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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.

Featured November 12, 2024

Russia Bilateral Relations With Madagascar, Togo, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Guinea and Namibia: 2024 Updates

Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, held several bilateral one-on-one meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Madagascar, Togo, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Guinea and Namibia on the sidelines of the first Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum. The meetings took place in Sochi, between November 8 – 11. We provide a brief introduction to […]

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Featured November 11, 2024

The Russia-Africa Partnership Forum: Ministerial Level Conference 

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has attended the Foreign Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum which has just finished in Sochi. Giving the plenary speech yesterday (Sunday, November 10) Lavrov introduced a ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ as part of a package of agreements with numerous African countries attending the event. He stated that Russia […]

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November 2, 2024

Sri Lanka Considering Medical JV With Russia’s Binnopharm

Russia’s Binnopharm Group, owned by AFK Sistema, and members of a Sri Lankan delegation have been discussing options for interaction and international cooperation in the pharmaceutical sector. Binnopham produces around 300 pharmaceutical products and is a major antibiotics producer in Russia. Approximately 35% of its medicines are produced in a full cycle from the company’s […]

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November 2, 2024

Kazakhstan To Import 500,000 Tonnes of Bitumen From Russia

Kazakhstan plans to import 500,000 tonnes of bitumen from Russia this year and determine imports for 2025, according to the Kazakh Ministry of Energy. Bitumen is commonly used in the construction industry. The average price is about US$500 a tonne. Kazakhstan’s annual demand is about 1 million tonnes, with the country capable of producing 1.2 […]

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October 30, 2024

Russia – Cuba Livestock Trade

Russia has received the right to export livestock products to Cuba, in moves that should provide a boom for Russian exporters operating in this sector. The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has been looking at developing foreign markets, and an audit of the Russian system for control and oversight of animal-origin […]

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October 30, 2024

Russia Plans To Increase Agricultural Exports To Thailand By 5 Times  

Russia has the potential to export more than US$210 million worth of agricultural products to Thailand per year by 2030, according to Dmitry Krasnov, the head of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture’s Agroexport Center. He was speaking at a business mission by Russian exporters to Thailand on Tuesday (October 28). Krasnov said that “At present, […]

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October 29, 2024

Russia’s Khabarovsk Begins Exports Of Hardwood Veneer To India

India has received its first shipment of Russian hardwood veneer, totaling 1,480 cubic meters of product. It was exported from Khabarovsk to Chennai on India’s east coast. Wood veneer is used in wooden construction and furniture as a decorative or harder protective layer over cheaper wood varieties. The Amur Forestry Company LLC, a division of […]

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October 29, 2024

Russian Wheat Exports to Bangladesh up 42%

Russia exported around 2.7 million tonnes of wheat to Bangladesh in the 9M January-September  this year, up 42% from the 1.9 million tonnes exported in the same period last year, according to the Russia’s Agroexport Centre. Bangladesh is the third largest importer of Russian wheat this year. Egypt is in first place, while Turkiye is […]

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Vietnam
October 27, 2024

BRICS, Russia, and Vietnam:  2024 Developments and Implications 

Vladimir Putin has met with, Pham Minh Chinh, the Prime Minister of Vietnam, following the 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan. This is what they had to say:  Putin: “Once again, allow me to warmly welcome you to Russia. I have warm memories from my recent visit to Vietnam and the conversation we had. It was […]

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