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.
Rail cargo transportation in both directions between Russia and China increased by 9.1% compared to January 2024, to 3.5 million tonnes, Russian Railways has stated. 3.3 million tonnes were Russian exports, an increase of 8.9%. 1.7 million tonnes of cargo were exported to China through the Zabaikalsk – Manchuria railway border crossing, between Zabaykalsky Krai […]
Maxim Reshetnikov, the Russian Economic Development Minister and Kan Zaw, Myanmar’s Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Minister have signed a memorandum on investment cooperation in Myanmar’s Dawei Special Economic Zone. The document was signed at the fifth intergovernmental Russian-Myanmar commission for commercial and economic cooperation during the Russian delegation’s official visit to Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s capital […]
Freight rail transportation between Russia and Pakistan is scheduled to begin from March 2025, according to the Russian Ministry of Transport. The announcement was made following the results of the Third Caspian Economic Forum in Tehran, during which Russia and Iran signed a Practical Action Plan for cooperation in the transport sector for 2025. This […]
Russia’s FESCO Transport has begun regular ship calls from Vladivostok to South Korea’s Gwangyang port as part of the expansion of the FESCO Korea Soviet Direct Line (KSDL) route. The cargo flow to Gwangyang is mainly Russian timber industry products, which are delivered to various industries in the country. The main KSDL route connects Vladivostok […]
Moscow and Washington are to conduct talks initially addressing irritants to their bilateral relations at the end of the next week, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has stated. The discussions are to iron out and talk through problematic differences between the two sides and will involve “political directors” – presumably meaning political policy decision […]
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A new logistics line for commercial transportation, dubbed the “Thai Express” will connect Russia’s Novorossiysk Port to Bangkok. It has been created by A7 Holdings and Novostal-M, with the first ships of the Thai Express to commence service from July this year. Delivery will take at least 30 days. In addition, the cargo turnover from […]
The ex-Volkswagen auto-manufacturing plant at Kaluga is launching auto manufacturing of cars under Russia’s Tenet brand, according to regional governor Vladislav Shapsha. Volkswagen exited the Russian market in 2023, selling the business to their Russian dealership, Avilon, who paid an estimated US$135 million for VW’s Russian business. Volkswagen reportedly invested more than US$800 million to […]
Russia’s unrealized export potential in trade with the Caspian countries is estimated at US$3.5 billion, which is about 10% of Russia’s trade turnover with the countries of the region in 2023, according to Dmitry Volvach, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia. He was speaking at the Third Caspian Economic Forum in Tehran. Russia’s […]
Russia boosted exports of baby food 14% year-on-year to over 28,000 tonnes in 2024, according to the Russian Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport centre. Russian baby food manufacturers have been developing new markets over the past two years, with companies such as Progress, whose main brand is FrutoNyanya, preparing to export its products to the markets of […]
Russia boosted oatmeal exports 1.5-fold year-on-year to a record of around 43,000 tonnes in 2024, according to the Russian Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport center. China accounted for 53% of the supplies as the primary purchaser, with Kazakhstan at 12% and Georgia at 8% rounding out the top three importers of the product. Oatmeal has become a […]
Some parts of the European Union and its allies have been working together to facilitate LNG supplies to breakaway nations in rare moves of solidarity between EU and non-EU states. In this case, Hungary has helped prevent a humanitarian disaster in Transnistria – where winter temperatures regularly drop below -5 degrees, by working together with […]
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