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Russian Agricultural Exports to Unfriendly Countries Reduced to 10% of Annual Production

Countries that Russia sees as friendly accounted for 90% of its agricultural exports in 2024, according to Russia’s Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut. The data means that Russia has completely absorbed the impact of sanctions in its agricultural sector. Lut stated that “In the current geopolitical conditions, we’re continuing to reorient our exports to friendly countries. […]

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Russia-China Flights Up 57% Year on Year

China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

Nearly 2,000 flights have been made between Russia and China as of April 2025, up 57% year-on-year, according to Wang Riu of the China National Tourist Office in Moscow. She said, “The number of flights between China and Russia is growing, with flights between Russian and Chinese cities reaching 1,903 in April 2025. This is

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Kaliningrad’s Eco-Farmer To Export Foie Grae and Duck Pate To Kazakhstan

Agriculture, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Trade

The Kaliningrad-based agricultural consumer processing cooperative Eco-Farmer will ship its first batch of canned meat delicacies for export in June, the press service of the regional Agriculture Ministry said. Eco-Farmer is the only producer of canned foie gras, duck rillettes and pates in the Kaliningrad region. The cooperative began manufacturing these products in 2017. However,

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Russia To Begin Export Mineral Waters To India

Agriculture, BRICS, Exports, India

Russia’s Aqua Holding LLC (producer of mineral waters Essentuki No. 4, Essentuki No. 17 and Narzan) is to start producing water for consumers in India by the end of this year, according to the company CEO, Svyatoslav Vilk. Vilk stated that “We recently completed all our certification work in India, so we will launch a

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Singapore Further Opens Up Its Poultry Market To Russia

Agriculture, Asia, Exports, Trade

Singapore, which has largely been implementing sanctions imposed by the West upon Russia, is now moving back towards trade normality, and has permitted two additional Russian companies to supply poultry and by-products to its market, according to Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor). Singapore’s responsible authority has granted these rights to the

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Rosatom Proposes Small Nuclear Power Plants And High Capacity Units To Brazil

BRICS, Energy, Exports, Latin America, Trade

Russia’s Rosatom state nuclear power corporation has proposed projects to Brazil involving both small nuclear power plants (SNPP) and high-capacity power units, according to Rosatom Latin America Director Ivan Dybov. He commented at the Nuclear Trade & Technology Exchange conference in Brazil. Dybov said that “Emphasizing the importance of nuclear projects for addressing climate challenges

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Vietnam Budget Airline To Launch Vladivostok Flights

Asia, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

The Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet Air plans to launch direct regular flights from Hanoi (Noi Bai Airport) to Vladivostok starting June 15, according to Vladivostok Airport’s schedule, with flights operating twice a week on Airbus 321 aircraft. VietJet Air was established in 2007 and positions itself as an international low-cost carrier. Its headquarters is located

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BRICS New Development Bank: 2025 Development Updates

BRICS, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment

The current expansion of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) is taking place in accordance with the implementation of the NDB strategy for 2022-2026, according to the bank’s head, Dilma Rousseff. In addition to the founding members – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – several new members have joined, including Bangladesh and the

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Colombia To Join BRICS New Development Bank

BRICS, Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Latin America, Trade

Colombia intends to join the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) in 2025, according to Hector Arenas Neira, Colombia’s Ambassador to Russia. Neira said that the decision on this issue was made after talks with NDB head Dilma Rousseff, saying that “the decision has been made. Our president met with the president of the BRICS bank,

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Greek Shipping Owners Profiting From Russian Use Crude Oil Tankers

Energy, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Data from Vortexa, the shipping analysts, show that Greek shipping operators have jumped at the chance to lift price cap-compliant Russian oil, with the volume of Russian crude being carried on Greek-operated Aframax tankers jumping to a 12-month high. The shipping boost is due to Russia offering discounted oil to buyers in India and Turkiye,

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