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India Commissions Russian-Built Warships

BRICS, Foreign Investment, India, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, is to visit Russia’s Kaliningrad shipyard next month where the Indian Navy Stealth Frigate, INS Tushil is currently being built. The three-day visit will start on December 8, and will include talks with Russian Defence Minister, Andrey Belousov in Moscow. Singh will then travel to the Yantar shipyard located […]

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A Russian 2024 Thanksgiving: Rostov’s Damate Group Doubles Turkey Exports To China

Agriculture, China, Exports, Trade

Damate Group, Russia’s leading turkey meat producer, exported 8,300 tonnes of turkey and duck meat to China in the nine months between January and September 2024, double the volume exported in the same period last year, the company has said. Damate said that their turkey meat exports to China stood at 8,000 tonnes, of which

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Russia Expands East West Cross-Border Transportation As Sanctions Create Alternative Trade Routes

Asia, Foreign Investment, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport

Sanctions, and the subsequent need to develop eastern and southern supply chains to and from Russia, have led to a significant shift in Eurasian supply chains to and from Russia. In this article we explain these new emerging routes and their current development.      The North-South Transport Corridor The North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC, also referred to

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Russia To Assist Afghanistan Re-Enter International Community, Develop Regional Trade

Asia, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Russia intends to develop bilateral cooperation with Afghanistan in various fields, Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu has said, in meetings with Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed Abdul Kabir. Shoigu paid a visit to Afghanistan on Monday, (November 25) where he met with the country’s top leadership. During four rounds of talks, he discussed economic, transportation

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Azerbaijan

Asian Development Bank Agrees Azerbaijan Loan To Finance Railway To Russia

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and CJSC Azerbaijan Railways have signed a loan agreement for US$131.5 million to complete the reconstruction of a 166-kilometer section of a double-track railway, including civil structures and railway crossings on the Sumgait-Yalama route, to the Azeri border with Russia. This loan is additional financing for the Railway Sector Development

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Containers

BRICS Faces Container Imbalances, Russia To Build Worldwide Container Manufacturing & Distribution Hubs

BRICS, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Over the past three years, Russia’s share in BRICS trade has more than doubled and has further potential for expansion and containerisation – but there are bottlenecks that need dealing with.  During that timeframe, BRICS imports from Russia have surpassed exports to Russia by almost 4.5 times, creating a huge container imbalance. As a result,

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Russia-Mongolia Railway Border Crossing To China Doubles Freight Capacity  

Asia, China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Naushki border railway crossing between Russia and Mongolia, which is the most in-demand railway crossing between the two countries, has been enlarged and can now accommodate twice as many freight wagons for customs inspection. It has also been digitized, which will speed up border crossings and allow an increase in cargo turnover both between

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Russia Creating World Market Diamond Standards With Africa 

Africa, Exports, Russia's Belt & Road

Russia’s Alrosa, the world’s largest diamond producer, is developing a new standard for responsible diamond mining with African partners, according to Natalya Zhulin , the company’s deputy head of international cooperation. She said “We’re participating in the creation and testing of a new standard for responsible diamond mining together with our African partners. Why is

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