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Russia, Cuba Bilateral Relations As Energy Working Group Arrives In Moscow

Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Latin America, Trade

A Cuban delegation is in Moscow to discuss energy and other trade and investment issues pending a visit by the Cuban President, Miguel Diaz-Canel to Moscow in May. The delegation was headed by Esteban Laso Hernández, President of the National Assembly of People’s Power and the State Council of the Republic. He arrived in Russia […]

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Russia’s Pivot To Asia: New 2025 Guide to Central America Out Now

Agriculture, BRICS, Energy, Exports, Imports, Investment, Latin America, Trade

In this unique guide, we showcase Russia’s diplomatic, trade and investment ties with a region where Russia’s influence is undoubtedly growing, and include Mexico as well as the Central American countries of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Russia’s involvement in Central America has been somewhat restricted due to distance, the

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Russia, Mexico 2025 Bilateral Trade & Investment Relations: Update

BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Investment, Latin America, Trade

The Russian Ambassador to Mexico, Nikolay Sofinsky, has given an interview to TV BRICS concerning Russia’s current relations with Mexico. This included subjects such as bilateral development and trade details, BRICS, cultural exchanges and the potential for other Russian-Latin American trade. TV BRICS questions are prefixed as such, Nikolay Sofinsky’s responses are prefixed NS. Our

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Venezuela’s Difficult Path To BRICS Membership – An Explainer

BRICS, Latin America, Trade

Venezuela has been working hard to join BRICS as a full member, with Caracas well aware of the growing role of the group on the world stage and attaching great importance to Venezuela-BRICS cooperation. However, significant political and diplomatic barriers need to be overcome by Caracas if it is to succeed. Most of this lies

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Russia To Audit Ecuador’s Banana Certification System

Agriculture, Imports, Latin America, Regulatory

The humble banana is a point of trade interest between Russia and Latin America’s Ecuador, with the south americans providing 16% of all bananas consumed in Russia. There have been some inconsistencies in product, leading to experts from Russia’s plant and animal health watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor to conduct an audit of Ecuador’s banana certification system in

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Russia, Venezuela 2025 Foreign Relations: Update

Energy, Exports, Imports, Investment, Latin America, Trade

Russia and Venezuela are celebrating their 80th year of diplomatic relations this year, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov giving comments on contemporary relations on Friday (March 14). This is an edited overview of what he had to say, concentrating on the trade and investment issues: Background “Today, Russian-Venezuelan relations are developing on a firm

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Russia Open To Restoring Relations With The Organisation of American States

Latin America, Regulatory, Security, Trade

Russia has stated it is open to reestablishing connections with the Organisation of American States (OAS) which it joined as an observer in 1992. Russia was suspended in April 2022 by the OAS Permanent Council, in moves lead by the United States. That decision was not multilateral with numerous Latin American countries voicing their disapproval.

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Russia’s Zarubezhneft Begins Oil Extraction In Cuba

BRICS, Energy, Investment, Latin America, Trade

Russia’s Zarubezhneft, a state-owned oil company specializing in exploration, development and operation of oil and gas fields outside Russia, has transitioned from pilot production to the exploitation phase of its Boca de Jaruco project in Cuba. The Boca de Jaruco field produces extra-viscous, extra-heavy oil (natural bitumen) from carbonate deposits using thermal steam methods. Zarubezhneft

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Russia-Ecuador 2025 Trade & Investment Analysis: Update

Agriculture, Exports, Imports, Latin America, Trade

AvtoVAZ representatives will visit Ecuador in March this year and discuss the resumption of sales of Russian cars to the country, according to the Ecuadorian Ambassador Juan Fernando Holguin Flores. Despite sanctions, and the subsequent difficulties with payments and logistics, Russia remains an important trading partner of Ecuador, with Russia one of the main buyers

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Russian Belt & Road Support For Maritime Shipping To Africa & Latin America

Africa, Exports, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Latin America, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, together with the Russian Export Centre (REC), is launching a program of state support for exports to Latin America and Africa. According to the program, Russian logistics companies engaged in maritime transportation will be able to receive subsidies from the federal budget and set preferential tariffs for their

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