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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.

Featured November 12, 2024

Russia Bilateral Relations With Madagascar, Togo, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Guinea and Namibia: 2024 Updates

Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, held several bilateral one-on-one meetings with the Foreign Ministers of Madagascar, Togo, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Burundi, Guinea and Namibia on the sidelines of the first Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum. The meetings took place in Sochi, between November 8 – 11. We provide a brief introduction to […]

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Featured November 11, 2024

The Russia-Africa Partnership Forum: Ministerial Level Conference 

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has attended the Foreign Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum which has just finished in Sochi. Giving the plenary speech yesterday (Sunday, November 10) Lavrov introduced a ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ as part of a package of agreements with numerous African countries attending the event. He stated that Russia […]

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November 11, 2024

Russia – Kazakhstan – CSTO: 2024 Security and Trade Relations – Update & Analysis

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been in Astana, Kazakhstan, meeting with the Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and the Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu. Following these meetings, Lavrov held a press conference during which he discussed several issues relating to a planned visit by President Putin to attend the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), as […]

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November 9, 2024

Foreign Tourist Visits To Russia Increase 11%, China The Largest Source

Overall tourism numbers to Russia have tripled from the beginning of 2024, according to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). There were 13 million trips by foreign nationals to Russia from January to September 2024, up 11% from the same period last year, according to data from the FSB border service. The data also shows a […]

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November 9, 2024

Kaliningrad Amber Producer Opens Store In China, Eying Hong Kong

The Kaliningrad Amber Combine (KAC), which operates a chain of Amber-specific jewelry stores in Russia, has opened an outlet in Shenzhen, China, and is looking at the same in Hong Kong. The company will operate under a franchise agreement with the Chinese company “Shenzhen Hudafu Jewelry”. The store, which has an area of 115 square […]

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November 9, 2024

Russia To Collaborate With Chile On Creating New Plant Varietals  

The Centre for Breeding and Primary Seed Production department of Russia’s EkoNiva Group has signed an MoU with Chile’s Agricultural Research Institute (INIA). It aims to help introduce accelerated breeding methods and develop the exchange of experience between the two countries’ main plant breeders. It plans to cut the time needed to create new agricultural […]

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November 8, 2024

Rosatom Signs Radioactive Waste Management Agreement With South Africa

JSC TVEL, the management company of Rosatom’s nuclear fuel division, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with South Africa’s AllWeld Nuclear. The companies plan to work together in the decommissioning and management of radioactive waste in South Africa. The country has two nuclear power reactors, both located at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station. The reactors […]

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November 7, 2024

What A Trump Presidency Will Mean For Russia – Part Three – The United States & BRICS

Part Three – The United States and BRICS With Donald Trump about to become the 47th President of the United States, we look at the various issues his presidency is likely to impact Russia, including Ukraine, sanctions, security, tariffs, trade, and BRICS. In Part Three, we look at the implications for the United States’ likely […]

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November 7, 2024

What A Trump Presidency Will Mean For Russia – Part Two – Sanctions, Nuclear Weapons & Trade

Part Two – Sanctions, Tariffs, Security, Technology and Bilateral Trade Sanctions During Trump’s first Presidency (2017-2021) as Russian President Putin has wryly noted, Trump placed Russia under more sanctions than any previous President had. Although that record has now been overtaken by the now-outgoing President Joe Biden, Trump is fully aware of the benefits of […]

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November 5, 2024

Russia’s FESCO Shipping Increases Novorossiysk-India Ports TEU Volumes By 57 Times In 2024 

Russia’s FESCO (Far Eastern Shipping Company) Transport Group shipped over 11,500 TEU between the ports of India and Novorossiysk in the first nine months of 2024 as part of its Indian Line West Marine service, according to German Maslov, Vice President of FESCO’s logistics division has said: “Our transportation volume has increased many times, 57 […]

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