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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 May 31, 2024

Putin Planning To Visit Vietnam

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is currently planning a trip to Vietnam, with dates expected to be confirmed by the Kremlin shortly. The trip will likely occur in mid-late summer. Russia has a Free Trade Agreement with Vietnam via the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Current bilateral trade is running at about US$3 billion.    Bilateral trade […]

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May 31, 2024

Vladivostok Port Expanding International Shipments

Vladivostok Port, in the Russian Far East, is attracting new international shipping partners, according to Nikolai Yermolayev, the Ports operating Managing Director. He was speaking at the Maritime Congress of the Russian Far East, and said that another four major international carriers are negotiating the organization of shipping lines through the port. Vladivostok Port currently […]

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May 27, 2024

Russia, CIS and Uzbekistan Expanding Trade Corridors

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) held Ministerial-level meetings last week, followed by Russian President Vladimir Putin flying to Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Sunday (May 26) for talks with Uzbekistan’s President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The CIS includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. CIS members are set to enter a new agreement on free […]

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May 25, 2024

EAEU, Mongolia Trade Can Grow 25%

Maxim Vasiliev, Russia’s Trade Representative with Mongolia has suggested that the Mongolian government has linked its future economic growth to the successful signing of a Free Trade Agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). He was speaking at the economic conference “Prospects for the development of trade, economic and investment cooperation between Mongolia and the […]

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May 23, 2024

Russia’s Trade Turnover With Central Asia Reached US$44 billion In 2023

Mikhail Galuzin, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, has stated that the total volume of trade turnover with Central Asia in 2023 exceeded US$44 billion, representing 33% of all foreign trade of the Central Asian states. Meanwhile, the use of mutual currency settlements in this trade in national currencies of Russia with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan has […]

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May 22, 2024

Laos Applies To Join The Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Update – August 14: Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s Security Council Secretary has reaffirmed Russia’s readiness to continue development and interaction between the Security Council of the Russian Federation and the Public Security Ministry of Laos, in meetings with Chansamone Chanyalath, the National Defense Minister of Laos, in Moscow. Laos, a member of the southeast ASEAN bloc, […]

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May 22, 2024

Vietnam Dairy To Invest In Livestock Farming & Milk Production In Primorsky Krai

Vietnam’s TH Group has begun construction of a livestock complex for a total population of 10,000 cows in the Yakovlevsky district of Primorsky Krai (Province) with commissioning scheduled for 2027, the Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation has reported. The project is being implemented by TH Rus Primorsky LLC, a resident of the Mikhailovsky […]

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May 21, 2024

Russia, Vietnam, Launch Direct Rail Service Via China

FESCO, Russia’s largest transport company , and Vietnam’s Ratraco have signed a cooperation agreement that will introduce the launch of regular direct railway services between Russia and Vietnam through China. FESCO stated in a press release that “We signed a cooperation agreement in Hanoi with the Vietnamese logistics operator Ratraco, within the framework of which […]

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May 14, 2024

Uzbekistan Contemplates Further Eurasian Economic Union Trade & Development

The tenth anniversary meetings of the founding of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) took place last week, with the five member bloc assessing progress and planning ahead. The EAEU, which includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia, fills the geographic space between Eastern Europe and Western China. Uzbekistan is not a member but does have […]

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