Trade

LNG

Asia Now Buys 45% Of All Russian LNG, The European Union Purchased A Record 52% In 2024 

Asia, China, Energy, Exports, Trade

Russia exported a record 33.6 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) last year, more than half of which went to the EU market, with Asia a close second, according to data from Belgium based, global analytics firm Kpler. The figure represents an increase of 4% from the previous record of 32.9 million tons set […]

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BRICS - VTB

Russia’s VTB Bank To Expand International Financial Transfer Services Into Africa, LatAm and Asia 

Africa, BRICS, Commonwealth of Independent States, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Latin America, Trade

Russia’s VTB bank plans to expand its services geography in providing international transfers in national currencies during 2025 by adding new countries in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, the Russian state bank’s deputy CEO, Georgy Gorshkov has stated. VTB’s retail customers made 2.1 million transfers in the currencies of friendly countries in 2024, six

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CIS-China

Chinese Automotive Dealers Investing Into Belarus To Access CIS Markets  

China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Foreign Investment, Imports, Trade

In addition to the recent example of China’s Torklink Controls, who are investing over ₽100 million (US$1 million) into an assembly plant in Moscow, the Chinese automobile exporter Biulu (Chongqing Biulu Automotive Technology) has opened a consignment warehouse in Belarus for processing Chinese, European and other vehicles for subsequent deliveries to Russia and CIS countries.

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Syria

Russia-Syria 2025 Diplomatic, Trade, and Security Updates

Middle East, Security, Trade

A Russian delegation has been visiting the new regime in Syria following the fall of the pro-Russian Bashar al-Assad government lasts month. In apparently positive news for Moscow, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has reported that Moscow and Damascus intend to maintain their historically stable and mutually beneficial relationship. It was the first Russian

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East Asia

Russia’s Pivot To Asia: New 2025 Guide To China & East Asia Out Now   

Asia, China, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Security, Trade

Russia’s Pivot To Asia has published its 2025 Guide To East Asia, which includes detail of Russia’s geopolitical, trade and investment relations with China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, in addition to North and South Korea, as well as Japan. It also includes a detailed breakdown of the Russian Far East and especially its East

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CIS Coin

Chinese Industrial Manufacturers Investing Into Russia To Access CIS Markets    

China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Exports, Foreign Investment, Trade

Torklink Controls, a partner of the Chinese company Flowinn, is investing over ₽100 million (US$1 million) into an assembly plant for electric actuators for pipeline valves at the Yesipovo Industrial Park in the Solnechnogorsk region of Moscow. The investment is typical of the type of Foreign Direct Investment Russia is now attracting, as Chinese manufacturers

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Roscosmos

Russia’s Roscosmos Catching Up With SpaceX’s Reusable Rocket Technology

Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russa’s Roscosmos Space Agency is developing the Amur-SPG launch vehicle with a reusable first stage to be in use by 2030, according to Roscosmos head Yury Borisov. He was speaking at the 49th Korolyov Academic Readings on Cosmonautics on Tuesday (January 28). The Amur-SPG, also known as the Soyuz-7 is a reusable, methane–fueled, orbital launch

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Aviation

Russia, China Air Transport To Continue Development Beyond 197 Weekly Flights  

China, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

Meetings held between 15 Russian airlines and an aviation delegation from the Chinese Embassy have discussed the bilateral strengthening of cooperation in Russia-China passenger and cargo air transport. The meeting was chaired by Lev Kosinov, Head of the Department for Transportation Regulation and International Cooperation of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency. In volumes, during

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Digital Assets

Russia’s Digital Financial Assets Grew Fourfold In 2024  

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Russian Market, Trade

Russia’s digital financial assets market grew more than 4 times in 2024, according to the Russian ACRA credit rating agency. Although still developing and partially hampered by sanctions, the overall trend is positive, with holdings up to ₽150 billion by the end of last year. According to ACRA’s estimates, digital financial instruments in Russia have

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