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Blagoveshchensk Terminal

Russia Finances World’s First Cross-Border Cable Car Project 

China, Exports, Finance, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Infrastructure, Trade

The Russian State Development Corporation, VEB.RF, has provided the first tranche of ₽211 million (US$2.8 million) of a ₽17 billion (US$215 million) project for constructing a cable car between Blagoveshchensk in the Amur region and Heihe in China. It will become the world’s first cross-border cable car crossing, with immigration facilities on both sides. A […]

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EAEU Main

The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council Meeting in St. Petersburg: Analysis

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

The Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC) meeting in St. Petersburg on December 21, 2025 was not an ordinary summit. It was a defining moment in the economic evolution of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), one that affirmed its central role in shaping economic stability, trade connectivity, investment flows, and macroeconomic governance amid global turbulence. The

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Energy Main

Why Western Pressure Has Failed to Break Russia’s Eurasian Energy Pivot

Economy, Energy, Finance, Russian Infrastructure, Trade

Introduction: Sanctions vs. Energy Reality Western sanctions were designed to weaken Russia’s economy by cutting off its most important source of revenue: oil and gas. The strategy assumed that restricting Russian energy exports would reduce state income, isolate Russian companies, and force Moscow to change its policies. Several years into this sanctions campaign, the results

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Direct Line

President Putin’s Annual Open Q&A Session – The Russian Economy and Industrial Development In 2025: Analysis  

Economy, Finance, Russian Infrastructure

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, gave his annual Q&A session on Friday (December 19) in which members of the public as well as Russian and international journalists ask questions. Over 2.5 million people responded, with Putin taking a cross-section of these questions during a four-hour live session. Questions ranged from the Ukraine conflict, to social

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MOEX

Moscow Stock Exchange To Launch AI-Selected Securities Market In 2026

Finance, Russian Infrastructure, Trade

The Moscow Stock Exchange (MOEX) intends to launch a stock index with securities selected by artificial intelligence (AI) in 2026, according to Viktor Zhidkov, the chairman of the trading platform’s executive board. He said that “We want to launch an index next year, where artificial intelligence will be used to form the calculation base. We

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Japan Refuses To Expropriate US$30 Billion Of Russian Assets

Asia, Finance, Regulatory, Legal & Tax, Security, Trade

Japan, which holds about US$30 billion of frozen Russian assets, has refused to seize the Russian assets it holds and send them to Ukraine, despite pressure from the European Union to do so. Japan holds cash reserves that had been previously used to help fund bilateral trade, worth an estimated US$30 billion. Japanese Finance Minister

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UAE Russia

The First UAE-Russia Business Forum: ‘Trade, Investment, and Connectivity Opportunities’ – Analysis

BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Finance, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East, Russian Infrastructure, Trade

The first UAE-Russia Business Forum takes place today (December 10), in what promises to be a landmark event in the architecture of contemporary Eurasian connectivity. Organized by the Russia–UAE Business Council with the support of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade and coinciding with the 12th meeting of the Russia-UAE Intergovernmental Commission on Trade,

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Oman Russia Main

Russia and Oman 2026: Open Doors, Robust Investment, Trade and INSTC Connectivity

Agriculture, Energy, Exports, Finance, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

2025 has become a watershed in Russia-Oman relations. With Sultan Haitham bin Tariq’s historic April visit to Moscow, the first by an Omani ruler, ten agreements were sealed in trade, diplomacy, media cooperation, climate dialogue, and a mutual visa exemption programme. That visit, followed by the Russia–Oman Business Forum in Muscat on November 13, 2025,

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Gold

Russia’s Gold Reserves At A Record Valuation High

Economy, Finance, Investment, Russian Infrastructure

Russia’s gold reserves have reached a record high, with values of US$310 billion, the Bank of Russia has stated. Gold is traditionally viewed as a hedge against inflation and currency fluctuations and broke the fundamental line of US$4,000 an ounce in October. In 2023, gold traded below US$2,000 an ounce. Russia’s gold reserves total an

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