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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 18, 2025

Russia Proposes Developing Shipbuilding & Repair Facilities In India

Russia’s Maritime Board Chairman, Nikolai Patrushev, has suggested that India consider establishing shipbuilding and ship repair clusters in Mumbai or Chennai involving Russia, stating that “it is advisable to consider creating shipbuilding and ship repair clusters with Russia’s participation in  important economic areas such as Mumbai or Chennai.” He was speaking at the Russian-Indian interdepartmental […]

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Featured November 17, 2025

Oman Makes Tracks To Join INSTC; Russia Views Overland Reach To Afghanistan and Shipping To Africa

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Marat Khusnullin, has been attending the Russia-Oman business forum held in Muscat and has provided updates on Oman becoming an additional destination on the southern part of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). He stated that “We have a very interesting project with Oman in port infrastructure development. The connection between […]

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November 17, 2025

US Treasury Dilutes Sanctions On Rosneft and Lukoil’s Caspian & Central Asian Projects

The United States Treasury ‘Office of Foreign Assets Control’ (OFAC) has issued a license permitting transactions involving Russia’s Lukoil and Rosneft related to the operation of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) and the Tengiz and Karachaganak fields in Kazakhstan. The license foes not require any “transactions for the sale, disposition, or transfer of any interest” […]

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November 17, 2025

Eurasian Railway Gateway Terminal To Link Belarus To China

The Eurasian Railway Gateway terminal, connecting the Belarusian Great Stone Industrial Park in Minsk to China’s Belt & Road Initiative, is being prepared and should begin initial operations in mid-2026, according to Belarus Segodnya, the official media. The newspaper said, “The Eurasian Railway Gateway bi-modal container terminal is a key logistics project of the Great […]

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November 16, 2025

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Meetings In Moscow: Unlocking Eurasian Trade Potential

As the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) convenes its Council of Heads of Government summit in Moscow on November 17–18, 2025, member states are poised to deliver strategic momentum on economic integration, especially in China–Russia trade and multilateral trade cooperation. Under Russia’s rotating presidency, this high-level gathering follows the landmark Tianjin Summit three months ago, and […]

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November 16, 2025

Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Trilateral Gas Flows Expected To Increase

The trilateral gas project involving Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan has proven successful, and gas transit volumes are expected to grow, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said during a briefing in Tashkent, where he arrived on a state visit. Tokayev stated that “The Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan gas project is showing strong results. Through joint efforts, we intend to increase […]

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November 15, 2025

China-Russia E-Commerce Postal Train Service Launched

A special railway train, consisting of 46 containers carrying household items, home appliances, and electronic products, departed on Tuesday (November 11) from China’s Hunchun railway checkpoint headed directly for Moscow. This event marked the official launch of the Sino-Russian postal container train “Hunchun-Moscow,” which will carry out the specific cross-border delivery of postal items between […]

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November 14, 2025

Ethiopia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Signs Cooperation Agreement With Russia’s Wildberries E-Commerce Platform

The Wildberries & Russ joint venture (RWB LLC) has signed a cooperation agreement with Ethiopia’s sovereign wealth fund, Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH). The agreement provides for joint efforts to localize RWB products for the Ethiopian market, as well as partnership and support through investment and technology initiatives that promote e-commerce and infrastructure development in Ethiopia, […]

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November 14, 2025

Vladivostok And Qingdao Look Set For Direct Flights

JSC Vladivostok International Airport (VIA) and Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport have entered into a strategic partnership agreement, Vladivostok Airport has stated, saying that “The agreement aims to develop a long-term bilateral partnership, jointly enhancing the airports’ international competitiveness, and further developing passenger routes and cargo logistics.” Currently, there are no direct flights between Vladivostok and […]

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November 13, 2025

Russia, Kazakhstan: November 2025 Presidential Meetings, Strategic Partnership Agreement, NPP Financing

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has met with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the President of Kazakhstan, in Moscow. This follows an Intergovernmental Commission meeting held in Astana a few days earlier, which we discussed here. Russia and Kazakhstan are both neighbours, ex-Soviet Union partners, and members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Eurasian Economic Union and […]

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November 13, 2025

Commonwealth of Independent States To Cooperate On Shipbuilding & Outfitting

A cooperation agreement between members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on the development of civilian shipbuilding and production of ship outfitting equipment has gone into effect, the CIS Executive Committee has reported. The CIS includes Russia along with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Of these, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and […]

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