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Russia Expands Mineral Water Exports To Thailand   

Asia, Exports, Trade

Russia’s Aqua Holding LLC, producer of mineral water brands Essentuki No. 4, Essentuki No. 17 and Narzan, has delivered its first shipment of mineral water to Thailand, the company has stated. These mineral waters are bottled in the Russian Caucasus and considered therapeutic treatments for gastro-intestinal problems. Aqua Holdings has worked with water for local […]

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Russia Working On Tanzania’s Kiwira Thermal Power Plant

Africa, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

Inter RAO Export Project Management (a division of Inter RAO) plans to develop a project for the construction of the Kiwira thermal power plant (TPP) in Tanzania. The approximate cost is US$1.6 million. In 2025, only the development of the feasibility study is planned, including the contracting of an appropriate subcontractor from the Russian side.

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Cost Of China-Russia Shipping Containers Reduces, Volumes To Increase     

China, Imports, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The time and cost of shipping containers from China to Russia have significantly decreased, with the supply of transportation now exceeding shipping demand. The transportation time has dropped to three weeks, and the rates on the Shanghai-Moscow route are now about US$5,000 per container. Oleg Poluektov, a Director of logistics for the Russian company ModernWay

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VTB Expands Phone-Number Based, International Financial Transfer Retail Services  

Commonwealth of Independent States, Finance, Trade

Russia’s VTB bank has launched phone number-based transfers to Azerbaijan, in moves that circumnavigate the financial sanctions placed on Russian banks using the SWIFT financial transfer service. Russian retail clients can now instantly send money to Azerbaijan using the recipient’s phone number to clients of the subsidiary bank – VTB Azerbaijan. The transfer is made

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Russia Exports Beet Pulp To Egypt For First Time As New Agricultural Markets Emerge

Africa, Agriculture, BRICS, Exports, Trade

Russia has begun exporting beet pulp (a byproduct of sugar beet processing) to Egypt for the first time. More than 6,500 tonnes of the product were shipped in January, according to Russia’s Agroexport center. Morocco is the largest global buyer of Russian beet pulp, with exports to the country increasing six-fold in January to more

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Russia’s Pivot To Asia: New 2025 Guide To West Africa Out Now   

Africa, BRICS, Energy, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

This unique and brand new 2025 Guide includes Russia’s trade, investment and development status with Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.  West Africa is a diverse region, with a considerable European colonial past and some regional conflicts, especially in the

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Russia, Tajikistan 2025 Trade & Investment Relations: Update

Commonwealth of Independent States, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been discussing bilateral relations with the Tajik President, Emomali Rahmon, in Moscow. They discussed prospects for expanding bilateral relations of strategic partnership and alliance, with a focus on trade, investment, cultural and humanitarian cooperation in addition to exchanging opinions on key regional issues. Both countries are members of the

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EAEU-IRAN

Eurasian Economic Union, Iran, Free Trade Agreement Effective From May 15   

Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Middle East, Regulatory, Trade

The full free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries and Iran will go into effect on May 15, according to Andrei Slepnev, the Eurasian Economic Commission Trade Minister. The EAEU includes Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. It fills the geographic space between Eastern Europe and Western China.   The EAEU said in

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Russia, Venezuela 2025 Foreign Relations: Update

Energy, Exports, Imports, Investment, Latin America, Trade

Russia and Venezuela are celebrating their 80th year of diplomatic relations this year, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov giving comments on contemporary relations on Friday (March 14). This is an edited overview of what he had to say, concentrating on the trade and investment issues: Background “Today, Russian-Venezuelan relations are developing on a firm

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