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Russia’s Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra Roadtests New Sirius Concert Hall In Sochi

Culture, Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Market

Russia’s Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev, undertook a first comprehensive acoustic rehearsal at the newly constructed Sirius Concert Hall in Sochi. The rehearsal took place on Saturday (July 26) as part of the Sirius Summer Music Festival, which is currently running from July 15 to August 24. According to Gergiev, the Sirius […]

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Average Salaries In Russia Set To Increase By 12% In 2025

Economy, Finance, Russian Market

Average monthly salaries in Russia are expected to grow to ₽100,000 (US$1,273) by the end of 2025, an increase of 12% over the year, according to Izvestia, Russia’s equivalent of the Financial Times. The best earners now are in the IT sector, finance and raw material extraction, insurance, construction, transportation and storage, while the manufacturing

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China’s Great Wall Autos Investing In Auto Components Plant In Tula   

China, Investment, Russian Market, Trade

China’s Great Wall Motors (GWM) will build a new plant for the production of automobile components and transmissions in Russia’s Tula Region. GWM and the regional government signed the agreement on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in June. The plant, which will create 1,000 jobs, will be built at the Uzlovaya

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Salmon

Russia Becomes Biggest Buyer of Turkish Salmon

Agriculture, Imports, Middle East, Russian Market

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

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The Messenger Is The Message: WhatsApp To Be Replaced By MAX?

Infrastructure, Russian Market, Security

WhatsApp might be blocked in Russia as early as August 2025, according to some media. Russian federal and municipal authorities are transferring their chats from WhatsApp and, in some cases, Telegram to the MAX app   The Kremlin believes that the risks of Telegram being blocked are significant, thus the concern of losing the large

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Russia To Build More Access Roads To Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China & North Korea

Asia, Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Market

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is considering the issues of building access roads to the state border with Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China and North Korea. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the M-12 Vostok (East) Highway. Putin stated “We are going to continue proactively develop the Vostok route. It should

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Tatarstan

Tatarstan Connects To Asia Supply Chains via New Vladivostok Rail Service

Asia, China, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market

Russia’s FESCO Transport Group have organised the dispatch of the first container train on the Vladivostok Nizhnekamsk (Tatarstan) route with imported goods for businesses in the Kama Economic Zone. The Kama Economic Zone is a key component of Tatarstan’s economic strategy, focusing on industrial and production activities within the region. It’s a designated area aimed

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Gold

Russia To Begin Trading Gold On St. Petersburg Exchange

BRICS, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, Russian Market, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Russia, the world’s second-largest gold producer, is to free itself from the current dependence of gold prices on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), and plans to launch gold trading on the St. Petersburg Exchange (SPIMEX) by the end of the year. One of the main objectives of the exchange when launching a new market is

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Moldova

Russian, Moldova Politicians Discuss Agricultural & Transport Links As Elections Are Due

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

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev has met with leaders of several Moldovan political parties: Igor Dodon of the Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, Irina Vlah of the Heart of Moldova party, and Vasile Tarlev of the Future of Moldova party. Current Moldovan politics has become extremely partisan for a small country. In essence,

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