Trade

Direct Russia-Pakistan Rail Services As Part Of INSTC Network

Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and Pakistan are set to be linked by a new freight train line as bilateral talks expand, Islamabad’s Energy Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has stated in an interview, saying that  “It is planned to launch the first train along the North-South logistics route to transport products from Russia to Pakistan as early as […]

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Putin’s Annual “Russia Calling” Speech: The Russian Economy In 2024 – Analysis

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

A decade-long Russian economic bull run is now underway The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has taken part in the annual “Russia Calling!” event, which includes an annual address by the President as well as a public Q&A session. Here we analyse what Putin had to say, in a speech that almost exclusively focused on the

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Direct Russia-Pakistan Air Services Being Discussed

Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and Pakistan are discussing a regular air service between the two countries, and intend to increase the frequency of flights and broaden their geographic reach, according to Sergey Zverev, the Russian Deputy Minister of Transport. That will introduce a direct air service between Moscow and Islamabad. The statement was made after the Russia-Pakistan intergovernmental

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Indonesia

Major Russian IT Developer Opening In Indonesia

BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Investment, Trade

Russia’s Softline, a prominent, Moscow based, publicly traded IT developer, is opening a new office in Indonesia to promote its products and services, in addition to providing vendor solutions. It sees its expert knowledge as a good match for the development potential in Indonesia, a BRICS partner nation. Indonesia is also shortly to sign a

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Russia To Increase Involvement and Invest In Pakistan’s Oil Industry

Asia, Energy, Exports, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Russia’s Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov, has stated that Russia is exploring participation in the upgrade of oil refineries in Pakistan. He was speaking after the meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation of Russia and Pakistan, and said that “In the energy sphere, we are already supplying oil to Pakistan. We also

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Russia Niger Flags

Russia – Niger 2024 Bilateral Relations: Update

Africa, Investment, Security, Trade

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has met with Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, Niger’s Transitional Prime Minister, and with Abdourahamane Tiani, head of Niger’s ruling National Council for the Defense of the Homeland in Niger’s capital, Niamey. Niger has been badly affected in recent years by significant security issues, mostly related to the rise

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Northern Sea Route

Russia, China Agree Important Safety, Security Issues Along The Northern Sea Route

China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and China have reached numerous, specific agreements on navigational safety and security along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), according to Alexey Likhachev, the Director General of Rosatom. He was speaking at the first meeting of the Subcommittee on Cooperation on the NSR of the Russian-Chinese commission. Rosatom is heavily invested in the NSR and

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North Korea

Russia-North Korea Border Crossing Undergoing Significant Upgrades

Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Security, Trade

The only effective sole border crossing between Russia and North Korea, the Khasan/Tumangan railway checkpoint, has become fully operational and is undergoing significant upgrades to boost capacity. The crossing was closed during the Covid pandemic and only reopened, with limited services, in November 2022. With Russia-North Kore trade in weapons and energy now reaching record

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Russia Mali

Russia, Mali 2024 Trade and Investment: Update

Energy, Investment, Trade

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has been visiting Mali at the Russian President’s direction, according to the Kremlin. Novak led a Russian business delegation, and held meetings with Mali’s interim Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maig, several government ministers and met with the country’s interim President Assimi Goita in Bamako, the capital. Mali faces daunting social,

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