Infrastructure

Russia – Mongolia Bilateral Trade Up 21% In 8M 2024 As ‘Steppe Road’ Project Is Discussed

Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin has met with the Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene at the annual Prime Ministerial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) currently being held in Islamabad. Russia is a founding member of the SCO, while Mongolia is an Observer nation. Mishustin said that “The Russian side is giving a […]

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Prime Ministers Council Meeting Begins In Pakistan 

China, India, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Meeting of Council of Prime Ministers of SCO Member States has begun in Pakistan, with Russia represented by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The SCO includes full members Belarus, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.  Dialogue partners include Afghanistan and Mongolia, while Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia,  Egypt, Kuwait, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal,

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Russia To Award Icebreaker Ship Building Contracts To India

Imports, India, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Indian media is reporting that two of the country’s shipyards will work on building four non-nuclear icebreaking ships for Rosatom, with the likely contact set to go to Gujarat shipyards – Indian Prime Minister Modi’s home region. New Delhi is already considering one state-owned and one private shipbuilder for the plan, while  reports state that

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Russia – Abkhazia 2024 Bilateral & Geopolitical Relations: Update

Commonwealth of Independent States, Finance, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held bilateral meetings with Sergey Shamba, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia. Abkhazia is a semi-recognised independent country that was formed in 1993. It had previously been  a province of neighbouring Georgia, however following mass civil unrest and Georgian military action against ethnic Abkhazians, Russian troops were

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Russia Proposes “BRICS Starlink” To Friendly Countries

BRICS, Exports, Infrastructure

Russia has stated that countries that maintain friendly relations with Moscow are interested in using Russia’s low-orbit satellite constellation to have Internet access as an alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink network, according to Russia’s Digital Development Minister, Maksut Shadayev. Russia’s OJSC Bureau 1440 is currently building a low-orbit satellite constellation, involving 292 spacecraft to provide

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Europe’s Supply Chain Crisis Deepens As Russia & Asia Steam Ahead

BRICS, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

It’s interesting – even laughable – to note how the Western media describe problems in the West as ‘Global’ issues, whereas in fact they are often referring to matters related solely to the United States and Europe. It begs the question of how realistic their knowledge of how the global trade and geopolitical system now

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New Far East Container Port At Posyet To Service The Primorsky International Transport Corridor  

China, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

A new terminal for transhipment of various cargoes, including containers and grain, will be built in the port of Posyet in Primorsky Krai. Russia’s VTB bank are to finance the project, with a total investment of about ₽10 billion (US$106 million). The corresponding agreement was signed during the recent Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. VTB

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Uzbekistan To Join Eurasian Development Bank In Boost To EAEU

Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

Uzbekistan is completing the procedure to join the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov said at a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Yerevan. The EDB is an international development bank with charter capital of US$7 billion. Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan are the bank’s shareholders. Uzbekistan’s decision to participate

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Container Ship Traverses St. Petersburg – Shanghai Via Northern Sea Route In Record Time

China, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Panamax container ship Flying Fish 1 has just completed its journey along the Northern Sea Route, navigating its way from St. Petersburg to Shanghai in 21 days at an average speed of 16 knots or about 30 kilometers per hour. What makes this voyage significant for the global shipping world and supply chain logistics

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Russia, China Discuss Mineral Drilling Project In Antarctica

China, Infrastructure, Miscellaneous

It doesn’t get much further into the Global South than Antarctica, and Russia and China are in talks over joint drilling of the Gamburtsev Mountain Range in the middle of the continent, the Russian Federal Agency for Mineral Resources (Rosnedra) has stated. Last month, the Chinese cities of Beijing and Changchun hosted international conferences on

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