Russia’s trade and investment into the Middle East is rapidly developing, with relations both through the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab League all helping boost bilateral trade by 25% during 2025. Partially driven by the developments along the INSTC, and new regional free trade agreements, we provide analysis of the growing Russia-Middle East economic partnership. Discover trade statistics, investment flows from the GCC, and business opportunities for companies in both regions.
The regional Ukraine conflict, initially a European issue, has now evolved into a new, generally unacknowledged phase that is revealing in its geographic spread and aims – it has morphed into a global economic war, essentially pitting the European Union and the United States against the rest of the world. Both are demanding compliance with […]
Brazil will discuss a response to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs with other BRICS nations, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has stated. Lula said he will reach out to other BRICS nations and discuss how to tackle the tariffs. In addition, he said he would reach out to his Chinese and Indian counterparts, […]
The supervisory board of Russia’s Rosatom Group has given the greenlight to raise foreign financing, and work is underway on preparing the issue of Chinese RMB Yuan bonds and Islamic Sukuk bonds. The China bonds could manifest themselves as the so-called ‘Panda Bonds’, being Chinese renminbi-denominated bond from a non-Chinese issuers, sold in China. These […]
Russia’s FESCO Transportation Group shipped more than 8,500 TEU of containerized cargo on the FESCO Indian Line West (FIL-W) marine service between ports in India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Russian port of Novorossiysk in the first half of 2025, 30% more than a year earlier, the company has reported. Export shipments […]
The construction of a new railway station near the Russian-Azerbaijani border will be completed by 2030, Dagestan’s Deputy Prime Minister Rizvan Gazimagomedov has stated, saying “At the Tagirkent-Kazmalyar border with Azerbaijan, which is the location of current vehicle checkpoint, the Samur-2 railway station will be built. It will be completed by 2030 and will be […]
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Türkiye’s aquaculture exports reached US$217 million in H1 2025, with Russia and Belarus emerging as the leading buyers, according to data compiled from the Aegean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association. Turkish salmon emerged as the fastest-growing product in Türkiye’s aquaculture sector. Russia previously sourced its salmon from European nations such as Norway, but sanctions […]
Steelmakers in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region have shipped product to Iraq in the first half of 2025 for the first time in almost three years, according to the Chelyabinsk regional customs service. Andrey Gursky, acting head of the Chelyabinsk Customs Office, stated, “The Chelyabinsk Customs Office pays special attention to our metallurgical enterprises and actively promotes […]
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has summarised his meetings with the Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) which has been held in Tianjin, China. These are important geopolitical discussions, with the SCO including full members Belarus, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan and Mongolia are observers, while […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, met with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi on July 15, (Tuesday) on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Foreign Ministers Council Meeting in Tianjin, China. They continued their exchange of views on regional and international issues of mutual interest. They reiterated the imperative […]
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, is taking part in a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Tianjin, China. Foreign Ministers of all the SCO members are present. These meetings are focused on preparations for the SCO Heads of State Council summit, also in Tianjin, which is […]
Russia and the Sultanate of Oman have agreed to waive visa regulations starting July 18, entitling tourists from both countries to visit for up to 30 days without visas, the Russian Foreign Ministry has stated, saying “Under the agreement, Russian citizens will be able to enter and stay in Oman without visas for up to […]
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