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.
Russia is to launch a pilot engineering education program in Burkina Faso by late 2025, Deputy Energy Minister Roman Marshavin announced on Thursday (October 30). He was speaking at the Russia-Africa Raw Materials Dialogue in St. Petersburg and said that the initiative is intended to build local technical capacity and support long-term energy sovereignty in […]
Alexey Overchuk, Russia’s Deputy Chairman, has been speaking at the East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur this week and has identified logistics as a key driver in developing Russia–ASEAN regional trade. Overchuk stated, “Given its geographical location and colossal transit potential, Russia invests in global transport connectivity through the development of transport corridors connecting Eurasia […]
Russia’s multinational forestry industry, the Segezha Group will begin supplying its products to Mexico, with the first contract for supplying plywood concluded this week at the Mexican Construction and Furniture Industry Expo (CIHAC) the Segezha Group has said. This is the first time it has exported its products to the Mexican market. Plywood is used […]
India and Russia have committed to a new aircraft production partnership, with India’s state-backed Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signing a memorandum of understanding with Russia’s PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to produce civil commuter SJ-100 aircraft, the companies have announced. The Superjet SJ-100 is a twin-engine, narrow-body Russian regional passenger aircraft already in commercial service, […]
Japan will continue importing Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) despite pressure to halt purchases, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Trump was visiting Tokyo as part of a broader Asia tour and urged Japan to suspend Russian energy imports. The new Japanese prime minister, however, emphasized Japan’s own energy […]
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Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), a state-owned oil and gas company, has stated it will continue to buy Russian crude as long as it does not violate US sanctions, the companies Finance Director, Anuj Jain, has stated. He added that the company maintains a database of sanctioned entities and will continue to source oil from non-sanctioned […]
Russia and China have updated their Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), which was first agreed upon back in 2006. BITs typically provide legal guarantees for reciprocal investments, as well as containing specific preferential agreements on tax rates impacting specific detailed industries and the services sector. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the bill that ratifies these updates […]
Russia could increase exports of energy resources, industrial equipment, and agricultural products to Malaysia and consider building small- and large-capacity nuclear power plants in the country, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk. He has been meeting with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation Fadillah Yusof at the […]
Russia, so often disparagingly referred to as just a ‘gas station’, is rapidly diversifying its economy, with non-primary, non-energy (NPNE) exports now providing just over 12% of Russia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the results of the first half-year 2025. The statement was made by Mikhail Mishustin, the Chairman of the Russian Government, citing […]
Russian sweet manufacturers have increased their confectionery exports to Kazakhstan by 14% year-on-year to reach over US$360 million in value during the first eight months of 2025, according to Ilya Ilyushin, the CEO of Russia’s Agroexport. He was speaking during an export promotional trip to Kazakhstan. Ilyushin said that confectionery was the main non-energy product […]
Russia is restoring barley supplies to Jordan and could expand grain exports through increased corn shipments, according to Ruslan Khasanov, a director at the Russian Federal Center for Assessing the Safety and Quality of Agricultural Products (TsOK APK). Around 50,000 tonnes of barley have been exported to Jordan since the start of the 2025 season […]
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