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Russia’s exports in 2025 were characterized by shifts in energy trade, increased reliance on Asian buyers and stable, high-demand grain exports, with overall trade figures showing resilience, especially in non-oil/gas sectors, while adapting to new market dynamics. Key trends include exports of crude oil, fertilizers, and grain exports exceeding forecasts. Source products from Russia with confidence. Get insights into Russia’s key export industries, trade finance, and logistics. Essential for importers and businesses building a Russian supply chain.

Akbhazia Bilateral
Featured October 14, 2026

Russia, Abkhazia Bilateral Relations: October 2026 Update

The Russian and Abkhazia Foreign Ministers have meet in Moscow for their annual trade evaluation discussions. Bilateral trade is showing strong growth, based on the back of a significantly developing tourism sector, helping Abkhazia develop its own economic strengths without having to rely on Russian aid or loans. Abkhazia’s nominal GDP reached over US$1billion for the first time last year and is continuing to show sustainable increases.

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South Ossetia Relations
Featured October 14, 2026

Russia, South Ossetia Bilateral Relations: October 2026 Update

The Russian and South Ossetian Foreign Ministers have met in Moscow to discuss their mutual trade, and South Ossetia’s development. South Ossetia is hampered by a lack of international recognition and relies upon Russia for much of its GDP. However, there are plans in to develop self-sustaining industries such as tourism to allow South Ossetia increasing economic independence. Targets are for the current GDP to increase by 60% by 2030.

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China Collaborate
October 13, 2026

China, Russia To Collaborate On Global Maritime Security

Russia and China have been discussing maritime security cooperation during ministerial-level talks in Beijing, with both sides critical of Western sanctions, and interference with the maritime law of the sea concerning right of passage. This raises the possibility of joint naval patrols being extended towards both their and friendly-country allies shipping on a global basis.

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CIS Turnover
October 12, 2026

Russia, Commonwealth Of Independent States 2026 Trade Turnover On Track To Reach US$130 Billion

Intra-Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) trade is up 19% in H1 2026, although Russian President Putin has asked for trade barriers to be lowered to increase multilateral trade still further. The effective CIS members are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Ukraine began exiting the bloc in 2014 but has not been able to secure trade guarantees with the European Union either – leaving it in de facto trade limbo and with no eastern markets.

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Iran Development
October 11, 2026

The Gilan Iran-Russia Trade Development Summit: Turning The Caspian Coastline Into Iran’s Russian Trade Strategy

The first Iran-Russia Trade Development summit has taken place in Bandar Anzali, and places a sharply defined economic proposition at the centre of Tehran’s northern trade strategy. The Caspian Sea acts as a gateway to Russia’s US$300 billion annual import market into substantially larger non-oil exports, transit flows and cross-border investment. We deep dive the bilateral Russia-Iran trade and investment developments.

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Bangladesh NPP
October 11, 2026

Rosatom Ready To Connect Bangladesh’s Rooppur NPP To The National Grid

Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant will be connected to the power grid at the end of November by Rosatom. The Rooppur nuclear plant, Bangladesh’s most expensive infrastructure facility, has heavy backing from Russia. Moscow has financed US$11.9 billion in state loans for the project, which is estimated to cost up to US$12.8 billion. The plant will provide 12% of Bangladesh’s electricity needs.

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Vietnam Railway
October 10, 2026

Kuibyshev Railway Sends First Wheat Exports To Vietnam By Rail

Kuibyshev Railways and the Deng Xiaoping Terminal in Russia’s Tatarstan region has sent its first container train of wheat by rail to Vietnam. The train, consisting of 76 containers with 2,000 tonnes of wheat, departed from the hub’s One Belt One Road terminal, and will finish its journey in Vladivostok. From there, the containers will be sent to Vietnam by sea.

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