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FESCO Launches First Flexi-Tank Trains From Omsk To China

Agriculture, China, Exports, Logistics & Transport, Russia

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), […]

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Russia and Iran to Create A New Joint Shipping Line

Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Russia, Trade

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

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

China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Russia, Trade

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

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Russia’s Kristall Distillery Eying Exports To India

Agriculture, Exports, India, Trade

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

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

Agriculture, Commonwealth of Independent States, Exports, Russia

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

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

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Investment, Security, Trade

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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The 7th Russia–China Energy Business Forum: Oil, Gas & Coal Supply Analysis

China, Energy, Exports, Investment, Russia, Trade

The 7th Russia–China Energy Business Forum (RCEBF) was held on November 25 in Beijing with more than 450 participants from both nations’ political, industrial, scientific, and academic circles, marking a decisive milestone in the evolution of one of the world’s most important bilateral energy partnerships. Since its launch in 2018 at the initiative of President

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The Russia-China Investment Fund Has Invested In Over 40 Bilateral Projects

China, Finance, Investment, Russia

The Russia-China Investment Fund has invested US$1.3 billion in over 40 projects over the course of its activity, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has said. He was speaking at the 7th Russia-China Energy Business Forum in Beijing. Novak stated, “Investment cooperation between Russia and China has been developing largely thanks to the active role

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Russia At COP-30: Moscow’s Position in Developing Climate Change Solutions

BRICS, Investment, Regulatory, Russia, Trade

As the 30th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-30) in Belem, Brazil, concluded without a final climate deal, the global climate agenda now stands at a crossroads. Decades of ambitious declarations from Western industrialized nations have not delivered the promised reductions in global emissions. Instead, what the world

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Russia Reorganizes Its Double Tax Treaties As The UAE Tops Russian Fixed Investment List

Asia, Economy, Finance, Middle East, Russia

The head of Russia’s Federal Tax Service (FTS), Daniil Yegorov, has stated that Russia has restructured its Double Tax Treaty (DTA) arrangements with other countries, with these now being aligned with countries that provide favorable investment environments for Russian investors. DTAs are bilateral agreements aimed at preventing situations where the same income of a legal

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