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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.

Featured February 5, 2025

Russia’s Pivot To Asia – 2025 Guide To North Africa

Russia’s Pivot To Asia have published our 2025 Guide to North Africa, which discusses Russia’s geopolitical, trade and investment trends with Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia. North Africa is a key development region offering much potential for Russia as it transitions away from its colonial-era towards a more definitive North African and global […]

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Featured February 5, 2025

Indonesia Wants To Join BRICS Online Platform Initiative

Indonesia is keen in participating in the BRICS online platform initiative, Indonesian Culture Minister Fadli Zon has stated, in an interview marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Russia and Indonesia. In October 2024, Olga Lyubimova, the Russian Minister of Culture proposed creating a unified BRICS online platform to share films, […]

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February 3, 2025

Russia To Build Road Bridge Into North Korea  

The Russian government has contracted for the design and construction of a road bridge over the Tumannaya River in Primorsky Krai on the border with North Korea, which is to be built by December 31, 2026. The order was signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. TonnelYuzhStroi has been designated as the sole contractor of […]

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February 3, 2025

Russia Resumes Participation In The Arctic Council  

Russia has partially resumed its work in the Arctic Council, according to Maria Zakharova, of the Russian Foreign Ministry, who has confirmed that “Cooperation through the Arctic Council has been partially resumed.” The Council, which includes Russia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the United States, suspended its operations in March 2022 when Russia […]

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February 2, 2025

Russia, Chinese Software Scientists Develop Breakthrough Algorithm That Bypasses NVIDIA Tech 

Computer scientists from Russia and China have developed a breakthrough algorithm using information from reverse engineering video card accelerators. The algorithm allows gaming GPUs to be used for scientific computing. The innovation was achieved by specialists from Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, which was co-founded by Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Beijing Institute of Technology, and […]

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January 31, 2025

Russia-Kazakhstan 2025 Trade, Energy and Investment Updates 

The Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has been on a three-day trip to Kazakhstan, highlighting the work of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between the two countries. He said that bilateral trade turnover between Russia and Kazakhstan exceeded US$26.34 billion in 2024, adding that “Russia occupies a leading position among Kazakhstan’s foreign trade partners. […]

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January 30, 2025

Russia’s State-Owned Shipbuilders Constructing 120 New Merchant Marine Vessels

Russia’s State-Owned Shipbuilders, the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) are constructing 120 vessels as part of its national civil shipbuilding remit, according to USC CEO Andrei Puchkov. He was speaking at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Puchkov said that “In terms of USC’s civilian orders, our shipyards are building about 120 different types […]

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January 30, 2025

Russia’s VTB Bank To Expand International Financial Transfer Services Into Africa, LatAm and Asia 

Russia’s VTB bank plans to expand its services geography in providing international transfers in national currencies during 2025 by adding new countries in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, the Russian state bank’s deputy CEO, Georgy Gorshkov has stated. VTB’s retail customers made 2.1 million transfers in the currencies of friendly countries in 2024, six […]

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January 29, 2025

Russia’s Pivot To Asia: New 2025 Guide To China & East Asia Out Now   

Russia’s Pivot To Asia has published its 2025 Guide To East Asia, which includes detail of Russia’s geopolitical, trade and investment relations with China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, in addition to North and South Korea, as well as Japan. It also includes a detailed breakdown of the Russian Far East and especially its East […]

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January 29, 2025

Russia’s Mutual Fund Investment Market Expands To Record Capital Volumes

2024 was a banner year for Russia’s collective investment markets, which expanded with a record number of mutual funds and the largest number of new management companies for over a decade. Wealthy investors – including foreign investors – are primarily interested in Russian industry. Since sanctions were imposed in 2022, Russian investors have been limited […]

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