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.
Natural gas consumption in Georgia should rise 2.8% year-on-year to 3.32 billion cubic meters in 2025, the Georgian Economic Ministry has stated concerning the national fuel and energy balance posted on its website. Gas supplies from Azerbaijan should total 2.91 bcm in 2025, with plans to double supplies from Russia to 400 million cubic meters. […]
Oman is interested in attracting Russian investors in the sectors of sustainable development, tourism, technology, as well as other areas, according to the Omani government. In order to create favorable conditions for foreign investment, Oman has been developing special economic zones in the country and has specifically created areas where the Sultanate needs a Russian […]
Aqua Holding, the producer of the Narzan, Essentuki No. 4 and Essentuki No. 17 brand mineral waters, increased exports of its products 35% year-on-year in 2024, and shipping more than 750 million litres to 19 countries. While water is not generally considered a particularly interesting commodity, Russia possesses the world’s second largest fresh water reserves […]
Russia’s Pivot To Asia have just published their 2025 Guide to ASEAN, which details Russia’s trade, investment and geopolitical involvement with the ASEAN group. ASEAN includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. We detail Russian trade trends looking back at 2024 and ahead into 2025, and also include chapters […]
The Russian Embassy in Addis Ababa has announced that Russia has donated more than 1,600 tonnes of grain to Ethiopia as part of its ongoing food aid initiative. The donation aims to support refugees in Ethiopia’s Gambella region, where severe financial shortages have left many in need. The Embassy stated that funding shortages have severely […]
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Copying someone is a form of flattery, however Chinese authorities are having to crack down on counterfeit Russian goods being sold in the country, a dubious form of cultural appreciation and one that somewhat inevitably goes with strengthening trade ties. The moves follow a rising number of complaints from consumers about the quality and authenticity […]
Indonesia has become a full member of the BRICS group, the its current rotating chair country, Brazil, announced on Monday (January 6). It brings the full member number of BRICS countries to ten, with the others being Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, in addition to Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the UAE. Several other […]
Iran’s imports of non-oil products from Russia have reached US$1.1 billion in the past 8 months, according to Foroud Asgari, Iran’s Minister of Customs. He said that Russia has now become the fifth largest source of Iranian imports. In early December, Russian President Vladimir Putin had highlighted the stability and reliability of trade and economic […]
Russia’s Pivot To Asia have published their ‘2025 Guide to Central Asia’, which details Russia’s trade, investment and geopolitical relations with Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia. It also discusses the roles and developments within the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Eurasian Economic Union. It is essential reading for anyone interested in,or […]
2024 was marked by distinct changes in Russia’s foreign trade turnover, as sanctions and geopolitical instability forced the Russian economy to adapt to a new normal. Despite these challenges, exports grew by 0.5% to reach US$278 billion in value, while the focus of attention of Russian suppliers was Asia, Africa and the CIS countries. It […]
Ukraine has refused to continue acting as a European gas supply chain transit agent from Russia and is to terminate gas supplies to the EU from Russia from January 1st. Kiev’s contract with Gazprom finishes on December 31. Affected by this decision are the EU member states Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia which have long relied […]
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