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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.

CIS Meetings
Featured April 13, 2025

Russia, Commonwealth Of Independent States Foreign Ministers Meeting: CIS Updates

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been attending the annual meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Almaty. The meetings included the Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.   Following the discussions, Lavrov held a Press Conference and took related questions. In this article, he […]

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Sri Lanka
Featured April 11, 2025

Russia, Sri Lanka Discuss Energy and Investment Projects

Russia’s Deputy Energy Minister Roman Marshavin has held videoconference discussions with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power and Energy, Kumara Jayakody, as well as representatives of Sri Lanka’s energy companies. Sri Lanka has been hit by an economic crisis and lacks sufficient energy production. The two sides discussed prospects for joint investment projects in the fuel […]

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India
April 11, 2025

India, Russia Working Group Discusses LNG Cooperation & Bilateral Investment

The 8th Session of the India-Russia Working Group on Priority Investment Projects has been taking place in Delhi, co-chaired by Amardeep Singh Bhatia, Secretary of the Indian Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, and Vladimir Ilichev, Russia’s Deputy Economic Development Minister. The session took place in the framework of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission […]

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Ecuador
April 11, 2025

Ecuador Discussing Nuclear Energy Investment With Russia

Ecuador is discussing the construction of the country’s first low-capacity nuclear power plant with Russia, while France and the United States are also in the running for its NPP construction contracts, according to Fabian Calero, the Ecuadorian Deputy Energy Minister. Calero said that Ecuador is currently working on a new law on nuclear energy and […]

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Kyrgyzstan
April 10, 2025

Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund To Increase 2025 Financing By 7.8%    

The Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund (RKDF) plans to allocate US$161 million to finance investment projects this year, the RKDF has stated. The fund’s financing amounted to US$149.3 million in 2024. The new figures mean it will increase 7.8% in 2025. During the year, US$141 million is expected to go towards direct project financing, and another US$20 […]

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Cuba Car
April 8, 2025

Russia Begins UAZ Auto Assembly In Cuba  

The Russian auto manufacturer Sollers has begun the assembly of UAZ vehicles in Cuba, the company has stated. The project has been implemented by Sollers, UAZ distributor Echo-Export LLC, and with the Cuban company EISA. Modern assembly equipment has been installed at a factory located in the industrial zone of the Cuban capital Havana, and […]

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Featured Image
April 6, 2025

Russia’s Pivot To Asia: New 2025 Guide To Latin America

Russia’s Pivot To Asia has just published their 2025 Guide to Latin America, a unique publication that includes details of Russia’s diplomatic, trade and investment engagement with Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, the Caribbean, Cuba, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. It is a complimentary download and can be accessed here. Russia’s involvement […]

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Vietnam
April 6, 2025

Vietnam To Invest In Another Dairy Farm In Russia

Vietnam’s TH Group is to launch the first stage of a new dairy plant in Russia’s Kaluga Region next month, according to Kaluga Regional Governor Vladislav Shapsha. TH Group is a large manufacturer of dairy products in Vietnam. Shapsha said that “We have visited the construction site of the dairy plant of the TH True […]

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Kazakhstan_Russia
April 6, 2025

Russia, Kazakhstan Discuss Trade Digitization & Collaboration

Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko have discussed digital transformation and artificial intelligence at a meeting in Astana, the Kazakh government has stated, saying “The two sides noted the growing significance of artificial intelligence and underlined that the digitalization partnership is an integral part of bilateral relations. Combined efforts […]

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