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Russia’s infrastructure spending to 2030 involves massive government-led initiatives, with projections showing hundreds of billions in construction market growth, driven by national projects for transport (rail, roads), utilities, and housing, leveraging domestic production while facing economic constraints, aiming for significant modernization, and linking regions through major projects like new rail lines and highways. Key figures point to potential tens of trillions of rubles for large projects and hundreds of billions of dollars in the overall construction sector. We showcase these developments, many of which possess commercial spin-off opportunities in the services sector.

Featured December 5, 2025

US$55 Billion Investment Milestone Marks Deepening Uzbekistan–Russia Economic Integration

This week’s meeting of the Russia-Uzbekistan Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation in Tashkent has illustrated that the two countries are rapidly deepening their economic partnership and achieving new historic milestones in trade, investment, and industrial cooperation. Significant capital investments are being made. Co-chaired by Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev and Russian First Deputy Prime […]

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Featured December 5, 2025

The First Russia/Mongolia Regional Forum: Northeast Asia Connectivity Beckons: Analysis

The convening of the first Forum of Regions of Russia and Mongolia on December 1–2, 2025, in Irkutsk marks far more than another diplomatic gathering. It is the institutionalization of a new phase in Eurasian regional diplomacy—one that transforms longstanding neighborliness into a modern, diversified, and strategically aligned partnership. With over 300 participants from 14 […]

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December 4, 2025

Putin’s Visit To India: Cementing Russia-India Economic Ties: Analysis

Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to India on Thursday (December 4), India and Russia have begun to cement their comprehensive economic partnership, with this set to transform Eurasian trade dynamics in significant ways. When Putin attends the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit on Friday, the stakes will be unusually high. This is not […]

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December 4, 2025

Russia Calling! – Russia’s 2025 Economic Performance: The Deep Dive

The 16th “Russia Calling!” Investment Forum has been taking place in Moscow, with the event participants including the Russian President and other high-ranking Russian officials, foreign delegates, along with domestic and international business leaders. The event is often considered a benchmark analysis of the current state of the Russia economy and has the intellectual capability […]

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December 3, 2025

Russian Economy “Resilient”—Putin

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has described the Russian economy as resilient in the face of Western sanctions and said that Russia is maintaining economic growth while keeping unemployment at record lows and reining in inflation. He was speaking at the “Russia Calling!” Investment Forum on Tuesday (December 2). Putin said the economy is expected […]

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December 3, 2025

Belarus Books Tickets On The INSTC To Asia

We discussed earlier this week about how the development of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) was now influencing the development entire cities and even countries, and to illustrate this, Belarus’s largest logistics operator Beltamozhservice has just announced the launch of a regular multimodal service for shipping containers with LCL freight from Belarus to Turkiye […]

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December 2, 2025

Russia, Bahrain To Cooperate In Digitization Of Services Sector Industries & Energy Sectors

Russia will cooperate and share its cybersecurity and services digitalization with Bahrain, as well as in the oil and gas industry, according to Russian Minister Olga Lyubimova, the co-chair of the Russian-Bahraini intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, and technical cooperation. She was speaking at the 4th meeting of the Russian-Bahraini intergovernmental commission on trade, […]

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December 2, 2025

Visa-Free Entry to Russia for Saudi Arabia Nationals: Full Details 

Russian and Saudi officials have signed an agreement allowing visa-free travel for citizens of both nations for up to 90 days in every 365-day period. The deal was struck at a bilateral business forum in Riyadh on Monday and will come into effect 60 days after it is signed and ratified by both sides.  Travel […]

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December 2, 2025

Visa-Free Entry To Russia For Chinese Nationals: Full Details 

President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing visa-free entry to Russia for Chinese citizens, granting them stays of up to 30 days.  Chinese citizens can now travel visa-free to Russia for private visits, business, tourism, or to take part in scientific, cultural, political, economic, or sporting events. The measure took effect as of December […]

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December 1, 2025

New INSTC Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran Deal Is Hugely Significant: Analysis

Railway executives from Russia, Iran, and Azerbaijan have met in Baku to hold the 83rd meeting of the Transport Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States. So far, so routine.   But what was actually agreed – and signed off – at that meeting has significant implications. In agreeing a new strategy and signing an MoU […]

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