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Russia – Iran Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement To Be Signed January 17

BRICS, Exports, Imports, Middle East, Security, Trade

A comprehensive strategic partnership agreement between Russia and Iran will be signed during a meeting of both countries’ presidents in Moscow on January 17, 2025, the Iranian Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali has stated. The Iranian Embassy in Moscow released a statement saying “Speaking about the readiness of Iran and Russia to sign a Comprehensive […]

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Russia 2024 Northern Sea Route Shipping Up 3% 

China, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s Rosatom state nuclear energy corporation has forecast that the cargo flow along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) reached 37.9 million tonnes in 2024. The data was revealed by  Vladimir Panov, Rosatom’s special representative for Arctic development. Rosatom is responsible for the operation of Russia’s nuclear ice-breaker fleet, which supports transiting container vessels.   Panov said

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RPA 2025 Caucasus Cover

New Russia’s Pivot To Asia “2025 Guide to the Caucasus” Out Now

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s Pivot To Asia has released a new publication, titled “A 2025 Guide to the Caucasus”. It is available for complimentary download from the RPA website and can be accessed here. The Guide gives a unique and complete overview of the Caucasian region and details Russian trade, investment and interests with the following countries and

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Putin: 2024 Russia – Commonwealth of Independent States Trade Up 10.6% 

Commonwealth of Independent States, Exports, Imports, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, convened an informal group meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member states in St. Petersburg on December 25th. The CIS includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, with Turkmenistan an observer state. The CIS differs from the Eurasian Economic Union in that it is not

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China Gas

New Russia – Kazakhstan – China Gas Pipeline Agreed

China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Exports, Infrastructure, Trade

Russia has begun developing a new gas pipeline to China via Kazakhstan that will have a planned annual capacity of 45 billion cubic meters (bcm), according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak. In a model that will be of interest to Mongolia, China will receive 35 bcm of gas per year via the conduit,

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Russian Food Exports To India Increase Over 100% in 2024

Agriculture, BRICS, Exports, India, Trade

Food exports from Russia to India increased by over 100% during the first 11 months of 2024, according to from the Russian Agroexport federal agency. The top five agricultural products exported to India were sunflower oil, peas, soybean oil, dried chickpeas, and oats. The value was estimated at being worth over US$2.3 billion – more

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Russia, Pakistan To Launch Direct Rail Services

Asia, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and Pakistan will launch the first direct freight train between the two countries next year as they seek to boost mutual trade, according to Pakistani Energy Minister Awais Leghari. Moscow and Islamabad are set to launch trial runs on the rail link to transport goods from Russia to Pakistan in March 2025, he said.  

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Plastic

Chinese Imports Of Russian Plastics Increase 7.44% In November: Implications For China EV Production 

China, Exports, Trade

China increased imports of Russian plastics and plastic products 7.44% month-on-month in monetary terms in November to US$42.61 million, according to statistics from China’s General Administration of Customs. Imports have fallen 3.3% year-on-year, however the recent upsurge suggests that China’s manufacturing sector, which has been in the doldrums, could be moving into greater productivity. Polyethylene

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Russia – Armenia Bilateral Trade Increases 91% In 2024

Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Middle East, Trade

The Deputy Prime Ministers of Russia and Armenia – Alexei Overchuk and Mher Grigorian, have highlighted the continuing rapid growth of Russian-Armenian trade during the Russian-Armenian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation meeting in Moscow on Friday (December 20). Overchuk said “Our trade and economic relations continue to be on the rise.  I can say that

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Russia–Kazakhstan To Open Cross-Border Logistics Centre In Astrakhan

Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

A cross-border trade center will be created at the Kazakhstan-Russia border, as announced during a meeting between Kanat Khasenov, the Consul General of Kazakhstan in Astrakhan, and Igor Babushkin, the Governor of Russia’s Astrakhan region. Babushkin noted that the Republic of Kazakhstan is one of the main partners of Russia’s Astrakhan Oblast (Province) with strong

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