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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.

Pakistan Farmer
Featured September 21, 2024

Russia To Assist Pakistan With Agricultural Productivity & Industrial Investments

Russia’s Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Aleksei Gruzdev, has been visiting Islamabad and holding meetings with his counterpart, Rana Tanveer Hussain, Pakistan’s Minister for Industries, Production, and National Food Security. The two officials discussed enhancing bilateral trade, with a focus on improving agricultural outputs. As a result, Russia has agreed to supply the latest […]

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Featured September 19, 2024

Russia’s Aircraft Manufacturers To Move Into Aircraft Export Industry

Russia’s Trade and Industry Ministry is making plans to prepare a program to get Russian manufactured aircraft onto the international market, according to Anton Alikhanov, the Trade and Industry Minister. The move comes a Russia has been barred from purchasing the standard Airbus and Boeing aircraft however already had a significant domestic aircraft manufacturing industry. […]

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Railway
September 19, 2024

Russian Railways To Build 2,000km Of Extra Track Along The Trans-Siberian and BAM Routes To Asia

The third expansion stage of Trans-Siberian and Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) railway has been approved by the Russian government, allowing the Russian Railways to immediately invest in design and survey work on these extensions. This includes labour-intensive work involving the laying of over 2,000 km of new tracks, three new tunnels for the accompanying road highway, […]

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September 18, 2024

Russia To Construct Fuel Pipeline In The Republic Of Congo

Russia has tentatively agreed to the construction of a fuel pipeline in the Republic of Congo, according to a Russian government decree published on Monday (September 16). The pipeline will link the western port of Pointe-Noire to the capital Brazzaville, and will also pass through the town of Loutete, about 155 kilometers (96 miles) west […]

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Cruise Ship
September 17, 2024

Russia Developing Domestic and International Cruise Ship Industry

With Western cruise companies such as US-based Princess Cruises suspending sales of cruises to Russian citizens, Russia has begun to develop a new cruise industry designed to meet the needs of holidaymakers. In 2022, the Russian Government allocated ₽15 billion (US$164 million) for the construction of seven civilian fleet ships. Three of them will be […]

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September 13, 2024

Russia To Build Lithium Carbonate Plant In Bolivia

Uranium One Group, a division of Russian SOE Rosatom, and Bolivia’s SOE Yacimientos de Litios Bolivianos (YLB) have signed a contract to build a lithium carbonate production plant at the Uyuni Salt Flat in Potosi, Bolivia, in the second half of 2025. Production will then gradually expand to eventually produce up to 14,000 tonnes of […]

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Railway
September 11, 2024

New Russia-China Border Crossing Railway Bridge Proposed

A new cross-border railway bridge between the Russia’s Amur Region and China, at the Jalinda – Mohe border, is planned to be built as part of a public-private partnership scheme. Pavel Puzanov, Deputy Chairman of the Amur regional government, has stated that this new transport corridor will provide an alternative option for border crossings, relieve […]

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September 10, 2024

Russian MNC In The West Redomicile To Friendlier Jurisdictions: Two Case Studies  

Russian-owned multinationals (MNCs) are relocating to friendlier jurisdictions, with another two businesses announcing redomiciling plans this past week. Both are representative of the new, more financially attractive options available for them.  Qiwi Qiwi provides payment and financial services in Russia and CIS countries. The group includes QIWI payment systems, QIWI Bank, CONTACT money transfer system, […]

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