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Russia imported about US$240 billion worth of goods in 2025, ranging from selected agricultural products, cars, machinery, electronics, and high-tech goods. The Russian consumer market is also changing in light of new preferences and tastes created by its move into new markets in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.

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Featured October 9, 2024

Russia – Pakistan Port Traffic Volumes Double

Russia’s Minister of Transport, Roman Starovoit, and the Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk have met with the Pakistani Minister of Privatisation, Communications and Affairs of the Investment Council, Abdul Alim Khan, where the parties discussed issues of transport and logistics cooperation. During 2023, the volume of traffic between Russia and Pakistan doubled, and in the […]

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Featured October 6, 2024

Russia – Tajikistan 2024 Bilateral Relations: Update

Tajikistan’s President, Emomali Rahmon has met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, as part of the two countries Intergovernmental Economic Cooperation Commission in Dushanbe. The Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that “The meeting addressed strengthening multi-faceted cooperation between Tajikistan and Russia. Attention was paid to expanding ties between the two countries in trade, […]

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October 5, 2024

Russia – Pakistan Agriculture Barter Trade Kicks Off With Chickpeas for Oranges

The proposed barter trade format to help cash poor Pakistani farmers and financially sanctioned Russians has begun, and it’s not small potatoes. Russia’s Astarta Agrotrading, one of the countries largest agricultural commodity traders, is not only bartering 20,000 tonnes of chickpeas, it’s building an entire logistics complex to facilitate this type of trade.  Stanislav Neveinitsyn, […]

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