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.
The Bugristoe checkpoint on the border of Russia and Kazakhstan has begun a significant upgrading which will double the capacity of the border crossing, when completed at the end of 2026, according to the Russian Federal State Budgetary Institution Rosgranstroy. The works include the construction of 29 buildings and structures, the organisation of 32 lanes […]
The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, together with the Russian Export Centre (REC), is launching a program of state support for exports to Latin America and Africa. According to the program, Russian logistics companies engaged in maritime transportation will be able to receive subsidies from the federal budget and set preferential tariffs for their […]
Dagestan’s Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port (MCSP) is negotiating the export of fertilizers and timber products to Asia and the Middle East, according to Sergei Melikov, the Head of the Dagestan Republic. He was speaking during a conference on the development of transport in Dagestan. The Republic is part of the Russian Federation and has a […]
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that the BRICS nations remain committed to developing new “transparent and secure” payment platforms to boost their economic integration and reduce “vulnerabilities” in the global market. He was speaking at a meeting of the BRICS Ambassadors (also known as “Sherpas”) on Thursday, (February 27) as the […]
Russia, Iran and Iraq will form a working group for the joint development of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev stated after a meeting of the Russia-Iraq Intergovernmental Commission for Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation. Tsivilev, the Commission Co-Chair, said that “There was a proposal from the Iraqi prime […]
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Russia’s nuclear energy state corporation, Rosatom, has won a Brazilian tender to provide conversion and enrichment services for domestically produced uranium, according to the companies press service, which stated the contract signed by Rosatom with the Brazilian state company Industrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB) is “worth around US$40 million.” It is expected that Brazilian uranium […]
Russia’s Agroeco Group, one of the countries largest pork producers, has begun exporting pork products to Liberia and the Republic of Congo (ROC), with the group having shipped the first containers of pork legs to the two African countries. Agroeco began exporting pork offal to the nearby Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in August 2024, […]
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu, and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi have held talks in Beijing, with Shoigu also meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two sides discussed bilateral issues as concerns global and Asian security, in addition to global and regional conflicts and geopolitics. Ukraine Sticking Points These have come following Russian […]
Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu held talks with the Director General of the National Security Council of Malaysia, Nushirwan Zainal Abidin during a visit to Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, (February 26). This follows meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in September 2024 on the sidelines of the Eastern […]
The Russia-Iraq Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation has been holding its bilateral meetings in Baghdad this week, with the two countries analyzing their existing agreements and exploring new ones to better develop more active business cooperation. Russia Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev, in attendance, said to the Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein “Thank […]
Russia and Qatar have agreed to step up trade and economic cooperation, including in the energy sector, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stated, saying that “We have agreed to intensify work in all areas, primarily in the trade and economic sector, in the energy sector, within the framework of such organizations as the Gas […]
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