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Outbound Tourism

Russian Summer 2025 Outbound Tourist Volumes Expected To Increase 24.8%

Africa, Asia, Exports, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russian Market, Trade

Outbound tourism from Russia may reach some 6.4 million this coming summer, which is a 24.8% increase from last year, the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) said on Friday (May 30). Artur Muradyan, vice president of ATOR for international tourism, said that “The early booking of summer vacations is almost twice as successful this […]

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InboundTourism

Russia’s 2025 Inbound Tourism Volumes Expected To Increase By 20-25%

Asia, China, Imports, India, Middle East, Trade

The Association of Tour Operators of Russia ATOR) has stated that the forecast volumes of inbound tourists to Russia this year was expected to rise by 25% to reach about 2 million visitors, while the number of outbound Russian tourists is expected to increase to 6.4 million during 2025. The predictions were made by Alexander

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RICS

Russia Wants To Restart RICS Security Dialogue With China & India

Asia, China, India, Infrastructure, Security

Moscow is interested in resuming dialogue on security issues within the framework of the RIC (Russia-India-China), format, said Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the ‘Eurasian International Public and Political Hearings on the Formation of an Equal and Indivisible Security and Cooperation Architecture in Eurasia’ conference in Perm on Thursday. (May 29).  Lavrov emphasized Russia’s “sincere

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Qatar

Russia and Qatar Look To Develop Middle East Agri-Industrial Hub

Agriculture, Exports, Investment, Middle East, Trade

Russia and Qatar are discussing the creation of an agro-industrial hub in Qatar, and work on the project is ongoing, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov has stated. If specific agreements are reached, the initiative could open up new export opportunities for Russian producers. In 2024, exports of meat and edible by-products from Russia

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UAE Investors Plan to Purchase More Equity in Belarus’ Largest Bank

Finance, Foreign Investment, Middle East, Trade

Soven 1 Holding (UAE), the majority shareholder of Belarus’s Priorbank, plans to buy out the Belarus State Property Committee equity of 6.31% of the bank’s shares. The decision is of interest as it implies there is significant unrealized value in shares of businesses operating in sanctioned countries and that there are investors prepared to take

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Russia Proposes New Eurasian Security System That Includes Some EU Nations

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Middle East, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Russia has been holding security discussions in Moscow with multiple countries and has proposed that as Russia is now actively involved in the process of forming a new Eurasian security structure, several European countries should become part of any new Eurasian security system, according to Alexander Grushko, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister. Russia believes that

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Brazil

Russia, Brazil 2025 Cooperation: Update   

BRICS, Investment, Latin America, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov has met with Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim, the Special Advisor to the President of Brazil for Foreign Policy, in Moscow. Lavrov and Amorim exchanged views on the current international situation and global problems. They also emphasised the mutual intention to further deepen coordination of Moscow’s and Brasilia’s efforts in

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Sberbank

Sberbank To Issue Bonds Tied To Crypto Values

Economy, Finance, Investment, Russian Market, Trade

Russia’s Sberbank is developing structured bonds whose yields will be tied to cryptocurrency price movements, according to Sberbank Executive Board Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov. He said that “In the near future, we will present investors with a product that provides convenient and secure exposure to cryptocurrency assets – without direct ownership of cryptocurrencies, while fully

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