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Russian’s Spending More Tourist Dollars On Overseas Trips

Asia, Economy, Exports, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russian Market, Trade

Russian spending on trips abroad has exceeded pre-2019 record levels, according to the Russian Central Bank. In 2024, Russian nationals spent almost US$38 billion on travel to other countries, overtaking the previous record by US$1.5 billion. Among the main reasons for the growth of the Russian overseas tourism sector are the availability of new destinations […]

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Ajet

More Istanbul – St.Petersburg Flight Connections From March

Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russian Market, Trade

Turkiye’s AJet airline will launch direct flights between Istanbul and St. Petersburg on March 14, according to St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport. There will be four flights a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Pulkovo airports press service stated that “AJet is the fourth carrier on the St. Petersburg-Istanbul route. The number of flights to

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Israel

Russian Visits To Israel Decline To Just Over 70,000 For 2024

Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russian Market, Trade

The Israeli Tourism Ministry has said that 72,600 Russian tourists visited Israel in 2024, a sharp decline from the 158,500 Russian tourist arrivals in 2023. The number of tourists fell after the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalated on October 7, 2023. Overall, Russian visitors retained the fourth position among foreign tourists to Israel in 2024 with a

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Feauterd Image

Russia’s Pivot To Asia – 2025 Guide To North Africa

Africa, Agriculture, BRICS, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Security, Trade

Russia’s Pivot To Asia have published our 2025 Guide to North Africa, which discusses Russia’s geopolitical, trade and investment trends with Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia. North Africa is a key development region offering much potential for Russia as it transitions away from its colonial-era towards a more definitive North African and global

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Dagestan

New Dagestan Grain Terminal To Be Built To Service Central Asia & The Middle East   

Asia, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

A new grain terminal with a capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per year is to be built in Makhachkala Port (Dagestan) during 2025, according to Dzhambulat Salavov, the Dagestan Minister of Transport and Road Management. He was assessing the department’s tasks for 2025. In addition, major repairs, reconstruction of existing berths and construction of an

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India FESCO

Russia’s FESCO Shipping Between Novorossiysk & India Up Almost 7 Times    

BRICS, Exports, Imports, India, Logistics & Transport, Trade

In 2024, FESCO shipped more than 16,000 TEU between the Indian ports of Navasheva, Mundra and Novorossiysk via the FESCO Indian Line West (FIL-W) marine service, which is almost 7 times higher than last year. FESCO exported 7,000 TEU, and imported about 9,000 TEU. Currently, two container ships with a total cargo capacity of more

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Nha Trang

Aeroflot To Begin Flights To Nha Trang On Vietnam’s East Coast From March 

Asia, Exports, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

Aeroflot plans to launch flights to the Vietnamese resort city of Nha Trang in March this year, company CEO Sergei Aleksandrovsky has stated, saying “We plan to open a new route to Vietnam, to the city of Nha Trang, at the end of March. We also plan to expand our regional flight program to Hainan

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North Korea

Russia To Build Road Bridge Into North Korea  

Asia, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Security, Trade

The Russian government has contracted for the design and construction of a road bridge over the Tumannaya River in Primorsky Krai on the border with North Korea, which is to be built by December 31, 2026. The order was signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. TonnelYuzhStroi has been designated as the sole contractor of

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Artic Council

Russia Resumes Participation In The Arctic Council  

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Regulatory, Security

Russia has partially resumed its work in the Arctic Council, according to Maria Zakharova, of the Russian Foreign Ministry, who has confirmed that “Cooperation through the Arctic Council has been partially resumed.” The Council, which includes Russia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the United States, suspended its operations in March 2022 when Russia

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USC

Russia’s State-Owned Shipbuilders Constructing 120 New Merchant Marine Vessels

Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market

Russia’s State-Owned Shipbuilders, the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) are constructing 120 vessels as part of its national civil shipbuilding remit, according to USC CEO Andrei Puchkov. He was speaking at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Puchkov said that “In terms of USC’s civilian orders, our shipyards are building about 120 different types

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