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.
Russia’s container transhipment volumes in its Northwestern Ports such as St.Petersburg continue to recover after volumes fell in 2022. This new growth trend has made it possible to maintain a surplus of terminal capacity and introduce new quality of direct line services without transhipment in European ports, according to Leonid Shlyakhturov, Executive Director of FESCO […]
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been attending the annual meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Almaty. The meetings included the Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Following the discussions, Lavrov held a Press Conference and took related questions. In this article, he […]
Russia’s Deputy Energy Minister Roman Marshavin has held videoconference discussions with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power and Energy, Kumara Jayakody, as well as representatives of Sri Lanka’s energy companies. Sri Lanka has been hit by an economic crisis and lacks sufficient energy production. The two sides discussed prospects for joint investment projects in the fuel […]
The 8th Session of the India-Russia Working Group on Priority Investment Projects has been taking place in Delhi, co-chaired by Amardeep Singh Bhatia, Secretary of the Indian Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, and Vladimir Ilichev, Russia’s Deputy Economic Development Minister. The session took place in the framework of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission […]
The Russian Deputy Russian Prime Minister Alexander Novak, Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev and several other energy officials have been holding discussions with Magzum Mirzagaliyev, advisor to the Kazakh president, and Kazakh Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov. Other officials from the Russian and Kazakh energy ministries also attended. The issues were cooperation in the nuclear and financial […]
Subscribe to receive exclusive insights and analysis on Trade.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has held talks with Mohamed Siraj, the Sudanese ambassador to Moscow, to discuss the ongoing conflict in Sudan, the Russian Foreign Ministry has stated. Since April 2023, Sudan has been gripped by fierce fighting between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), with […]
Ecuador is discussing the construction of the country’s first low-capacity nuclear power plant with Russia, while France and the United States are also in the running for its NPP construction contracts, according to Fabian Calero, the Ecuadorian Deputy Energy Minister. Calero said that Ecuador is currently working on a new law on nuclear energy and […]
The Chinese government and Chinese businesses are interested in creating a new transport corridor that would extend from Yekaterinburg in the Russian Urals to Russia’s Arctic ports at Yamal. This would be a key part of a longer route that would connect China to the Arctic Ocean and the Northern Sea Route. The interest was […]
The Russian-Kyrgyz Development Fund (RKDF) plans to allocate US$161 million to finance investment projects this year, the RKDF has stated. The fund’s financing amounted to US$149.3 million in 2024. The new figures mean it will increase 7.8% in 2025. During the year, US$141 million is expected to go towards direct project financing, and another US$20 […]
AirBridgeCargo, the largest cargo airline in Russia until 2022, has said it may resume operations in 2025, according to its latest financial statements. These state that “The company is monitoring changes in the geopolitical situation and expects that in 2025 there will be an opportunity to implement plans to resume operations.” AirBridgeCargo suspended flights after […]
The number of African student applicants to study in Russian University agricultural programmes have grown fivefold from 2020-25, according to Russia’s Federal Agency for International Cooperation. Officially known as the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) it operates as a federal executive body responsible for […]
Русский
