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 Russian and Kuwaiti Foreign Ministers have met in Moscow, with Russia welcoming Kuwait’s growing interest in developing relations between the two countries, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following talks with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah al-Yahya. Lavrov said “We have welcomed the growing interest of the governments, departments and business circles of the […]
The Middle East was a key component of the 2024 BRICS Heads of State Summit, with considerable diplomatic engagement concerning the on-going crisis. Just one day after the Iranian delegation returned from Russia, Israel attacked Tehran. The Palestinian President was also invited to the summit as was the UN Secretary-General. However, apart from the security […]
Vladimir Putin met with Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, and invited him to the BRICS Plus Outreach Plenary Session during the 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan. Putin also spoke about Russia’s involvement in the United Nations. This is what Putin had to say: “Heads of state, Ladies and gentlemen, friends, I am delighted to welcome […]
The BRICS countries have agreed to include 13 countries in the category of “Partner States” in the association. However, the entry of these countries has not yet been made official, as the newly established protocol in the procedure requires the country holding the current Chairmanship of the organisation (in this case, Russia, from 2025, Brazil) […]
The UAE investment company Fundament Capital Investment Management has purchased 6.86% of the shares in the Moscow Stock Exchange (MOEX), acquiring them from the American State Street Bank and Trust Company. MOEX said that Fundament Capital received 156,177,798 shares on September 30. The main shareholders of Moscow Exchange are now the Bank of Russia (11.7%), […]
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The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is meeting with the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Moscow for official discussions ahead of the upcoming BRICS summit. The UAE joined the BRICS bloc in January. The Kremlin has said that the Presidents will talk about the current situation and prospects […]
Syria is negotiating to join BRICS, according to Bashar Jaafari, the Syrian ambassador to Russia. “We are very interested in joining BRICS and Syria is in serious negotiations to join.” he said at the “North Caucasus: New Geostrategic Opportunities” event held last week in Pyatigorsk. The annual BRICS Heads of State meeting will be held […]
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