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Featured March 17, 2025

Putin Discusses Interstate Relations With Presidents Of Azerbaijan, Belarus, and Tajikistan

The Russian President Vladimir Putin, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, and their Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev held informal discussions on Friday (March 14). All are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, and discussing how to further develop interstate relations. Lukashenko had been on an official visit to Moscow from March […]

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Featured March 17, 2025

Russia, Morocco, Sign Fishing Agreement To 2029

Russia and Morocco are to sign another four-year fishing agreement, according to Ilya Shestakov the head of Russia’s Federal Fisheries Agency. He said that “We have submitted a draft order to the government on the signing of a new agreement with the Moroccan side for four years and with the option of extension for another […]

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March 16, 2025

Russia’s Foreign Trade Up 4.6% In January 2025

Russia’s foreign trade for January amounted to US$50.7 billion, 4.6% more than in the same period last year. Exports increased by 3.2% to US$29.3 billion, and imports by 6.6% to US$21.4 billion, according to the Federal Customs Service (FCS) of Russia. Traditionally, mineral products have formed the basis of Russian exports. Their share in the […]

March 14, 2025

Russia Sets Up Supply Chain Reach To Laos

Russia’s FESCO transport company is launching intermodal container transport to landlocked Laos in southeast Asia, via the Vietnamese port of Da Nang as part of its efforts to expand logistics operations into the region. The transit time for deliveries between Russia and Laos via Vladivostok and Da Nang is about 35 days. Loading and dispatch […]

March 13, 2025

Russia, Indonesia Agricultural Trade Up 41.4% In 2024

Russia and Indonesia grew their trade turnover of agricultural products to nearly US$1.5 billion in 2024, up 41.4% compared to the previous year, according to Russia’s Agroexport centre. This included approximately 1.4 million tonnes of agricultural goods. The main commodity items in the value structure of Indonesian imports from Russia in 2024 were wheat (92.3%), […]

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March 12, 2025

Russia, Uzbekistan: 2025 Trade & Investment Update

Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov has been meeting with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev in Moscow. Manturov and Khodjaev are co-chairs of the Russia-Uzbekistan intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation. The two parties discussed priority issues regarding bilateral cooperation during the meeting, with Manturov emphasizing the significant potential of interregional cooperation. The two […]

March 12, 2025

Russia, Belarus and Pakistan Sign Freight Transport Agreements To Access “Far Arc” Destinations

The Belarus Ministry of Transport and Communications has said that logistics companies from Russia, Belarus and Pakistan have signed a MoU that will allow increasing freight traffic between the three countries, but also with the countries of the “Far Arc” which also includes Brazil, Cuba, and Venezuela in Latin America; Nigeria and South Africa in […]

March 10, 2025

Russia’s Pivot To Asia: New 2025 Guide To Southern Africa Out Now

Southern Africa is a diverse region, with considerable European colonial influences, and access to both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. A major driver for Russian involvement in Africa has been continuing assistance from and good relations with South Africa, the continents wealthiest nation and regionally, its most influential. This region will develop to become more […]

March 9, 2025

China’s OVP Shipping Recommences Container Services To Kaliningrad

China’s OVP Shipping has resumed regular container services from China to Kaliningrad, with shipments from Qingdao (China’s east coast) to Kaliningrad commencing from March 8. The move comes as Lithuania has restricted road and rail transport to Kaliningrad by another 30% from 2024 volumes in political attempts to squeeze the Russian territories supply chains. Kaliningrad […]

March 8, 2025

Russia-Zimbabwe 2025 Trade & Investment and BRICS Application: Update

The Zimbabwe Foreign Minister, Amon Murwira, has been visiting Moscow and has held meetings with Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister. Muwira stated that Zimbabwe is keen to join the BRICS group and join the BRICS New Development Bank as a partner state. In addition, he stated that his country was willing to further develop […]

March 7, 2025

Russian Industrial Zone In Egypt: Operational Cost Analysis

The long-delayed proposals to establish a Russian Industrial Zone at Port Said near the Suez Canal in Egypt appear to be coming to a conclusion with a planned meeting of the two countries’ intergovernmental commission in May, according to Russian State Secretary and Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Roman Chekushov. An agreement to proceed with […]