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.
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 […]
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 […]
The Chinese government and Chinese businesses are interested in creating a new transport corridor that would extend from Yekaterinburg in the Russian Urals to Russia’s Arctic ports at Yamal. This would be a key part of a longer route that would connect China to the Arctic Ocean and the Northern Sea Route. The interest was […]
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 […]
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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been holding collective meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in Moscow. The three countries are part of the new Alliance of Sahel States (AES) which became operational in January this year as the three nations resigned from their membership of the Economic Community […]
Following Ethiopia’s strategic decision to develop its navy, the country’s leadership is taking concrete steps to rebuild its navy. The landlocked country is working on regional agreements that will allow it access to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Ethiopia’s Navy was originally founded in the 1950s, but was dissolved following Eritrea’s independence in […]
Russia’s largest carmaker AvtoVAZ is entering the African market via Nigeria. The auto giant plans to set up a service centre and parts warehouse in the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos by the end of this year, and is also in talks with the Nigerian government to set up a local assembly plant. Nigeria’s […]
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