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.
The 8th joint annual ministerial meeting of Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Strategic Dialogue was held in Sochi on Thursday (September 11). The meeting was co-chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Abdullah Al Yahya, the Foreign Minister of Kuwait, who is currently chair of the GCC. Other participants included Abdullatif Al Zayani, the Foreign […]
Russia’s trade turnover with Uruguay, while admittedly small, grew by 70% year-on-year to US$123 million in H1 2025, according to the Russian plant and animal health watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor. This suggests a total 2025 Russia-Uruguay bilateral trade figure of US$246 million may be achievable. The comment was made after a meeting of the Russia-Uruguay joint commission […]
A week after signing a memorandum with China on the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline megaproject, Gazprom is discussing future major construction projects with Russian suppliers of the key component part needed to build gas pipelines: large-diameter pipes. A legally binding memorandum was signed in Beijing on September 2 on the construction of the Power […]
The Russian Transport Minister, Andrey Nikitin, has been visiting China, where he held bilateral meetings with transport officials from Kazakhstan and China. A main part of the discussions was about the potential for introducing digital and unmanned technologies in transportation between the three countries, the Russian Transport Ministry has said. The concept revolves around the […]
China’s Xuan Yuan Industrial Development Co. Ltd will act as the general contractor for the construction of an oil, gas and chemical terminal with a capacity of 7 million tonnes per year near the railway bridge crossing across the Amur River from Nizhneleninskoye in Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region to Tongjiang in China’s Heilongjiang Province. Russia’s […]
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The Russian Deputy Energy Minister, Roman Marshavin, has been meeting his Algerian counterpart Mohamed Arkab, in Algiers, and have agreed to step up coordination in the energy sector, pledging closer collaboration within OPEC+ and the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) as well as joint projects in electricity and resource development, the Russian Energy Ministry has […]
The trade turnover between Russia and China, which grew by almost 2% last year to US$245 billion, can be expected to grow by another US$30 billion in the coming two years, according to Peter Zaselsky, the Chairman of Russia’s Roseximbank. He was speaking at the Far Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. Russia-China trade turnover has […]
Plucky little Laos, in southeast Asia, has just become the latest country to ignore US import tariffs, by stating that it will redirect its US exports to other markets. Laos has been hit with a 40% import duty on its products. What is surprising about this move is that Laos is a relatively small country, […]
Russia’s FESCO transport group has transported a record volume batch of over 9,000 tonnes of peas during August, from southern Russia to China. FESCO stated that “The delivery was carried out with the leading exporter ‘Sila Sibiri’ using the regular FESCO Black Sea Service (FBSS) on the Novorossiysk Qingdao route.” This is part of the […]
Russia and Laos have discussed energy cooperation prospects, with Russian Deputy Energy Minister Roman Marshavin, taking part in negotiations with Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone. The meetings were held in Vladivostok on the sidelines of the Far Eastern Economic Forum. Russia’s Energy Ministry stated that “The sides discussed a number of prospective cooperation areas, including […]
There has been much speculation about the financial arrangements and costs of building the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline between Russia, Mongolia and China, with Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev clarifying details at the Eastern Economic Forum currently taking place in Vladivostok. He said that the financing scheme for the project and other issues […]
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