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Featured October 26, 2026

2026 Russia Energy Week Forum: A Wider Energy Trade Network Across Asia, Eurasia, Africa And The West: Analysis

The 2026 Russia Energy Week has just concluded in Moscow, with about 6,600 participants and executives from 85 countries attending. The event combines energy trade discussions with industrial modernisation, nuclear technology exports, engineering cooperation and investment opportunities across Asian and other international markets. We examine what happened and the deals made.

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Featured October 25, 2026

Russia’s Novatek In Discussions To Supply LNG To Turkiye

Russia’s Novatek is in discussions with Turkiye concerning supplies of LNG. Turkiye, like the EU, currently buys gas via spot prices from Russia, whereas it would be more advantageous (and less expensive) for both to agree long-term supply contracts. The EU has also been using more expensive spot prices to acquire Russian LNG, with prices close to tripling this year. Longer term supply contracts would have avoided this additional expense.

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October 21, 2026

Eurasian Economic Union Drafts Up Report On Suspending Armenia’s Participation

The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, the governing body for the Eurasian Economic Union, has compiled a report on Armenia’s potential departure from the bloc and moves to join the European Union. A decision whether to suspend Armenia from the EAEU will be made in December. We examine what the report states, the likely economic impact of an Armenian suspension, and what happens next.

October 19, 2026

The 2nd Kazan India-Russia Business Forum: 26 Cooperation Agreements, Trade & Investment Increases: Analysis

The Second Russia-India Business Forum has been held in Kazan, Tatarstan and produced numerous fruitful business engagements, while productive economic interactions between Russia and India have further strengthened their bilateral economic cooperation. The “TIME” – ‘Tatarstan Initiative, Mutual Efficiency’ business forum advanced joint manufacturing, medical technology, agricultural exports, aviation, textiles and investment. In this article we examine the impact of the forum, the deals and agreements reached – essential intelligence for anyone in the Russia-India trade and investment space.

October 15, 2026

Russia’s Digital Export Drive & Industrial Technology Strategy: The 2026 Digital Solutions Forum & 2nd Global Digital Forum: Analysis

The 2026 Digital Solutions Forum and the 2nd Global Digital Forums have taken place in Moscow with 1,300 attendees from 111 countries, creating opportunities for cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, telecommunications, digital infrastructure and software. 170 agreements were signed. Russia’s digital industry generated aggregate turnover exceeded US$250.5 billion in 2025, an increase of nearly 20% year on year, while the communications-services market expanded by 13% to reach US$30 billion. We deep dive the events to showcase where the digital economy in going and which countries are cooperating with Russia in its development. This article is of primary interest to anyone involved in digital economic development in the Global South.

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October 14, 2026

Russia’s A7 Fintech Launches International Crypto To Bank Payment Service

Russian fintech company A7 has launched the world’s first global payment service that allows customers to make cross-border transactions using cryptocurrency, allowing customers to pay using USDT, while recipients receive conventional bank transfers through SWIFT without having to handle cryptocurrency themselves. The service was launched on October 13. Payments are available in US dollars, euros, Chinese yuan and UAE dirhams and carry a commission of 0.3%. Transfers take just minutes.

October 12, 2026

Private Mutual Investment Funds On Moscow Exchange Up 320% In September 2026

In signs of increasing confidence in the Russian economy, private investors boosted investments in mutual investment funds on the Moscow Exchange by 320% year-on-year to ₽19.7 billion (US$231.5 million) in September 2026. Russia has long tried to access the estimated US$80 trillion stored in private bank accounts and appears to be having some success in motivating domestic private capital to seek better returns and invest into the Russian economy and business sector.

October 11, 2026

The Gilan Iran-Russia Trade Development Summit: Turning The Caspian Coastline Into Iran’s Russian Trade Strategy

The first Iran-Russia Trade Development summit has taken place in Bandar Anzali, and places a sharply defined economic proposition at the centre of Tehran’s northern trade strategy. The Caspian Sea acts as a gateway to Russia’s US$300 billion annual import market into substantially larger non-oil exports, transit flows and cross-border investment. We deep dive the bilateral Russia-Iran trade and investment developments.

October 11, 2026

Rosatom Ready To Connect Bangladesh’s Rooppur NPP To The National Grid

Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant will be connected to the power grid at the end of November by Rosatom. The Rooppur nuclear plant, Bangladesh’s most expensive infrastructure facility, has heavy backing from Russia. Moscow has financed US$11.9 billion in state loans for the project, which is estimated to cost up to US$12.8 billion. The plant will provide 12% of Bangladesh’s electricity needs.

October 10, 2026

Trump To Buy 3 Million Tonnes Of Russian Diesel For US Market

US President Trump has agreed to purchase 3 million tonnes of diesel oil from Russia to alliveviate American shortages, in moves that have shocked Europe and Ukraine. We examine what the deal actually involves, the value, and the implications for US-Russia and US-Europe-Ukrane political relations moving ahead.

October 10, 2026

Sberbank Creates Direct Financial Settlement Mechanism With Myanmar

Sberbank has completed preparations for direct financial settlements with Myanmar, which will support major state contracts and commodity flows. Financial settlements for commodity exports and imports of agricultural products, fertilizers and mechanical engineering will also use the system. The development negates the use of SWIFT and the US dollar as payment tools, while a key element of the scheme is Sberbank’s Indian branch, which provides access to payments in Indian rupees and connects Myanmar companies with Russia, India and the Commonwealth of Independent States markets.