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Featured March 23, 2026

The Price Of Oil And The Value Of The Ruble – 2026 Forward Analysis

The crisis in the Middle East is drastically affecting Russian oil prices and creating fluctuations in the value of the Ruble. We examine the implications, how the Russian government is benefiting, while at the same time being cautious and managing the situation. We provide analysis of how these issues can be expected to impact the Russian economy and the Russian domestic consumer over the course of this year.

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Featured March 23, 2026

Massive Import-Export Warehousing Facilities Being Built In Primorye

Huge warehousing and logistics facilities are being built in Russia’s Far East Primorye region, with the Logopark Primorye company, an investor in the Primorye Priority Development Area, investing over US$64 million to build 89,000 square metres of facilities for the storage, processing, and distribution of goods. China is a primary market.

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March 15, 2026

Russian Sovereign Wealth Fund Looks To Finance Projects In Namibia

The Russian Sovereign Wealth Fund is prepared to offer Namibia financing options for development projects in the country, as a delegation led by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev visits Windhoek. Russian businesses are interested in Namibia’s energy, advanced technology, the mining industry, petrochemicals, financial and agricultural sectors.

March 9, 2026

Latest Russian Fuel Price Increases & Domestic Market Trends

Russian fuel prices have also risen due to the situation in Iran but are expected to return to normal due to replacement from domestic supplies. However there remain some Middle East supply chain and processing bottlenecks. We examine the supply chain trends.

March 8, 2026

Russian Tourists Now Spend More Overseas Than Europeans On Foreign Vacations

Russian overseas tourists now spend more on their foreign holidays than European visitors do. A combination of higher purchasing power, disposable income and other factors mean the wealth spending factor is now with the Russians. We explain the reasons why this is so.

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February 27, 2026

China-Russia JV Completes Retooling Of Former GM Auto Plant To Manufacture Jeland Cars

Russia’s AGR Holding and China’s Defetoo are expanding their joint venture and completing the technical refurbishment of the former United States-owned GM Motors auto plant in Shushary, St. Petersburg. The equipment has already been installed at the plant and will shortly begin the full production cycle. AGR acquired the GM facility in 2024, where the […]

February 24, 2026

India Extends Russian Maritime Insurance Accreditation

The Indian shipping regulator has extended the accreditation of four Russian companies providing Protection and Indemnity (P&I) insurance for vessels calling at the country’s ports for one month, according to the Indian Directorate General of Shipping. Russian insurers Soglasie, Yugoria, Sberbank Insurance, and ASTK Insurance have all had their insurance licenses extended to 20 March […]

February 23, 2026

Proposals Made To Convert All of Siberia Into A Unified Special Economic Zone

The creation of a unified Special Economic Zone (SEZ) covering the entire Siberian Federal District, with common tax and investment preferences for each region within it, could become a driver for Siberian development, according to Elena Bezdenezhnykh, the vice president of JSC Rusal Management. She said that “We have 59 SEZs in the country. The […]

February 23, 2026

First Cryptocurrency Transactions Could Be Made In Russia During 2026

The first cryptocurrency transactions could be conducted in normal Russian domestic transactions by the end of this year if the corresponding law is passed, according to Ekaterina Lozgacheva, the head of the Central Bank of Russia’s financial market strategic development department. She said that “We expect that in the near future, when the draft bill […]

February 22, 2026

Russian Small Businesses Feeling Economic Pinch, But State Is Stepping In To Assist

The SME services sector in Russia is feeling an economic pinch, as the multiple effects of sanctions, inflation, and high interest rates combine to make certain sectors of the Russian consumer economy distressed. At present, this is being felt by the restaurant trade, with hundreds of small cafes forced to close. It is an early […]

February 21, 2026

Russia’s New Entrepreneurs—Expanding Into Central Asia

Part Two of a Seven-Part Series in which we document the rise of the new outbound Russian entrepreneurial investor. From 2022 onward, Russia’s entrepreneurs and companies have been reshaping their foreign economic engagements in response to geopolitical realignments. As Western sanctions constrained access to traditional Western markets, Russia’s business community began to seek deeper footholds […]