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Mongolia EAEU

Mongolia and Russia Jointly Develop E-Commerce and Logistics As Free Trade Agreement Nears

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Trade

The Mongolia-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) free trade agreement is to be signed off at the end of this month. To prepare, PJSC Russian Post and Mongol Post, the Mongolian postal operator, plan to develop postal solutions, including expedited rail and air delivery and developing e-commerce channels and logistics centers operating between the two countries. According to the […]

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Russian Alcohol

Russia’s Changing Alcohol Consumption Market

Culture, Imports, Russian Market, Trade

Russia’s alcohol consumption behaviour has been changing in recent years due both to geostrategic changes in global markets and because of Russia’s internal policies. The latter has included a tightening of fiscal policy in the alcohol industry in early 2025, introducing higher excise taxes, higher minimum retail prices, and higher import duties. This has led to a

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Myanmar

Russia and Myanmar to Sign Visa-Free Travel Agreement in September

Asia, Exports, Imports, Russian Market, Trade

Russia and Myanmar are ready to sign an intergovernmental visa-free travel agreement in September, the Russian Economic Development Ministry has said. The subject was discussed at a meeting of Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov and Kyaw Soe Win, Myanmar’s Minister of Hotels and Tourism at the Travel International Tourism Forum in Moscow. Reshetnikov said

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Indian Rupee Gaining Traction in Russia Usage

BRICS, Exports, Finance, Imports, India, Trade

A top executive at Russia’s largest bank has said he sees a growing role for the Indian rupee in the country. Aleksandr Vedyakhin, the first deputy chairman of the board of Sber, has stated that the Indian currency is popular with the bank’s individual and business clients. He said, “In Russia, Sber allows you to make transactions in rupees,

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Russia Japan

Russia Holds Out Olive Branch To Japan

Asia, Energy, Exports, Imports, Trade

Russia is open for constructive cooperation and broader business contacts with Japan, according to Nikolay Nozdrev, the Russian Ambassador in Tokyo, who stated, “We are open to constructive and mutually respectful cooperation with Japan, our neighbour with whom we are linked not just by economic potential, but also by the people’s mutual interest in closer ties.” He said

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Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk Seaport To Expand Throughput Capacity to 250 Million Tons by 2030

Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

According to forecasts by the Association of Exporters and Importers (AEI) of Russia, significant growth in export cargo flows through the port of Novorossiysk in the Krasnodar Territory is expected by 2030. The volume of exports could reach 250 million tons per year. To cope with the existing shortage of port throughput capacity, several initiatives

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Tongjiang

River Freight Service Launched Between Russia’s Khabarovsk and China’s Tongjiang  

China, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

A river freight route connecting the city of Tongjiang in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang Province with Russia’s Khabarovsk was launched this week, according to the Chinese Xinhua News Agency. Two barges powered by the Longtui-610 tugboat left the Tongjiang River port and sailed to Khabarovsk along the Sungari (Songhuajian) and Amur (Heilongjiang) rivers, which marks the

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RussiaAbkhazia

Russia-Abkhazia Bilateral Relations & Trade: 2025 Update

Exports, Imports, Investment, Russian Market, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met with Oleg Bartsits, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia, in Moscow to discuss bilateral plans and continued development efforts in the South Caucasus region. The meeting was the first since Bartsits’ appointment in April. He had previously been a trade representative for Abkhazia in Moscow.

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Veitnam

Vietnamese Tuna Exports To Russia Up 15% In Q1 2025  

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Imports, Trade

Russia is emerging as a promising growth consumer market for Vietnamese tuna exporters, with increasing export volumes and favourable trade conditions, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). According to data from Vietnam Customs, the value of tuna exports to Russia reached nearly US$45 million in 2024—five times higher than in

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