Russia is investing huge amounts of capital to support its pivot to Asia, with massive road, rail, maritime, and air connectivity projects, as well as giant energy infrastructure projects, all underway. Russia aims to boost exports by increasing foreign infrastructure construction support by 13 times. Discover investment opportunities in Russian infrastructure. Analysis of key projects in transport, logistics, and energy. A vital resource for construction, finance, and engineering firms.
Trade between India and Russia using the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) almost doubled last year, according to Russian Railways official Dmitry Kryukov. New Delhi is increasing the volume of exports via the route as it looks to reduce its substantial trade deficit with Moscow. Kryukov said that “The net cost of the service […]
Russia and Iran have discussed further construction of the second phase of a nuclear power plant (NPP) in Bushehr and cooperation in the aircraft and auto industries, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said after meeting with Iran’s First Vice President Reza Aref on Tuesday (February 18), with Overchuk saying “We discussed energy cooperation, including […]
Russia’s Pivot To Asia have just published our 2025 Guide to East Africa, which contains details of Russia’s geopolitical, security and trade development dynamics with the East African region. This is a diverse area that covers the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean and has the potential to act as an extension to the North-South […]
A Russian agricultural trade delegation, lead by Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, and Deputy Agriculture Minister Maxim Borovoi has been in Tehran discussing a variety of agricultural trade and supply chain issues with Iran. The two parties discussed expanding the distribution channels for Russian agricultural products and food, including meat, confectionery and beverages on Tuesday […]
Russia’s Ministry of Transport of Russia calculations for 2024 land border crossing have been evaluated and found some surprising conclusions –the largest volume of goods transiting Russia by road were sent not across the border of Russia with China, but across the border of Russia with Georgia through the Upper Lars checkpoint. That was followed […]
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Anton Mardasov, a Russian policy academic specialising in the Middle East, has stated that following Russia’s recent discussions involving Syria and Sudan, Moscow is still looking for other options for its military presence in the region and beyond, with the potential of creating an African-Middle Eastern trade and security corridor. Discussions are ongoing with […]
Khartoum and Moscow have agreed on establishing a Russian naval base in Sudan, according to Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Youssef Ahmed Al-Sharif. In a press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Wednesday, Al-Sharif confirmed that discussions have successfully concluded, stating, “therefore, the matter is quite simple. I have nothing to add. […]
The phone call marked the first high-level communication between Moscow and Damascus after the change of government that happened in Syria at the end of 2024.The heads of state discussed the situation in Syria, where a transition period is expected to last until March 1, 2025, and was declared after opposition forces conducted a successful […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been discussing and analysing Russia’s economic position during 2024 with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to see areas that worked and where attention to change needs to be directed. Mishustin was presenting the results of Russia’s economic performance for last year. The results are generally positive but there are some critical […]
Russian auto factories increased production of all types of vehicles by 16.5% during 2024, with the production of some types of cars increasing while others, began to be assembled less. The domestic automobile industry has great potential for further growth, but increasing production volumes will largely depend on the general situation on the market. Last […]
Russia’s System Operator has proposed considering imports of electricity from China, constructing a 250 MW rapidly deployable gas turbine unit (GTU) and developing renewable energy sources as near-term measures to address the energy deficit in the Russian Far East. Fyodor Opadchy, Chairman of Unified Energy System (SO UES JSC) the System Operator, said that “In […]
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