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November 28, 2025

Russia and Pakistan: Eying Energy, Agricultural, Industrial & Pharmaceutical Trade and Development

Sergei Tsivilev, the co-chair of the Russian-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission, has been talking up the potential for Russia-Pakistani trade and investment relations in several industrial sectors, saying that Russian oil and gas companies remain highly interested in developing business in Pakistan. Tsivilev stated that “We continue to collaborate in hydrocarbon exploration and development. We are working […]

November 28, 2025

Russian Central Bank To Open Representative Office In India

The Central Bank of Russia is to open a representative office in India, the regulator’s press service has stated, saying “The Central Bank of Russia is looking into opening a representative office in Mumbai, India. This would contribute to solidifying interaction between the two countries’ regulators, as well as developing cooperation in the financial sector […]

November 28, 2025

Russia’s Agricultural Trade with Iran Up 20% In 9M 2025

Agricultural trade between Russia and Iran grew 20% in the first nine months of this year, according to Russia’s Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut and Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Jihad Gholamreza Nouri Ghezeljeh. Russia also resumed exports of mineral fertilizers to Iran. Lut and Ghezeljeh also discussed prospects for cooperation in veterinary and phytosanitary surveillance. They […]

November 28, 2025

Russia Looking To Develop Agricultural Trade With Afghanistan

Russia’s Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut has been discussing cooperation in the agricultural sector with Mawlavi Ataullah Omari. Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock. Lut stated that “In recent years, agricultural trade between Russia and Afghanistan has been growing. Russian exports form the basis of this mutual trade—flour, sunflower oil, and sugar are supplied […]

November 28, 2025

Russia, Pakistan, Working On Financial Model To Upgrade Pakistani Steel Mills

Russia and Pakistan are working on a financing model for Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) upgrade in Karachi, according to Sergei Tsivilev, the co-chair of the Russian-Pakistani intergovernmental commission. Tsivilev is also Russia’s energy minister. Pakistan is short of foreign currency assets. PSM and Russian officials signed an MoU on cooperation for the plant’s modernization in […]

November 27, 2025

The Putin-Japarov summit—Russia-Kyrgyzstan ties and Eurasian growth

The state visit of President Vladimir Putin to the Kyrgyz Republic on 25–27 November and President Putin’s formal bilateral meeting with President Sadyr Japarov on November 26 mark a defining moment in the evolution of Russian–Kyrgyz comprehensive economic cooperation. While topics related to geopolitics and security formed part of the dialogue, the clear central axis […]

November 27, 2025

FESCO Launches First Flexi-Tank Trains From Omsk To China

Russia’s FESCO Transportation Group has dispatched the first container train fully loaded with 40-foot flexi-tanks from Omsk to China via Kazakhstan, the company has said. A flexitank is a single-use, flexible bladder designed to fit inside a standard shipping container for transporting non-hazardous liquids. It is a cost-effective alternative to drums, intermediate bulk carriers (IBCs), […]

November 26, 2025

Russia and Iran to Create A New Joint Shipping Line

Russian and Iranian maritime shipping companies are looking in detail at creating a new maritime container line, according to Andrei Tarasenko, the head of the Russian Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot). He was speaking at the 2025 Transport of Russia forum. Tarasenko said that Russia and Iran had reached specific agreements in […]

November 26, 2025

China’s Dongning Shows The Way In Strengthening Ties With Russian Tourists

China’s Dongning (东宁), in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, has been actively enhancing the growth of cross-border tourism, trade, and consumption markets with Russia since introducing a visa-free policy for Russians in September. According to local immigration data, 7,821 Russians crossed over the Dongning border into China in the six-week period from September 15 to October […]

November 26, 2025

Russia’s Kristall Distillery Eying Exports To India

Russia’s Kaluga Kristall Distillery is looking at exporting its products to the Indian consumer market and has said it has partnered with India’s M/S Blue Billion Group to study the Indian market’s potential for its products. The company stated, “The study aims to determine the optimal positioning of the distillery’s products in one of the […]

November 26, 2025

Ottimo Cibo! Russia’s Pasta 2025 Exports Increase 8%

Russia’s pasta exports have increased 8% this year, reaching 103,000 tonnes in volume, with a value of US$154 million during 9M 2025, according to the Russian Agroexport Federal Center. The biggest importers of these products are traditionally the CIS countries. This year, they were led by Belarus with a 35% share, and the growth of […]

November 25, 2025

Russia’s Trade Development With Kyrgyzstan, As Putin Visits Bishkek

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has arrived on a three day visit to Kyrgyzstan, where he is meeting with the Kyrgyz President, Sadyr Japarov to discuss further development of the strategic partnership and allied relationship between Russia and Kyrgyzstan in various areas. A joint statement by the heads of state, as well as a number […]

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