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Russia, Armenia Bilateral Relations: 2025 Update

Eurasian Economic Union, Investment, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov has been visiting Yerevan at the invitation of the Ararat Mirzoyan, the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs. During the talks held at the Armenian Foreign Ministry, they discussed a wide range of issues related to the development of bilateral cooperation, interaction within the Eurasian integration associations, and coordination at […]

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Dagestan Oil

Azerbaijani Olive Oil Producer Invests In Dagestan  

Agriculture, Commonwealth of Independent States, Exports, Foreign Investment, Trade

Azerbaijan’s Isfa plans to invest up to AZN7 million (US$4.1 million) in planting an olive orchard and building an olive oil plant in Dagestan, the Azerbaijan’s Economic Zones Development Agency has reported. Isfa LLC, which has been operating in Azerbaijan since 2015, signed a memorandum on cooperation with Dagestan’s Export Support Center. Under the document,

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India

Russian Exports Of Crude Oil To India Increase To An Estimated 1.8 Million Barrels A Day In May

Energy, Exports, India

India’s imports of Russian crude oil are expected to reach around 1.8 million barrels per day in May, the highest level in 10 months, according to ship-tracking data from Kpler. The surge is attributed to refiners purchasing more light grades, such as Russia’s ESPO Blend from the Eastern Siberian-Pacific Ocean pipeline. Traders predict that the

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Ukraine

Putin Mobilises Numerous Russian Ministries To Create A Buffer Zone With Ukraine

Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Market, Security

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has called for the creation of a buffer zone with Ukraine and has enlisted numerous Russian Ministries and regions of Russia to assist construct in ‘in the shortest possible time’. Putin stated that the Russian Ministries of defence, interior, emergency situations, construction, health, transport, energy, communications, education and other authorities

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Russians

Are Russians Becoming More Eurasian Than European? The Societal Implications

Culture, Russian Market

As Russia has become estranged from Europe, and attitudes in both directions cool off, a pertinent social question to ask is what is a Russian national – and is that make-up changing? Because if so, this will have long term impacts on Russian consumer behaviour and societal trends – important issues for understanding what the

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Mining

Russia Introduces Tax Incentives To Increase Arctic Geological Exploration & Extraction

Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Market

Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources plans to propose introducing a 1.5 multiplier for calculating profit tax for geological exploration in onshore Arctic and Far East territories, according to Alexander Kozlov, the natural resources minister. He was speaking at a State Duma session dedicated to the socioeconomic and infrastructure development of the Arctic. The use of

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Tomtor

World’s Third Largest Rare Earths Deposits Restructured Under Russia’s Rosneft

Infrastructure, Investment, Russian Market

Russia’s Rosneft has acquired Vostok Engineering LLC, which holds the license for the Tomtor rare and rare-earth metals (REM) deposits in Yakutia. Tomtor is one of the world’s three biggest REM deposits and is one of the richest in the world in terms of REM content in ore, as well as the world’s largest niobium

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Kazakstan

Joint Russia-Kazakhstan, China Contractor-Built Synthetic Rubber Plant To Target Asian EV Tires Demand

China, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Investment

A joint project of Russia’s Tatneft and Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Kazyna wealth fund to build a butadiene plant is to begin its investment phase in July 2025, with China Tianchen Engineering Corporation as its contractor, the Kazakhstan government’s press service has said. Butadiene is a colorless gas and a crucial industrial chemical primarily used to produce synthetic

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Congo Pipeline

Russia To Sanctions-Proof Republic Of Congo Pipeline Investment

Africa, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

Russia hopes to establish a sanctions-proof channel for the supply of petroleum products by building a petroleum product pipeline in the Congo and also to gain the status of a strategic partner in ensuring the energy security of the entire region, Russian Deputy Energy Minister Dmitry Islamov has stated to the State Duma. Islamov was

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