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.
Turkiye’s AJet airline will launch direct flights between Istanbul and St. Petersburg on March 14, according to St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport. There will be four flights a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Pulkovo airports press service stated that “AJet is the fourth carrier on the St. Petersburg-Istanbul route. The number of flights to […]
The Israeli Tourism Ministry has said that 72,600 Russian tourists visited Israel in 2024, a sharp decline from the 158,500 Russian tourist arrivals in 2023. The number of tourists fell after the Israeli-Palestinian conflict escalated on October 7, 2023. Overall, Russian visitors retained the fourth position among foreign tourists to Israel in 2024 with a […]
Russia’s Pivot To Asia have published our 2025 Guide to North Africa, which discusses Russia’s geopolitical, trade and investment trends with Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia. North Africa is a key development region offering much potential for Russia as it transitions away from its colonial-era towards a more definitive North African and global […]
Russia boosted exports of agricultural products 20% year-on-year to over $3 billion to Egypt in 2024, the Agriculture Ministry’s Agroexport center has said, citing preliminary expert estimates. The main export product was wheat, accounting for 84% of all deliveries. Sunflower oil at 13%, soybean oil at 2%, and dried lentils and chickpeas under 1% each […]
Russia’s supply chains are showing signs of adapting far more quickly than in the past, with one example being butter imports from Azerbaijan, Uruguay and Argentina this year, which have all increased, according to Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor). Azerbaijan delivered 940 tonnes of butter, four times the amount it did […]
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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and his Kyrgyz counterpart Adylbek Kasymaliyev held discussions on Monday (February 3) after meeting on the sidelines of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council’s session in Almaty. Mishustin and Kasymaliyev “discussed current issues on the bilateral agenda as a follow-up to the agreements on enhancing Russian-Kyrgyz trade and economic cooperation reached at […]
Russia’s nuclear energy giant Rosatom has offered technology transfer to India for small modular reactors (SMR), as the country looks to boost nuclear energy generation. Rosatom is exploring the feasibility of setting up SMRs in the coastal areas of India, according to Indian media. Rosatom is currently developing India’s largest nuclear energy facility – the […]
A new grain terminal with a capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per year is to be built in Makhachkala Port (Dagestan) during 2025, according to Dzhambulat Salavov, the Dagestan Minister of Transport and Road Management. He was assessing the department’s tasks for 2025. In addition, major repairs, reconstruction of existing berths and construction of an […]
In 2024, FESCO shipped more than 16,000 TEU between the Indian ports of Navasheva, Mundra and Novorossiysk via the FESCO Indian Line West (FIL-W) marine service, which is almost 7 times higher than last year. FESCO exported 7,000 TEU, and imported about 9,000 TEU. Currently, two container ships with a total cargo capacity of more […]
Aeroflot plans to launch flights to the Vietnamese resort city of Nha Trang in March this year, company CEO Sergei Aleksandrovsky has stated, saying “We plan to open a new route to Vietnam, to the city of Nha Trang, at the end of March. We also plan to expand our regional flight program to Hainan […]
The Russian government has contracted for the design and construction of a road bridge over the Tumannaya River in Primorsky Krai on the border with North Korea, which is to be built by December 31, 2026. The order was signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. TonnelYuzhStroi has been designated as the sole contractor of […]
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