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New Financial Architecture Is Helping Russian Banks Expand Services Overseas Despite EU’s 19th Sanctions Package

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Russia, Trade

Russia’s largest banks are expanding their services to facilitate direct payments abroad in foreign currencies, with new technologies helping to bypass Western sanctions. This means that Russian businesses will once again be able to freely send dollars, euros, or yuan to any country. Sovcombank has already launched this mechanism, while Sberbank and other Russian banks […]

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5786th Jewish New Year Is Celebrated in Russia

China, Infrastructure, Russia, Trade

The celebration of the Jewish New Year will begin today, on the evening of September 22. The celebrations will take place throughout the Jewish Autonomous Region (JAO) bordering China in the Russian Far East. The population of the region is 144,400 people. The JAO borders mainland China. Established in 1934, what became the JAO region

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Russia, Iran, Discuss Gas Supply Volumes Higher Than Russia’s Supplies To Europe

Energy, Exports, Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East

The Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev, together with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller have held meetings with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad, together with delegations from both sides. They also met with the CEO of National Iranian Gas Company, Seyed Tavakoli. A strategic memorandum was signed with Gazprom in 2024 on exploring

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Uzbekistan Joins The Eurasian Development Bank

Central Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

The Uzbekistan President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree for the country’s accession to the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), with the country purchasing 777,777 shares in the EDB’s charter capital with a nominal value of US$1,000 each. Of these, 168,411 shares (21.7%) are paid-in, and 609,366 shares (78.3%) are to be paid upon demand. The

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Russia, Pakistan To Trade Wheat & Rice on the St. Petersburg Commodities Exchange

Agriculture, Asia, Exports, Finance, Imports, Infrastructure, Trade

The St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) and Pakistan-based KMAK Group have signed a memorandum of understanding on the development of exchange trading, SPIMEX has stated, following a meeting of the Russia-Pakistan Intergovernmental Commission for trade and investment. SPIMEX stated that “Wheat is being considered as the Russian export commodity for the first transactions, and

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Russia Starts Work On Europe’s Fastest And Largest Railway Network

Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russia

Russia’s Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has announced plans for a massive high-speed rail (HSR) network. It is set to be the largest in Europe, spanning more than 4,500 km, and will use domestically built trains capable of reaching 400 kilometers per hour (kph). Mishustin said the new line will cut travel time between Moscow and

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Ryazan Launches Russia’s First China Business Accelerator

China, Exports, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia, Trade

The first ‘business accelerator’ in Russia, assisting local businesses to do business in China, has opened in Russia’s Ryazan region. Russian experts possessing China expertise will help prepare local entrepreneurs to work with Chinese partners, according to Pavel Malkov, the regional governor. He stated that “The first country accelerator for China is launching today. Sinology

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Russia, Iraq Bilateral Relations, Oil & Nuclear Energy: September 2025 Update

Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East, Security, Trade

Russia’s Security Council Secretary, Sergey Shoigu, has been visiting Baghdad and has been holding meetings with Iraq’s top political and military leadership during his visit to the country. Visits of this type typically involve security issues; however, these can also interface with regional trade and investment projects. Shoigu said that communications between Moscow and Baghdad

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Eurasian Economic Union, Combine Forces On Energy & Logistics

Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) are to expand cooperation in the energy and transport sectors, following a working meeting between Arzybek Kozhoshev, the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the EEC and T.R, Midhun, the Deputy Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on September 9, in Beijing.

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Russia Plans Major Railway Construction To Link Northern Sea Route To Major Cities

Asia, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

The North Siberian Railway, when built, will become part of the Transarctic Transport Corridor, according to Gennady Guselnikov, the Chairman of the Siberian Agreement Association. The Siberian Agreement is an interregional association of economic cooperation of the subjects of the Russian Federation. Currently, the subjects of the Russian Federation consist of three federal districts —

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