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Kazakhstan To Sign Off Russian Nuclear Power Plant Deal

Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment

A general contract with Rosatom to build a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan will be signed after the conclusion of intergovernmental agreements to regulate bilateral cooperation and financing issues, according to the Kazakh Nuclear Energy Agency (NNC) They have stated that “This contract will be signed after the conclusion of intergovernmental agreements between Kazakhstan and […]

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Russia Looking To Export High-Speed Rail Technology To The Commonwealth Of Independent States: Implications

China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, India, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russia's Belt & Road

Foreign transport companies, including those from the CIS countries, are showing great interest in studying Russia’s approaches to building the country’s first high-speed railway (HSR), according to Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit. Russia is preparing to build an HSR between Moscow and St. Petersburg. Starovit said that “The subject of the high-speed railway is a

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The Russia, Iran INSTC Transit Roadmap Through to South Asia: Updates

BRICS, India, Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East, Russian Market, Trade

Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadeghi and Russia’s Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit signed an agreement on the development of transport and transit cooperation for 2025. The core element of the agreement, signed in Tehran on February 18, is the completion of the long-delayed Rasht-Astara railway in Iran with Russia’s assistance, according to Iran’s

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Russia, Dagestan Relations & Trade: 2025 Update

Economy, Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Market, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met Sergey Melikov, the Head of the Republic of Dagestan in Moscow. Dagestan is an autonomous Republic within the Russian Federation, and a primarily Muslim region. Lavrov stated that “Muslims from Dagestan and Russia are making an important contribution to keeping centuries-old traditions of Islam and strengthening spiritual

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Novorossiysk Seaport To Expand Throughput Capacity to 250 Million Tons by 2030

Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

According to forecasts by the Association of Exporters and Importers (AEI) of Russia, significant growth in export cargo flows through the port of Novorossiysk in the Krasnodar Territory is expected by 2030. The volume of exports could reach 250 million tons per year. To cope with the existing shortage of port throughput capacity, several initiatives

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Russia-Abkhazia Bilateral Relations & Trade: 2025 Update

Exports, Imports, Investment, Russian Market, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met with Oleg Bartsits, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia, in Moscow to discuss bilateral plans and continued development efforts in the South Caucasus region. The meeting was the first since Bartsits’ appointment in April. He had previously been a trade representative for Abkhazia in Moscow.

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Russia To Cover Entire Territory With Satellite Communications by 2030

Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Security

Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov has said that building up Russia’s national satellite constellation will make it possible to cover the whole of the country’s territory, including the Arctic, with stable communication channels by 2030. Speaking at a meeting of the Council on Strategic Development and National Projects on Friday (June 6) he

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Russia, Iran To Collaborate On Satellite Production

Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East, Security, Trade

Iran’s Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, and Russia’s Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov discussed the joint production of satellites at a meeting on Friday (June 6) Iran’s embassy has stated. The embassy said “The two sides exchanged views and discussed the several aspects of space cooperation between Russia and Iran: development of advanced technologies, joint design

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Western Siberian River Traffic Growing 20-25% As Russia’s River Logistics Boom

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market

Sergey Pavlushkin, a director of the Association of Shipowners of Western Siberia has stated that traffic volumes along the regions rivers has been growing steadily with annual increases of 20-25% since 2019. Between 2015 and 2024, local river transport volumes rose from 80,000 to 431,000 passengers and from 700,000 to nearly 1.6 million tonnes of

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Russia and Qatar Look To Develop Middle East Agri-Industrial Hub

Agriculture, Exports, Investment, Middle East, Trade

Russia and Qatar are discussing the creation of an agro-industrial hub in Qatar, and work on the project is ongoing, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov has stated. If specific agreements are reached, the initiative could open up new export opportunities for Russian producers. In 2024, exports of meat and edible by-products from Russia

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