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The Russian Industry and Trade Minister, Alexei Gruzdev, has said that he considers the entry of Russian commercial vehicles into the Philippine market promising, with the possibility of Russian investors localizing production in the country to service the market. Russia’s GAZ auto is already making deliveries to the Philippines from its facility in Vietnam, he […]
The Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, signed Order 2559-r on September 18 stipulating that specific conditions must be met by Sodeco (Sakhalin Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd., the shareholders of which are Japex, the government of Japan, Itochu, Marubeni, and Inpex) and India’s ONGC Videsh Limited. The updated criteria for participation in the Sakhalin-1 […]
The Russian-Philippines Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation has been meeting, with , Russian Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Alexei Gruzdev saying that cooperation between Russia and the Philippines in the energy sector could become one of the drivers for the growth of trade turnover between the two countries. Gruzdev said “We see good prospects […]
The Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev, together with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller have held meetings with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad, together with delegations from both sides. They also met with the CEO of National Iranian Gas Company, Seyed Tavakoli. A strategic memorandum was signed with Gazprom in 2024 on exploring […]
The Uzbekistan President, Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree for the country’s accession to the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), with the country purchasing 777,777 shares in the EDB’s charter capital with a nominal value of US$1,000 each. Of these, 168,411 shares (21.7%) are paid-in, and 609,366 shares (78.3%) are to be paid upon demand. The […]
The St. Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) and Pakistan-based KMAK Group have signed a memorandum of understanding on the development of exchange trading, SPIMEX has stated, following a meeting of the Russia-Pakistan Intergovernmental Commission for trade and investment. SPIMEX stated that “Wheat is being considered as the Russian export commodity for the first transactions, and […]
The Russian Finance Ministry is to hold negotiations in response to a request from Bahrain to conclude a Double Tax Treaty Agreement (DTA), according to Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Sazanov. Bahrain made the request in June. DTAs are useful when trade, especially in services and investment, is developing between two countries when their respective tax […]
Russia’s Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, has announced plans for a massive high-speed rail (HSR) network. It is set to be the largest in Europe, spanning more than 4,500 km, and will use domestically built trains capable of reaching 400 kilometers per hour (kph). Mishustin said the new line will cut travel time between Moscow and […]
Russia is interested in setting up production of sunflower oil in Egypt, with the issue raised during a Russian delegation’s visit to Cairo, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, who led the delegation. He said that “We have very active cooperation in agriculture with Egypt, which buys ours, and we’re discussing setting up […]
The Russian company Basis LLC, a joint venture between Rostelecom, Yadro, and GS Invest that develops software for managing dynamic IT infrastructure, has reached an agreement to supply its solutions to Banif Investimento Participacoes S.A., a Brazilian provider of investment banking services. The companies signed an agreement at the Kazan Digital Week 2025 forum, which […]
The Serbian Ambassador to Moscow, Momčilo Babić, has said that the Serbian government has begun a substantive dialogue with Rosatom on a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) construction project. The Serbian Parliament has now lifted a prior moratorium on nuclear power plant construction, due to a projected quadrupling of national energy consumption by 2050. Belgrade is […]
Russia became one of the top five exporters of agricultural products to the Indian market for the first time during 2024, according to Russia’s Agroexport. They mentioned the statistic in a report which it has prepared ahead of a business trip to India for Russian exporters on September 25-28. Agroexport said that Russia retained a […]
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