Eurasian Economic Union

CSTO

Russia, CSTO Annual Foreign Ministerial Meetings: 2025 Security Developments  

Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov; has been attending the annual Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) meetings, held this year in Kyrgyzstan. The CSTO is often described as a ‘Eurasian version of NATO’ and includes Russia along with Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Armenia is also a member but has not recently been participating. Afghanistan […]

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Exports

Russia’s Exports to Unfriendly Countries Now Just 18% of the Annual Total

Africa, China, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, India, Middle East, Russian Market

The share of friendly countries in Russia’s foreign trade has increased from 46% to 82% over the past three years, including more than 85% of export deliveries now going to these countries, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has stated. He was speaking at a government strategic meeting, “Training personnel in foreign economic activity to

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Kyrgyzstan

Russia, Kyrgyzstan 2025 Bilateral Relations, Trade and Migrant Labour: Updates

Commonwealth of Independent States, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Regulatory, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been on an official visit to Kyrgyzstan to meet with the Kyrgyz  President Sadyr Japarov and Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev. He arrived at Cholpon-Ata, a resort town on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, where bilateral meetings were held, and the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective

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Tashanta

Another Mongolia Border Checkpoint Expanded, Free Economic Zone Established

Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

With the pending Eurasian Economic Union – Mongolia Free Trade Agreement shortly to come into effect, another vehicle checkpoint is being upgraded on the Russia-Mongolia border, this one being at Tashanta, on the border of the Altai Republic with Tsagaannuur in Mongolia. The border crossing is part of the AH4 international highway, and will be

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EAEU Container

Fast Eurasian Agro-Express Green Corridor To Be Extended To Iran, UAE & Mongolia

Agriculture, China, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East

The Eurasian Agro-Express service, which was originally designed to service the Chinese markets and Southeast Asian markets with high-speed deliveries of perishable goods from Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union, could be extended.    Andrei Slepnev, the Minister for trade at the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), stated at the fourth Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk on

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EAEU 2025

Eurasian Economic Union Should Double Share Of Global GDP By 2035: Lukashenko

Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Trade

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has achieved success in the main performance indicators but fallen short of about 20 crucial targets in its 2025 development strategy; over the next decade, the union should, at a minimum, double its share in the global GDP, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said. He was speaking at the 2025

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EAEU

Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan Take Advantage of New EAEU Funding to Establish New Railway & Agricultural Engineering Ventures

Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport

Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan have launched two pilot projects in the railway and agricultural engineering sectors with the help of a new Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) funding mechanism, according to Gohar Barseghyan, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Industry and Agroindustry Minister. He was speaking at the 2025 Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk. Barseghyan said that “The EAEU

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A7A5

Russian, Ruble-Linked A7A5 Stablecoin Services Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Trade 

China, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Finance, Imports, Regulatory, Russian Market, Trade

A new cryptocurrency token designed to allow cross-border payments to avoid western financial sanctions on Russia has moved some US$9.3billion on a dedicated crypto exchange in just four months since it was launched, according to the Financial Times. Described as the first stablecoin pegged to the Russian ruble, the A7A5 token was officially launched in

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Cuba

Russia and Cuba to Develop Logistics Hub in the Gulf of America

Brazil, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Latin America, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and Cuba are working on the creation of a logistics center based at Mariel Port, according to Tatyana Mashkova, Director General of the National Committee for Economic Cooperation with Latin American Countries (NC SESLA). Mariel Port is located 45 km from Havana, the capital of Cuba, in a sheltered deep-water bay. It is located

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Uzbekistan

Russia, Uzbekistan Reconfigure Nuclear Power Projects To Larger Units

Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Infrastructure, Investment

Russia’s Rosatom has stated that the proposed ‘Large Nuclear Power Project’ in Uzbekistan needs to be reconfigured to attain the maximum operational benefits. This includes the construction of two VVER-1000 power units with a possible increase to four, according to the company. Rosatom and Uzbekistan agreed during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to look

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