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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 September 25, 2024

Kazakh-Russia Direct Passenger Rail Services To Resume

Passenger train services between Karaganda in Kazakhstan and Moscow will resume on December 17, 2024, after being suspended since 2020 due to covid, Russian Railways has announced. They stated that “The passenger service between Karaganda and Moscow will be reopened. Starting December 17, 2024, international express train No. 83/84 on the Karaganda-Moscow route will operate […]

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Featured September 23, 2024

Pakistan Joins International Transport Corridor Route from Belarus to Indian Ocean

Pakistan has officially joined the International Transport Corridor (ITC), which runs Belarus-Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-ports of the Indian Ocean, the Uzbekistan Ministry of Transport has stated. The ITC will strengthen ties between Central and South Asian countries, whiloe for Belarus and Russia, both of which are under sanctions, it will provide additional access to the world ocean ports. […]

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September 23, 2024

Russia – Azerbaijan Overland Border Crossing Being Enlarged – Increases Throughput 12 Times

The overland Tagirkent-Kazmalyar checkpoint on the border between Russia and Azerbaijan is to be upgraded and expanded, with plans to increase its vehicle throughput by 12 times. The Tagirkent-Kazmalyar crossing is a priority development project as it is a key access along the International North-South Transportation Corridor, (INSTC) which connects Russia south to markets in […]

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September 19, 2024

Russia’s Aircraft Manufacturers To Move Into Aircraft Export Industry

Russia’s Trade and Industry Ministry is making plans to prepare a program to get Russian manufactured aircraft onto the international market, according to Anton Alikhanov, the Trade and Industry Minister. The move comes a Russia has been barred from purchasing the standard Airbus and Boeing aircraft however already had a significant domestic aircraft manufacturing industry. […]

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September 19, 2024

Russian Railways To Build 2,000km Of Extra Track Along The Trans-Siberian and BAM Routes To Asia

The third expansion stage of Trans-Siberian and Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) railway has been approved by the Russian government, allowing the Russian Railways to immediately invest in design and survey work on these extensions. This includes labour-intensive work involving the laying of over 2,000 km of new tracks, three new tunnels for the accompanying road highway, […]

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September 17, 2024

Russia Developing Domestic and International Cruise Ship Industry

With Western cruise companies such as US-based Princess Cruises suspending sales of cruises to Russian citizens, Russia has begun to develop a new cruise industry designed to meet the needs of holidaymakers. In 2022, the Russian Government allocated ₽15 billion (US$164 million) for the construction of seven civilian fleet ships. Three of them will be […]

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September 13, 2024

Russian Banks Instructed To Permit Client Use of Digital Rubles From July 1, 2025

The Digital Ruble will be in use across Russia in less than a years’ time, as the Central Bank has issued instructions to Russia’s systemically important lending institutions to allow clients the option to conduct transactions in Digital Rubles by July 1, 2025. The regulator has sent the corresponding proposals on amending the legislation to […]

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September 12, 2024

Sri Lanka Added To Russian Maritime Service Between Shanghai and St. Petersburg

Russia’s Transit Transport Group, (TTG) one of Russia’s largest shipping companies has expanded its ‘Fetled Express’ marine service from Shanghai to St. Petersburg, adding the Sri Lankan port of Colombo to the route. The service directly connects China, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and Russia and is part of the Asia-Russia intermodal transportation chain. The full […]

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September 12, 2024

New China Border Checkpoint At Big Ussuri Island Spurs Additional Investment Projects 

The redevelopment of Big Ussuri Island, including the opening of a new Russia-China border crossing, is stimulating billions of rubles of investment into the area, according to the Khabarovsk Minister of Economic Development, Viktor Kalashnikov.    Bolshoi (Big) Ussuri Island is on the Amur River, along the border between Russia and China. The Russian part of […]

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September 12, 2024

First Freight Train Route from Ulyanovsk to Azerbaijan Since USSR Era To Begin In September

For the first time a goods train will deliver products directly from Ulyanovsk to Baku and then to Iran’s Astara in less than a month, the head of the region Alexey Russkikh said. Ulyanovsk, the administrative centre of the Ulyanovsk region, located on the banks of the Volga and Sviyaga rivers, is a major diversified […]

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September 11, 2024

US Sanctions Impacting Russia-China Bilateral Trade – Problems & Development Analysis

Russia’s bilateral trade growth with China is being subjected to the commercial brakes being applied to it by the United States sanctions policy, a scenario both Moscow and Beijing detest, and vehemently protest, but at present are being forced into adhering to some restrictions. The main problems come from sanctions, or the threat of them, […]

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