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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.

Featured July 18, 2024

Russia – Kyrgyzstan Eurasian Development Agenda Puts Priority On Regional Trade

Sergey Glazyev, the Eurasian Economic Union Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics, has been taking part in the 11th Russian-Kyrgyz Interregional Conference in Krasnoyarsk. The event is annually attended by heads of regions, entrepreneurs, representatives of business development and support institutions of the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). These include Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan […]

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Featured July 17, 2024

Indian Exporters Want Greater Market Access in Russia

The Indian government is in discussions with Russia on easing non-tariff trade barriers, with the goal of boosting its exports to the country, Indian Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal has stated. The move comes after Russia-India trade has boomed in favour of Russian exports, but left Moscow with an over-abundance of Rupees in its capital account. […]

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July 15, 2024

The Evolution, Difficulties & Opportunities Of Creating A BRICS Currency

Discussions concerning the development of a new, potential BRICS currency have been on-going for some time, yet have intensified in recent months due to several Heads of States meetings taking place that have actively discussed and committed research into the issue. A trend is emerging in the modern geopolitical landscape: large international associations such as […]

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July 11, 2024

Russia, Kyrgyzstan Looking To Increase Bilateral Trade By 70%

Akylbek Japarov, the Kyrgyzstan Prime Minister, has said that Kyrgyzstan and Russia intend to increase mutual trade by 70% to reach US$5 billion a year in the medium term. Japarov stated that “There is good potential for this. Last year, our trade was US$3 billion, and in four months of this year trade it has […]

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July 10, 2024

Russia, Uzbekistan Look To Triple Bilateral Trade By 2030

Laziz Kudratov, Uzbekistan’s Investment, Industry and Trade Minister, has stated that Uzbekistan and Russia have every chance of increasing bilateral trade to US$30 billion by 2030, speaking at the Uzbek-Russia working group for increasing bilateral trade being held in Moscow. Kudratov pointed to the major expansion of the structure of goods and the increasing share […]

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July 8, 2024

Russia’s Leading Low-Cost Retailer Redomiciles From Cyprus to Kazakhstan

Cyprus loses a major Russian client to Kazakhstan’s fiscal gain as Western exits increase  The Russian chain of low cost retailers, Fix Price has redomiciled its corporate PLC entity from Cyprus to the Astana International Financial Centre in Kazakhstan. Fix Price operate over 6,500 retail stores worldwide, with 2023 revenues of ₽291.9 billion (US$3.3 billion) […]

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July 5, 2024

Russia – Kazakhstan Bilateral Trade Reaches US$30 Billion  

Russia – Kazakhstan bilateral trade is growing steadily, and has already reached almost US$30 billion, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during meetings with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State summit held in Astana. Russia remains one of the main trade and economic partners for Kazakhstan, Putin said, adding “We […]

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July 4, 2024

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads Of State Meetings Begin In Astana

Putin, Xi, Modi and other regional leaders are all attending The annual Heads of State meetings of the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has begun in Astana, Kazakhstan. The SCO has different categories of membership, with full members being China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Three countries — […]

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June 27, 2024

The Kyrgyzstan – European Union Conundrum

Why the Atlantic Council’s Joe Webster is wrong about Kyrgyzstan and Europe   The small, landlocked Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan has been called out by Joe Webster, a senior fellow of the Atlantic Council, in an article he wrote this week (June 25, 2024) ‘We Need To Talk About Kyrgyzstan’. In this, he essentially called […]

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