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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
The Russian auto manufacturer Kamaz has launched a presale program for Russia’s first electric vehicle, the pre-series production of which began in late November at its Moskvich plant near Moscow. This plant was previously a joint venture with Renault until the French manufacturer exited the Russian market in 2022. The new EV, titled the ‘Atom‘ […]
The Moscow Stock Exchange (MOEX) intends to launch a stock index with securities selected by artificial intelligence (AI) in 2026, according to Viktor Zhidkov, the chairman of the trading platform’s executive board. He said that “We want to launch an index next year, where artificial intelligence will be used to form the calculation base. We […]
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