Trade

China Rail

Russia – China Rail Freight Grows 9.3% In 2M 2025   

China, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russian freight traffic to China via the Russian Railways network continues to grow, according to Sergey Pavlov, the first deputy head of Russian Railways. He was speaking at the TransRussia conference last Friday (March 21) in Moscow. According to Pavlov, in January-February 2025, more than 30 million tonnes of cargo were transported via Russian Railways […]

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Exports

Russia Incentivizes Exports To Friendly Countries By Offering 50% Transport Discounts   

Exports, Finance, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Russian exporters can now receive subsidies of up to 50% to compensate for transportation costs when exporting their products to friendly countries, according to Dmitry Kuskov, Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Licensing for Foreign Trade of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade. Kuskov announced this at the plenary session of the

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Qatar

Russia, Qatar Developing Regional Rail, Road and Port Infrastructure

Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Russia and Qatar are negotiating a draft intergovernmental memorandum on cooperation in transport and transit, the Russian Ministry of Transport has stated. It is another example of Russia’s own version of the Belt & Road Initiative.  The two countries have been holding their fifth meeting of the joint Russian-Qatari commission on trade, economic and technical

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Russian Parliament To Ratify Republic of Congo Oil Pipeline

Africa, Energy, Investment, Miscellaneous, Trade

The Russian government has submitted an intergovernmental agreement with the Republic of the Congo on cooperation on the construction of the Pointe-Noire – Loutete – Moluko – Tresho oil product pipeline in the Congo to the Russian State Duma for ratification. The agreement (No. 870793-8), which was signed in Moscow on September 28, 2024, has

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EAEU-Mongolia

Eurasian Economic Union, Mongolia, Agree On Temporary Free Trade Agreement

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Trade

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Mongolia have agreed on the remaining issues concerning a temporary free trade agreement, according to the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). This follows a meeting between EEC Trade Minister Andrei Slepnev and Gantumur Luvsannyam, the Mongolian Economic and Development Minister. Slepnev said “We have conducted productive talks, in which we

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Belarus

Belarus Allows Citizens of 67 Countries To Use E-visa Applications

Logistics & Transport, Regulatory, Trade

In stark contrast to the policies of the European Union towards Belarussian nationals, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry has stated that foreign citizens will be able to enter Belarus on an electronic visa from March 20.  The Ministry’s statement read “Starting from March 20, 2025, foreign citizens will be able to enter Belarus on an electronic

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SouthKorea

Russia, South Korea To Establish Multimodal Transport Services

Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

In signs of a thawing between Russia and US backed economies, Russia’s multimodal transport operator Ruscon and South Korean logistics company Sunsko S&T plan to develop multimodal transportation between the Far East and Asia. A memorandum of cooperation in the field of transport and logistics services was signed by Ruscon First Vice President Andrei Chernyshev

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ThailandWater

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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