Trade

Namibia

Russia-Namibia Bilateral Relations: 2026 Update

Africa, Agriculture, Energy, Exports, Imports, Investment, Russian Market, Trade

Namibia’s Foreign Minister, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi visited Moscow from January 12 to 14), with the symbolism important but the trade, economics and investment dialogues more vital. Three decades after Namibia’s independence and more than sixty years after the Soviet Union first backed the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) during the liberation struggle, Windhoek and Moscow […]

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China

China Approves 13 More Russian Fish Exporters To Supply Chinese Market

Agriculture, China, Exports, Russian Market, Trade

China has authorized another 13 Russian fishing companies to supply products to its market, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) said, citing a decision by China’s General Administration of Customs. This includes six Sakhalin-based companies (including two transport refrigerators) and three from Kamchatka. The rest are from Primorye Territory and the Murmansk

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Yalta

When Will the Russia–Ukraine War End? History Points To A Yalta 2.0

Europe, Regulatory, Legal & Tax, Russian Market, Security, Trade

The former Pentagon officer David Pyne has stated that there are clear indications that US President Donald Trump remains committed to mediating a peace deal with Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine, but the challenge lies with his hawkish senior cabinet advisers. Pyne has said that “They keep telling him that no peace deal

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Venezuela

Russia’s Oil Management Business Continues To Operate Normally In Venezuela

Energy, Latin America, Russian Market, Trade

Russia’s Roszarubezhneft (a state-owned structure that manages Russia’s oil assets in Venezuela) is  continuing to fulfill its obligations with its international partners, and it intends to further develop its assets with the Venezuelan side, according to a company statement. Roszarubezhneft is the Venezuelan subsidiary of Russian SOE Zarubezhneft, which manages Russia’s overseas oil operations. The

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China

Landmark Reached As China Now Imports More Russian Gas Than Europe

China, Energy, Europe, Exports, Russian Market, Trade

A landmark of sorts has been reached as Russia’s Gazprom supplied 38.8 billion cubic meters of gas to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline in 2025. That is 24.8% higher than the 2024 figure and means that the company exported more pipeline gas to China than to European countries—including Turkiye. While the UK and

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Vladivostok

Russia-China Joint Venture Redomiciles From Cyprus to Vladivostok

China, Finance, Foreign Investment, Regulatory, Legal & Tax, Russian Market, Trade

The joint venture between Russia’s SIBUR and China’s Sinopec, which owns the Krasnoyarsk Synthetic Rubber Plant (KZSK), has redomiciled from Cyprus to the special administrative region on Russky Island, Vladivostok Urban District, the Unified State Registry of Legal Entities (USRLE) has stated. The USRLE said that Sibur-Sinopec Rubber Holding Company International LLC redomiciled in late

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M&A

Chinese Packaging Manufacturers On The Hunt To Acquire Stakes In Russian Companies

China, Finance, Foreign Investment, Russian Market, Trade

Major Chinese aseptic packaging manufacturers are showing interest in Russian companies producing cardboard food packaging, with the most likely Russian partner being Lambumiz , a leading dairy packaging manufacturer, with potential acquisition of a 25% stake, according to Russian industry sources. Apparently several of China’s largest aseptic packaging manufacturers are interested in potential equity stakes

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Drone

Russian Aviation Drone Market To Grow 20-30% In 2026

Economy, Logistics & Transport, Russia’s Consumer Market, Russian Market, Trade

Aleksandr Zamyatin, the head of the strategic projects implementation direction at JSC GLONASS, has stated that growth of 20-30% in the Russian drone market sector will be achieved due to the “Russification” of equipment and the appearance of competent domestic services. The Russian unmanned aviation market in 2026 may exceed ₽40 billion (US$508 million), demonstrating

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Sistema

Russia’s Sistema To Open Vietnamese Representative Office

ASEAN, BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Investment, Russian Market, Trade

Russia’s AFK Sistema plans to open a representative office in Vietnam in 2026, with the decision made following a working visit to the country by a delegation from the corporation headed by its founder Vladimir Yevtushenkov in early January. AFK Sistema PAO is a large Russian conglomerate, with Sistema part of the AFK Group. The

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