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Russia, Venezuela Sign Off 42 Bilateral Cooperation Agreements: Analysis

Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Latin America, Russia, Trade

Russia and Venezuela have signed 42 bilateral agreements following the 19th session of the Russia-Venezuela High Level Intergovernmental Commission, (HLIC) co-chaired by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and Venezuelan Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez. These agreements include numerous areas of cooperation, including mining, transport, nuclear energy and joint medical research. Chernyshenko said “The Russian […]

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Azerbaijan Railways and Russian Railways To Exchange E-Data For Improved Freight Management

Caucasus, Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Azerbaijan Railways (AZD) and Russian Railways (RZD) have signed an agreement on the bilateral exchange of e-data, AZD has announced. The respective parties signed the document on Wednesday in Baku following a meeting between AZD CEO Rovshan Rustamov and RZD CEO Oleg Belozerov. AZD stated that “The agreement will allow significantly improving the efficiency of

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Russia and India To Discuss LinkIng National Payment Systems, Putin To Visit Delhi December 4/5

Economy, Exports, Finance, Imports, India, Infrastructure, Russia, Trade

With Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to India now scheduled for December 4th and 5th, the prospect of Russia and India linking their national payment systems to bypass the SWIFT network will be high on the agenda, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko. The subject follows discussions already held on the matter between

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Russia and Pakistan: Eying Energy, Agricultural, Industrial & Pharmaceutical Trade and Development

Agriculture, Asia, Energy, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Trade

Sergei Tsivilev, the co-chair of the Russian-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission, has been talking up the potential for Russia-Pakistani trade and investment relations in several industrial sectors, saying that Russian oil and gas companies remain highly interested in developing business in Pakistan. Tsivilev stated that “We continue to collaborate in hydrocarbon exploration and development. We are working

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Russian Central Bank To Open Representative Office In India

Finance, India, Russia, Trade

The Central Bank of Russia is to open a representative office in India, the regulator’s press service has stated, saying “The Central Bank of Russia is looking into opening a representative office in Mumbai, India. This would contribute to solidifying interaction between the two countries’ regulators, as well as developing cooperation in the financial sector

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Russia’s Agricultural Trade with Iran Up 20% In 9M 2025

Agriculture, Eurasian Economic Union, Middle East, Russia, Trade

Agricultural trade between Russia and Iran grew 20% in the first nine months of this year, according to Russia’s Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut and Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Jihad Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh. Russia also resumed exports of mineral fertilizers to Iran. Lut and Ghezeljeh also discussed prospects for cooperation in veterinary and phytosanitary surveillance. They

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Russia Looking To Develop Agricultural Trade With Afghanistan

Agriculture, Central Asia, Exports, Imports, Trade

Russia’s Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut has been discussing cooperation in the agricultural sector with Mawlavi Ataullah Omari. Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock. Lut stated that “In recent years, agricultural trade between Russia and Afghanistan has been growing. Russian exports form the basis of this mutual trade—flour, sunflower oil, and sugar are supplied

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Russia, Pakistan, Working On Financial Model To Upgrade Pakistani Steel Mills

Asia, Investment, Trade

Russia and Pakistan are working on a financing model for Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) upgrade in Karachi, according to Sergei Tsivilev, the co-chair of the Russian-Pakistani intergovernmental commission. Tsivilev is also Russia’s energy minister. Pakistan is short of foreign currency assets. PSM and Russian officials signed an MoU on cooperation for the plant’s modernization in

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The Putin-Japarov summit—Russia-Kyrgyzstan ties and Eurasian growth

Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia, Trade

The state visit of President Vladimir Putin to the Kyrgyz Republic on 25–27 November and President Putin’s formal bilateral meeting with President Sadyr Japarov on November 26 mark a defining moment in the evolution of Russian–Kyrgyz comprehensive economic cooperation. While topics related to geopolitics and security formed part of the dialogue, the clear central axis

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Russia and Iran to Create A New Joint Shipping Line

Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russia, Trade

Russian and Iranian maritime shipping companies are looking in detail at creating a new maritime container line, according to Andrei Tarasenko, the head of the Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot). He was speaking at the 2025 Transport of Russia forum. Tarasenko said that Russia and Iran had reached specific agreements in

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