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.
Han Zheng, China’s Vice President, has been attending the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, and gave a speech at the event. China is Russia’s largest trade partner and shares a significant border with the Russian Far East. This is what he had to say: “Forum participants, ladies and gentlemen, friends. I am happy to be […]
October 25 Update: Turkiye has now been granted ‘BRICS Partner’ status. See more here. As we suggested would happen earlier in June here Turkiye has made an official application to join the BRICS grouping. A rift with NATO over Ukraine are one reason for Ankara’s reported bid to join the group, which is due to […]
Talks are also underway about building a small nuclear power plant and new Kharkhorum city During Russian President’s Vladimir Putin’s visit to Mongolia, the two countries have agreed on a project to modernize the No. 3 Combined Heat and Power Plant in Ulaanbaatar. An intergovernmental agreement was signed on front end engineering design for Ulaanbaatar […]
Iranian and Russian automobile and parts manufacturers met at the MIMS Automobility Moscow 2024 last week to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation, as bilateral trade and supply of Iranian auto parts has increased by 450% since the county signed a Free Trade Agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union and joined BRICS. The Iranian delegation, led […]
Russia’s Rosatom has presented an investment project to Tajikistan to build renewable energy facilities with capacity of up to 1 GW. The project was discussed during meetings between Russia’s trade mission in Tajikistan, Rosatom Renewable Energy and Tajikistan’s Energy and Water Resources Ministry. Tajik Deputy Energy Minister Manuchehr Safarzoda said his country has huge potential […]
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Zimbabwe’s minister of primary and secondary education, Torerayi Moyo, has stated his thanks to Russia for assistance in training specialists in the Zimbabwean nuclear power and space industries. Moyo stated that Zimbabwe aims to build a nuclear power plant and develop its nuclear energy sector as part of the country’s broader industrialization goals. He said […]
The Russian President Vladimir Putin held conversations with the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on 26 August. The two continued discussions of current issues of mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation and development, including in the energy sector. Kazakhstan shares a 7,242km border with Russia, while President Tokayev owes his current position to a Russian intervention in […]
The Russian President Vladimir Putin held conversations with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on August 23, during which the two officials continued discussions concerning the normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, including taking into account the negotiations between Vladimir Putin and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev during Putin’s recent state visit to Baku. Putin confirmed the […]
The Russian government is to put into place a more assertive approach in promoting its national concerns and development agenda within multiple international organizations, including the World Bank, APEC, OECD, APEC, G20 and BRICS amongst others. To do this, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has selected the Economic Expert Group, who during 2024–2025, will conduct […]
Abrau-Durso, Russia’s leading producer of sparkling wines, has begun producing sparkling beverages in India. Boris Titov, Abrau-Durso’s principal owner has said the initial trial batch will total 10,000 bottles. Unlike the companies usual, champagne style products, the new India production will be a low alcohol sparkling beverage aimed at the youth market and available in […]
Moscow is hosting the BRICS International Municipal Forum (IMBRICS) from August 27/28, an event that is bringing together city mayors and related municipal officials from 126 countries, 89 Russian regions and 500 cities to discuss and share information on municipal and urban planning. The Government of Moscow is acting as the General Partner of the IMBRICS […]
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