Russia’s total trade reached about US$745 billion during 2025, also showcasing a significant, albeit shifting, trade surplus of about US$120 billion. In this section we cover all news concerning Russian trade developments, with Russian exporters increasingly reaching out into new markets on a global basis as it pivots away from the West. This is the definitive source on Russian trade. Get the latest data, analysis, and news on Russia’s import/export activities, trade agreements, and increasing commercial partnerships with the Global South.
With the US President Joe Biden on an eye-brow raising diplomatic trip to Angola, we examine the Russian position with the same country and look at where there may be similarities. Angola has generally held a neutral position toward Russia over the years, yet the country is also highly self-interested which means that Angola would […]
The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has met with Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Niger’s Transitional Prime Minister, and with Abdourahamane Tiani, head of Niger’s ruling National Council for the Defense of the Homeland in Niger’s capital, Niamey. Niger has been badly affected in recent years by significant security issues, mostly related to the rise […]
Russia and China have reached numerous, specific agreements on navigational safety and security along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), according to Alexey Likhachev, the Director General of Rosatom. He was speaking at the first meeting of the Subcommittee on Cooperation on the NSR of the Russian-Chinese commission. Rosatom is heavily invested in the NSR and […]
The only effective sole border crossing between Russia and North Korea, the Khasan/Tumangan railway checkpoint, has become fully operational and is undergoing significant upgrades to boost capacity. The crossing was closed during the Covid pandemic and only reopened, with limited services, in November 2022. With Russia-North Kore trade in weapons and energy now reaching record […]
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has been visiting Mali at the Russian President’s direction, according to the Kremlin. Novak led a Russian business delegation, and held meetings with Mali’s interim Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maig, several government ministers and met with the country’s interim President Assimi Goita in Bamako, the capital. Mali faces daunting social, […]
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The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has been holding bilateral talks with the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana the last few days as well as attending the annual Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) multilateral meetings. Numerous issues were discussed during the bilateral discussions, we highlight these as follows: Energy Supplies & Transit Russia and Kazakhstan […]
The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the regulatory authority of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the government of Tunisia have set up a working group to explore the feasibility of concluding a free trade agreement, the EEC trade department reported following a meeting between EEC Trade Minister Andrei Slepnev and Tunisian Trade and Export Development […]
Rosatom has signed a contract with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Innovation and Technology to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a Nuclear Science and Technology Center (NSTC) in the country. Rosatom is the Russian state nuclear energy company. The initial work will be conducted by a Rosatom research subsidiary. Ethiopia is a member of […]
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is expected to sign an interim free trade agreement with Mongolia before the end of this year, according to Alexei Overchuk, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister. He stated yesterday (November 26) that “We’re approaching the signing of an interim free trade zone agreement with Mongolia, we’re expecting it.” Numerous infrastructure […]
The Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, is to visit Russia’s Kaliningrad shipyard next month where the Indian Navy Stealth Frigate, INS Tushil is currently being built. The three-day visit will start on December 8, and will include talks with Russian Defence Minister, Andrey Belousov in Moscow. Singh will then travel to the Yantar shipyard located […]
Damate Group, Russia’s leading turkey meat producer, exported 8,300 tonnes of turkey and duck meat to China in the nine months between January and September 2024, double the volume exported in the same period last year, the company has said. Damate said that their turkey meat exports to China stood at 8,000 tonnes, of which […]
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