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Featured December 11, 2024

Eurasian Economic Union Reaches Agreement on Unified E-Commerce  

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has reached an agreement on a draft document regarding e-commerce in goods within the EAEU territory which sets unified requirements for the operations of EAEU marketplaces. The EAEU includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia and fits the geographic space between Eastern Europe and Western China. It has a population […]

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Featured December 11, 2024

Asia’s Rubber Exports To Russia To Decline As SIBUR Looks To Introduce Synthetics

Russia’s SIBUR, a major integrated petrochemicals company, is finalizing tests of experimental tires made with synthetic rubber instead of natural rubber in collaboration with its partners and plans to present the results in 2025. Daria Borisova, SIBUR’s Managing Director for Development and Innovation, said that preliminary results from bench, test site and durability tests confirm […]

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December 10, 2024

Russia Relaxes Visa Requirements For Another Eleven Countries: The Demographics 

Russia has announced an expansion of the list of countries whose nationals are eligible for its single-entry electronic visa (e-visa), including three African countries: Kenya, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe. The move is expected to improve travel between Russia and countries concerned, boosting tourism, business, and cultural exchanges. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on […]

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December 8, 2024

Russia’s Ozon To Import Indian Workers To Offset Russian Labour Shortages

Russian e-commerce giant Ozon is looking at recruiting thousands of skilled workers from India, according to reports from Russian media. The move highlights Russia’s increasing focus on sourcing labour resources from friendly nations as it grapples with a shortage of workers. Ozon’s legal entity, Internet Solutions LLC, is actively working with Indian recruitment agencies to […]

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November 28, 2024

China Auto Manufacturer Considering Manufacturing Facility In Siberia and Russian Far East

A Chinese automaker is considering Novosibirsk and Irkutsk regions as possible locations for a plant, the chairman of the Russian-Asian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RAUIE), Vitaly Mankevich has stated. He was speaking at the GlobalSibExpo-China 2024 Automobile Transport, Logistics and Engineering Forum in Novosibirsk. Mankevich said that “The construction of a Chinese automobile company’s […]

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November 3, 2024

Jaguar Land Rover LLC Becomes A Moscow-Owned Company

The assets of the British-based auto group Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)’s Russian subsidiary, Jaguar Land Rover LLC, have been acquired by a company belonging to its senior Russian managers, according to information in the Russian Unified State Register of Legal Entities. The deal was closed on October 31. VSKD Motors LLC, registered in Moscow at […]

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October 29, 2024

China’s Haval To Increase Auto Production At Tula Plant To 200,000 Cars Per Annum As Russian Domestic Auto Market Expands By 50%.

Haval autos, (part of China’s Great Wall Motors) plans to expand the production facilities of its Tula based factory, with upgrades now ongoing. Starting in 2025, after the modernisation is completed, Haval will produce up to 200,000 cars per year from the Tula site, according to Andrey Akifyev, Executive Director of Haval Motor Rus. That […]

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