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The Russia-Brazil Intergovernmental committee has been meeting in Brasilia with significant progress made in developing Russian supplies of both LNG and nuclear power to Brazil.
The Russian government is to tap its underutilized private equity markets to raise money for Aeroflot, the national airline. Aeroflot are looking for significant upgrades to its fleet and is approaching domestic funds to raise the capital it needs.
China has released a comprehensive daft of its new 2026-2030 Five Year Plan. We take a thorough look and examine where Russia, China’s largest neighbouring country, fits into this. The plan suggests numerous opportunities fo Russian businesses to become involved in.
Russia and India have signed important rare earth development agreements at the RedMet 2026 congress in Moscow. These focus on the development of rare earth magnets, a crucial part of the global new-tech industry with applications in computing, smart phones, electric batteries and beyond. Both Russia and India have significant rare earth reserves, as does China, Kazakhstan, Vietnam and Brazil.
The largest railway crossing between Russia and China, between Zabaikalsk and Manzhouli, is being further developed by the addition of new track. The route, which lies on the Beijing-Moscow main line, sees Zabaikalsk become the largest Russian land border crossing and now surpasses any of the earlier European routes.
Russia’s grain exports to Egypt have increased by 15% this year to date, while the two countries are also discussing the creation of a grain exchange and developing a food security export hub for countries in Africa and the Middle East.
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishuston, had met with the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, in Ashgabat to discuss significant bilateral trade and investment issues. Both are also attending the CIS Annual Heads of Government Meetings. Russia-Turkmenistan developments are being sped up due to the need to create alternative trade routes with Iran.
Russia and Vietnam have signed a maritime agreement to 2030 that includes cooperation in naval activity, shipbuilding, ship repairs, and maritime personnel training, as well as the joint use of the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor. It will compliment Russia’s expanding developments into Asian shipbuilding and repair investments throughout the region.
Russia has become China’s largest supplier of fish and seafood and intends to increase exports still more, A target of US$6 billion in exports by 2030 has been declared, a 20% increase per annum in each of the coming four years.
The Armenian Foreign Minister has firmly rebuffed European media claims that the country is looking to exit the Eurasian Economic Un ion and wants to join the EU. He stated that Armenia has no intention of taking such a step, that it is unconstitutional, and not on any development agenda. Armenia has no European border, while its trade with the EU is just 7.5% of its total compared to 38% with Russia.
Russia’s Rosatom has signed a nuclear energy development agreement with Equatorial Guinea’s Ministry of Energy in Moscow, the latest in numerous nuclear deals Russia has been making throughout the African continent.
The Russian and Vietnamese Defence Ministers have been meeting in Moscow to discuss on-going cooperation. Russia is Vietnam’s largest supplier of military equipment and weapons and seeks to keep a balance in Southeast Asia.
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