Russia is investing huge sums of capital in developing infrastructure, especially in its border regions, ranging from Georgia and Azerbaijan to Turkiye, the Middle East, and deeper into Asia. This creates additional opportunities in commerce and trade as these begin to come into service. Optimize your Russia-Eurasia supply chain. Get news and analysis on Eurasian transport corridors, freight solutions, and customs. Essential for logistics providers and international traders.
The Russian Industry and Trade Minister, Alexei Gruzdev, has said that he considers the entry of Russian commercial vehicles into the Philippine market promising, with the possibility of Russian investors localizing production in the country to service the market. Russia’s GAZ auto is already making deliveries to the Philippines from its facility in Vietnam, he […]
Russia’s Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has announced plans for a massive high-speed rail (HSR) network. It is set to be the largest in Europe, spanning more than 4,500 km, and will use domestically built trains capable of reaching 400 kilometers per hour (kph). Mishustin said the new line will cut travel time between Moscow and […]
The Head of the European Union’s Foreign Policy, Kara Kallas, has called for a complete ban of the EU issuing visas for Russian nationals, with a post on X stating, “Stop issuing tourist visas to Russians. Visiting Europe is a privilege, not a human right.” That position has been contradicted by the European Commissioner for […]
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) are to expand cooperation in the energy and transport sectors, following a working meeting between Arzybek Kozhoshev, the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the EEC and T.R, Midhun, the Deputy Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on September 9, in Beijing. […]
The North Siberian Railway, when built, will become part of the Transarctic Transport Corridor, according to Gennady Guselnikov, the Chairman of the Siberian Agreement Association. The Siberian Agreement is an interregional association of economic cooperation of the subjects of the Russian Federation. Currently, the subjects of the Russian Federation consist of three federal districts — […]
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The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been meeting with the Turkmenistan Foreign Minister, Rashid Meredow, in Moscow, with the two sides set to develop trade and economic cooperation, including in transport, logistics, and energy projects, Lavrov said after the talks. They had previously met in June, in Ashgabat on 25 June and signed a […]
Russia and West Africa’s Burkina Faso are discussing plans to launch direct flights between their respective capitals—Moscow and Ouagadougou—aimed at boosting tourism, according to Aristide Tapsoba, the Burkina Faso Ambassador to Russia. Tapsoba made the comments at Technoprom 2025, the ongoing international forum on technological development, in Novosibirsk. Tapsoba added, “We already have a Russian […]
Russia is to invest more than ₽500 billion (US$6.2 billion) in the development of Krasnodar’s port infrastructure by 2030, according to Nikolai Patrushev, the Chairman of Russia’s Maritime Board. He stated that “About 20 projects with a total investment of over ₽500 billion are planned to be implemented in the ports of the Krasnodar Territory […]
The Central Asia Capital Investment Fund plans to launch an automobile plant in Kyrgyzstan for the assembly of Ladas under the Muras brand in a technological partnership with Avtovaz, the fund has stated. The launch of this facility will reduce Kyrgyzstan’s dependence on imports of used cars, the fund has said. Avtovaz is the parent […]
PJSC Whoosh Holding, the Russian holding company of the Whoosh electric bike-sharing service, plans to increase its expansion in Latin America, according to the company’s founder and CEO Dmitry Chuiko. Currently, Whoosh operates in two Latin American countries, Brazil and Chile. Chuiko said that “The focus of work in the near future will be directed, […]
Russian engineers have completed the digitalization of the Baku–Boyuk-Kesik railway line, a key corridor linking Azerbaijan and Georgia. The final stage of the project has involved modernizing the 122-kilometer Ujar–Hajigabul section, which had not been upgraded since 1980. The project was carried out by Natsproyektstroy, a leading Russian infrastructure holding comprised of more than 100 […]
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