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 is enhancing its marine section of the INSTC to better support transport and logistics links to Iran, with the Volga-Caspian route undergoing substantial improvements to better connect Russia’s southern Urals regions with markets in the Middle East. We provide a detailed overview of these extensive development plans.
Russian Oligarchs are now investing in primary targeted areas in the Russian economy and supply chains where previous reliance on Western imported products has now been shown to be unwise. We showcase an example within the agricultural support sector in the Bashkortostan Republic, within European Russia.
Russian and South Sudanese energy officials and investors have met to discuss requirements and opportunities in South Sudan, whose economy is mainly energy based across multiple sectors. The country has the potential to become a Central African energy hub.
The President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, has arrived in Russia on a state visit, his first overseas trip since winning the national elections last month. He met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior officials to discuss various investment projects including a massive oil pipeline and trade.
Belarus, which was accepted as a BRICS Partner nation in 2024, is making plans to join the BRICS New Development Bank. Doing so will open up alternative opportunities to raise capital for infrastructure and related developments as an alternative to capital markets in ‘unfriendly’ nations and to be able to do so without using the US dollar or Euro.
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A comprehensive overview of Russia’s trade and investment with the ASEAN nations between 2026 and 2031. We analyse all elements of mutual trade opportunities as many ASEAN countries face ongoing Middle East-driven oil supply disruptions and fertilizer supply chain and production cost uncertainties, alongside broader geopolitical realignments. Essential intelligence for anyone in the ASEAN trade space.
Indian and Russian investors are building a US$2 billion Urea production plant at Togliatti to secure the future supplies of fertilizers to India following supply chain weaknesses uncovered during the Iran conflict. India is the world’s biggest urea importer.
Russia’s Rosatom have received an operating licence for Bangladesh’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, which will commence operations this year and has been largely financed by Russian state loans.
Russia’s AGR auto group, together with its Chinese partner Defetoo, has relaunched production of automobile engines at the former Volkswagen site in Kaluga. The site has undergone significant Russian and Chinese investment and upgrading from its previous German ownership days. Volkswagen have cut back annual auto production in Germany while China’s auto industry is booming.
Russia and Myanmar has signed an extensive energy agreement that has the longer term potential to turn Myanmar from a poorly organised energy nation to a regional ASEAN energy hub. The country has underutilised oil, gas and supply chain infrastructure, yet with the right plans could become a significant Asian player. We analyse what the deal entails and its regional potential.
Russia’s Arnest Group have invested in a cosmetics production facility in Uzbekistan to develop additional Central Asian export markets for its products. The company is best known overseas for acquiring Unilever’s assets and brands when they exited the Russian market.
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