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January 16, 2025

Russia – Central African Republic 2025 Trade Investment and Geopolitical Relations

Update: January 17Russia and the CAR have signed a memorandum to enhance cooperation in agriculture, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture has announced. The agreement, signed by Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut and CAR’s Agriculture Minister Gismala Hamza, focuses on strengthening trade, economic, and scientific collaboration. Discussions during the meeting included expanding bilateral trade and cooperation […]

January 15, 2025

New Russia’s Pivot To Asia Publication: “2025 Guide To SAARC & BIMSTEC”

Russia’s Pivot To Asia has published a new “2025 Guide to SAARC & BIMSTC” which details Russia’s trade, investment and geopolitical developments with both these South Asian trade blocs. SAARC includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. SAARC comprises 3% of the world’s land area, 21% of the world’s population and […]

January 15, 2025

Russia, Vietnam 2025 Bilateral Trade Developments

Update: January 16Russia is willing to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) and oil to Vietnam, as well as help develop its nuclear power sector as it seeks to expand energy cooperation, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has stated. Russia and Vietnam have also agreed to continue supporting oil and gas projects on each other’s continental […]

January 14, 2025

Uganda: BRICS Is Transformative For New Members, Boosts Investment and Innovation

Uganda’s Foreign Minister, John Mulimba, has highlighted the transformative potential of BRICS membership as part of the countries development strategy. Uganda officially became a BRICS partner state on January 1. Speaking during an interview with China’s Xinhua News Agency, Mulimba stated during 2025, Uganda’s BRICS partnership would help unlock investment opportunities and deepen ties with […]

January 14, 2025

EAEU and China Update Trade and Economic Cooperation Roadmap

Vladimir Serpikov, Director of the EAEU Trade Policy Department, held a working meeting with Liu Jin, Minister Plenipotentiary for Trade and Economic Affairs of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Russia at the Eurasian Economic Commission on January 10th. The two sides discussed the current state and prospects for the development of […]

January 14, 2025

Over Half Of All Countries Worldwide Are De-Dollarizing

More than half of the countries across the world have declared a boycott of the US dollar, an analysis conducted by Russia’s Sputnik media has showed. In 2024, 14 more nations embarked on de-dollarisation, according to Sputnik’s analysis. 46 countries have switched to making transactions in national currencies, and 53 countries now openly oppose the […]

January 13, 2025

Georgia To Double Russian Gas Imports In 2025

Natural gas consumption in Georgia should rise 2.8% year-on-year to 3.32 billion cubic meters in 2025, the Georgian Economic Ministry has stated concerning the national fuel and energy balance posted on its website. Gas supplies from Azerbaijan should total 2.91 bcm in 2025, with plans to double supplies from Russia to 400 million cubic meters. […]

January 13, 2025

Oman Looking To Attract Russian Investors To Develop As A Middle East Hub

Oman is interested in attracting Russian investors in the sectors of sustainable development, tourism, technology, as well as other areas, according to the Omani government. In order to create favorable conditions for foreign investment, Oman has been developing special economic zones in the country and has specifically created areas where the Sultanate needs a Russian […]

January 13, 2025

Russia’s Aqua Holding Exports 35% More Water In 2024

Aqua Holding, the producer of the Narzan, Essentuki No. 4 and Essentuki No. 17 brand mineral waters, increased exports of its products 35% year-on-year in 2024, and shipping more than 750 million litres to 19 countries. While water is not generally considered a particularly interesting commodity, Russia possesses the world’s second largest fresh water reserves […]

January 12, 2025

Russia’s Pivot To Asia 2025 Guide To ASEAN

Russia’s Pivot To Asia have just published their 2025 Guide to ASEAN, which details Russia’s trade, investment and geopolitical involvement with the ASEAN group. ASEAN includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. We detail Russian trade trends looking back at 2024 and ahead into 2025, and also include chapters […]

January 11, 2025

Venezuelan President To Meet Russia’s Special Envoy

The Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, has said that he will have a meeting with Russian State Duma (lower house) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin who presented Moscow during Friday’s (January 10) inauguration ceremony of the Venezuelan leader. Maduro stated “I have a meeting with Russian President Putin’s special envoy planned” at a rally supporting his inauguration as […]

January 11, 2025

Russia Donates 1,600 Tonnes of Grain to Ethiopia

The Russian Embassy in Addis Ababa has announced that Russia has donated more than 1,600 tonnes of grain to Ethiopia as part of its ongoing food aid initiative. The donation aims to support refugees in Ethiopia’s Gambella region, where severe financial shortages have left many in need. The Embassy stated that funding shortages have severely […]

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