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.
Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov and the acting Afghan Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi have discussed trade and financial settlement processes in Russia-Afghani trade as well as plans to intensify trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, including in the energy sector, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. Lavrov and Muttaqi met on the […]
It’s interesting – even laughable – to note how the Western media describe problems in the West as ‘Global’ issues, whereas in fact they are often referring to matters related solely to the United States and Europe. It begs the question of how realistic their knowledge of how the global trade and geopolitical system now […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) may conclude negotiations on setting a free trade zone by the BRICS summit set for October 22-24 in Kazan, according to Andrei Slepnyov, the Eurasian Economic Commission Trade Minister. He has stated that “With the UAE, we are at the finalization […]
Uzbekistan is completing the procedure to join the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov said at a meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Yerevan. The EDB is an international development bank with charter capital of US$7 billion. Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan are the bank’s shareholders. Uzbekistan’s decision to participate […]
The Panamax container ship Flying Fish 1 has just completed its journey along the Northern Sea Route, navigating its way from St. Petersburg to Shanghai in 21 days at an average speed of 16 knots or about 30 kilometers per hour. What makes this voyage significant for the global shipping world and supply chain logistics […]
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The Belarusian Foreign Minister, Maksim Ryzhenkov has said that the BRICS group could add at least ten new members at the forthcoming annual meeting later this month. Belarus is hoping to be among them, while Ryzhenkov stated that “The first wave of enlargement, as we all expect – those who have submitted such applications […]
Russia’s Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref in Tehran on September 30 (Monday), with the discussions coming as fears grow of a Middle-East war. However, the talks, at least officially, focused on bilateral cooperation between the two nations, the expansion and diversification of trade, as […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been in New York attending the annual UN General Assembly. During the UN events, several other bilateral meetings were held as numerous countries wish to discuss current affairs with Moscow. Lavrov subsequently met with Bakhtiyor Saidov, the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan. The ministers discussed current issues on the agenda […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been in New York attending the annual UN General Assembly. During the UN events, several other bilateral meetings were held as numerous countries wish to discuss current affairs with Moscow. Lavrov subsequently met with Nasser Bourita, Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Cooperation. The ministers focused on priorities […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been in New York attending the annual UN General Assembly. During the UN events, several other bilateral meetings were held as numerous countries wish to discuss current affairs with Moscow. Lavrov subsequently met with Bassam al-Sabbagh, Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. In the course of the meeting, they had […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been in New York attending the annual UN General Assembly. During the UN events, several other bilateral meetings were held as numerous countries wish to discuss current affairs with Moscow. Lavrov subsequently met with Ayman Safadi, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan. The ministers […]
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