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The EAEU-Indonesia Free Trade Agreement: A Landmark Agreement in Global Trade

ASEAN, Economy, Exports, Imports, Russia, Trade

One of the most consequential developments of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council  St. Petersburg summit on December 21 was the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the EAEU and the Republic of Indonesia, a strategic pivot that significantly broadens the Union’s external economic reach. The pact was years in the making, following five rounds […]

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Energy Main

Why Western Pressure Has Failed to Break Russia’s Eurasian Energy Pivot

Economy, Energy, Finance, Russia, Trade

Introduction: Sanctions vs. Energy Reality Western sanctions were designed to weaken Russia’s economy by cutting off its most important source of revenue: oil and gas. The strategy assumed that restricting Russian energy exports would reduce state income, isolate Russian companies, and force Moscow to change its policies. Several years into this sanctions campaign, the results

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Africa Main

Russia-Africa Ministerial Conference in Cairo Reinforces Economic Ties: Analysis

Africa, BRICS, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia, Trade

The Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum was held In Cairo on December 19-20, 2025, and convened ministers of foreign affairs, heads of regional economic blocs, and senior officials from more than 50 African nations to advance cooperation in trade, economic ties, investment, and connectivity with Russia. Hosting this event in Africa marks

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Uralchem

Russia’s Uralchem Targets Vietnamese Agricultural Sector 

Agriculture, ASEAN, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Russia, Trade

Russia’s Uralchem Group, a leading global producer of mineral fertilizers and chemical products, has been engaging in sales and marketing events in Vietnam, specifically presenting its agricultural solutions in Can Tho province, located in the heart of the Mekong Delta. The event was attended by approximately senior Vietnamese CEOs from retailers and fertilizer distribution outlets

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South Asia

Despite SAARC Inactivity, Russia Can Expand Its Economic Footprint in South Asia Via BIMSTEC Momentum and Emerging Trade Opportunities

Asia, China, Exports, Imports, India, Russia, Trade

By design, South Asia should be one of the world’s most integrated economic regions. In reality, it remains one of the least connected. South Asia is not a marginal periphery of Eurasia as one of its demographics, economic, and logistical cores. Yet its regional institutions remain weaker than its potential. For Russia, this contradiction is

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Container

India Identifies 300 Products to Expand Exports to Russia: Analysis

India, Russia, Trade

By any measure, the current structure of India–Russia trade is asymmetrical. In 2024–25, bilateral trade amounted to nearly US$70 billion, yet the balance is heavily skewed. India’s imports from Russia, dominated by crude oil, have surged to over US$60 billion, while exports to Russia remain below US$5 billion. This imbalance, driven largely by geopolitics and

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Azerbaijan

Asian Development Bank To Lend Azerbaijan US$325 Million To Electrify Railway To Russia

Caucasus, Commonwealth of Independent States, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russia, Trade

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to lend Azerbaijan US$325 million to electrify and modernize the signalling and telecommunications system of the railway from Bilajary to Yalama on the border with Russia, the bank has stated. ADB said “This railway is part of the International North-South Transport Corridor, which is used for export and import

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Reintegration

Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye and Kherson Transport Systems Reintegrating With Russia, CIS Market Access Being Restored 

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Regulatory, Russia, Trade

The integration of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions into the Russian transport system has been discussed by the Russian Legislative Council.  Konstantin Pashkov, the First Deputy Minister of Transport, stated that the primary task is the full integration of these regions into the national system. Much of this

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The Eurasian Transport Framework Observatory – Showcasing US$231 Billion Of Central Asian-Middle East Silk Road Infrastructure Projects 

Central Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russia, Trade

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) has released a Eurasian Transport Framework (ETF) Observatory, being an analytical tool for monitoring and systematising infrastructure projects related to Eurasian international transport corridors and routes, covering 13 countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, Belarus, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It currently lists 325 projects at various stages of implementation,

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How Russia Is Unlocking Arctic Trade and Investment for Asia

Asia, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russia, Trade

The Arctic Present and Future forum was held between December 9 and 10 in St. Petersburg,  and reaffirmed a simple but powerful truth: the Arctic is no longer a distant frontier of ice and exploration, but it is becoming one of the central arteries of the 21st-century global economy. Against a backdrop of geopolitical turbulence

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