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Digitization

Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan Complete Transition To Digital Transport Documents

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan have completed the transition to digital transport documents, according to Bakytzhan Sagintayev, the Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has said. According to 2024 data, the volume of cargo transportation using electronic documents between Russia and Belarus reached 90%, and between Russia and Kazakhstan, 79%. Test shipments are also being […]

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Trans-Arctic

Russia’s Maritime Board Reconfigures the Transarctic Transport Corridor

Asia, China, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

The Maritime Board of Russia, which celebrates one year since its establishment on August 13, 2025, is focusing its work on the implementation of strategic international transport projects—the Transarctic Transport Corridor (TTC) and the North-South International Transport Corridor (ITC), according to Nikolai Patrushev, Assistant to the President and Chairman of the Board. Patrushev said that

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Bananas

Ecuador to Accept Russian Specialists for Inspecting Its Banana Exports

Agriculture, Imports, Latin America, Russian Market

Russia and Ecuador have been at some loggerheads concerning Russian imports of Ecuadorean bananas, with complaints concerning quality issues ongoing between the two countries. Ecuador is Russia’s largest supplier of the fruit, with exports to Russia reaching about 1.4 million tonnes worth over US$1 billion annually. To help resolve the situation, Ecuador is now prepared

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Ukraine

The Regions That President Zelensky Insists Are Ukrainian, Not Russian: An Explainer

Economy, Russian Market, Security

The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has insisted that several regions of Ukraine are not to be negotiated over, and remain Ukrainian under Ukraine’s constitution. We examine these areas and provide a practical status overview of each of them. Donetsk People’s Republic The Donetsk People’s Republic, (DPR), also referred to as Donechchyna, covers some 26,517 km2

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Decree

New Russian Presidential Decree Sparks Significant Foreign Investor Interest

Finance, Foreign Investment, Russian Market, Trade

A new Russian presidential decree, signed by Vladimir Putin, providing investment guarantees for new investments by non-residents has generated substantial interest, including from investors in unfriendly countries, according to Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseyev. On July 1, President Vladimir Putin signed decree no. 436 on “Additional Guarantees for Foreign Investors’ Rights”. It stipulates the

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Rusal

Rusal Buys 26% Of India’s Pioneer For US$243.75 Million

India, Investment, Russian Market

Russia’s Rusal, the country’s largest aluminium producer, has completed the first stage of a deal to buy a stake in Indian alumina refinery Pioneer Aluminium Industries, acquiring a 26% interest for US$243.75 million. Rusal reported the deal in its most recent financial statement. The company is the world’s second largest aluminium manufacturer, accounting for almost

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Ural

Russia’s Ural Motors Leads The Way In Auto-Component Self-Sufficiency

Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market

Russia’s Ural Automobile Plant, based in Chelyabinsk, has begun constructing a new foundry complex with an investment of ₽9.5 billion (US$118.8 million), according to the Russian Industrial Development Fund (IDF). The fund provided the plant with a ₽5 billion preferential loan for implementing the project, with the foundation stone laying ceremony held last week. The

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Rubles

Russia’s Tax Revenues Improve By US$30 Billion In 7M 2025

Finance, Regulatory, Legal & Tax, Russian Market

Russia’s Federal Tax Service (FTS) has contributed 7% more taxes in 7M 2025, rising by ₽2.4 trillion (US$30 billion) more than the same period last year, according to FTS CEO Daniil Yegorov. Tax payments to the federal budget rose 5%. Non-oil revenues administered by the FTS increased 27% YoY (by ₽2 trillion, or US$25 billion)

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