian Presidents discussing developments within the Eurasian Economic Union. We take a look at Armenia’s choices between the EAEU and the EU as the political temperature heats up and tensions over Armenia increase. .
Russia and Indonesia have agreed a far reaching maritime strategy that will see joint investment into Indonesian shipyards, ports and fishing capacity. Both sides have recently signed a Free Trade Agreement with a focus on maritime development being a key initial part of this strategic alliance. Bilateral trade can be expected to boom.
Russian President Putin and a substantial delegation have just completed a State visit to Kazakhstan where he also participated in meetings of the Heads of State of the Eurasian Economic Union. The three-day visit produced more than ten bilateral deals affecting all of Eurasia. We deep dive what happened and provide comprehensive analysis. This article is essential reading for all involved in Eurasian affairs.
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The Commonwealth of Independent States has just held its annual meetings in Ashgabat, including leaders from Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Significant developments took place in unifying a practical Eurasian geoeconomic platform centered around transport integration, industrial modernization, digital governance, logistics sovereignty, strategic mineral supply chains, customs digitization, agricultural security, energy coordination, and sanctions-resistant continental trade. This article is crucial intelligence for anyone involved in the Eurasian and Central Asian trade space.
The Eurasian Economic Union, which includes Russia, is set to hold discussions with Tunisia over signing a negotiated Free Trade Agreement. This can be expected to replace certain Tunisia-EU trade flows as Eurasian-North African dynamics begin to align.
Russia has ratified the free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Indonesia, paving the way for a substantial increase of the bilateral US$4.8 billion in trade but also linking fellow Muslim markets in Central Asia to Southeast Asia.
The Armenian Foreign Minister has firmly rebuffed European media claims that the country is looking to exit the Eurasian Economic Un ion and wants to join the EU. He stated that Armenia has no intention of taking such a step, that it is unconstitutional, and not on any development agenda. Armenia has no European border, while its trade with the EU is just 7.5% of its total compared to 38% with Russia.
Russia’s Nanolek is investing in a second HPV vaccine production line to satisfy markets in the Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Central and Southeast Asia as well as Africa. The line will increase vaccine production to 6 million doses a year and should be completed by 2027.
The BRICS Foreign Ministers have been meeting in New Delhi in arguably a more important event than Trump’s visit to China. We explore how Russia and India are remapping the Global South and are creating new energy supply chains, security alliances and trade corridors in mechanisms that will reshape international trade.
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