Russia actively courts investment from “friendly” nations like India and China, focusing on sectors like tech, energy, infrastructure (PPPs), and non-Western markets through forums like BRICS and the CIS, targeting growth in specific areas like high-tech manufacturing, aviation, and automotive. Russia’s FDI investment stock is worth about US$326 billion. At the same time, Russia also actively invests in emerging economies throughout the Global South, and particularly in areas that can boost its exports. This section provides expert analysis, market trends, and risk assessment for foreign investors looking to capitalize on the inbound and outbound Russian investment market.
Russia’s Baltika Breweries, based in St. Petersburg, is looking into the possibility of exporting to India, starting with Mumbai and Delhi. The company has stated that “India’s exclusive importer of Baltika is preparing to be able to offer the company’s products to Indian consumers in 2026. The Indian market holds significant potential for international brands, […]
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has met with Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. This is what they had to say: Putin: “I would like to begin our meeting with discussing the most sensitive topic, namely, the air tragedy that occurred in our skies. During our first telephone conversation, I not […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been holding meetings with Emomali Rahmon, the President of Tajikistan, in Dushanbe. This is what they had to say: Putin: “I would like to once again express my gratitude to President Rahmon for inviting me to make a state visit to Tajikistan, for the warm welcome extended to the […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been attending the Russia-Central Asia summit currently being held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan and has stated that the volume of mutual trade between Russia and Central Asian countries rose by 4% in the 7M January-July 2025. He added that “There is a full transition towards the use of national […]
Russia and Nigeria have signed an agreement to cooperate on seed production and crop breeding, the two sides confirmed on Wednesday during the 27th Golden Autumn Agro-Industrial Exhibition currently being held in Moscow. The MoU was signed at the West African collective stand, which featured representatives from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo. Vyacheslav […]
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The Russian Tatarstan Republic Regional Governor, Rustam Minnikhanov, has said that Tatarstan is eager to expand economic cooperation with India and could serve as a “gateway” for the South Asian nation to enter the local market. He was speaking at the TIME (Tatarstan-India Mutual Efficiency) Business Forum in the region’s capital, Kazan. Minnikhanov said that […]
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is helping shape a multipolar world and counter Western hegemonic tendencies, according to Mohammad Atabak, the Iranian Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade has said. He was speaking about the trade expansion between Tehran and the EAEU member states since an Iran-EAEU Free Trade Agreement was signed in May. The […]
Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hayyan Abdul Ghani al-Sawad has discussed the progress of the project at Block 10, where the Eridu oil field is located, with delegations from Russia’s Lukoil and Japan’s Inpex. The Lukoil delegation was represented by the company’s vice president for the Middle East, Ivan Romanovsky, the general manager of […]
The local government of Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO) have signed a letter of intent on building a new cross-border road bridge across the Amur River. It will connect Pashkovo in Russia with Jiayin city across the border in China. The total length of the new bridge exceeds one kilometre, with the Russian part of […]
The Arkhangelsk Regional Governor, Alexander Tsybulsky, has announced that Arkhangelsk Port is to develop a deep-water hub modelled on the Chinese ports of Tianjin and Ningbo-Zhoushan, which are world leaders in cargo turnover, digitalization, and robotization. As a result, one of Russia’s oldest ports will become the main gateway to the Northern Sea Route, a […]
Sergey Tsivilev, the Russian Minister for Energy, has stated that Russia is expanding cooperation with African countries “through the line of intergovernmental commissions, the number of which is growing,” the minister said, adding that he headed the intergovernmental commission with Mali and held its first meeting in July during a visit to members of the […]
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