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EAEU-China

The Eurasian Economic Union: A Key Part of China’s Belt & Road Initiative

China, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

The alignment of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is boosting connectivity across Eurasia and creating new opportunities for regional development, according to Kyrgyz economist Iskender Sharsheev. His comments came as the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council, an EAEU body, met in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region last Thursday and Friday (August 14/15). […]

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Trans-Arctic

Russia’s Maritime Board Reconfigures the Transarctic Transport Corridor

Asia, China, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

The Maritime Board of Russia, which celebrates one year since its establishment on August 13, 2025, is focusing its work on the implementation of strategic international transport projects—the Transarctic Transport Corridor (TTC) and the North-South International Transport Corridor (ITC), according to Nikolai Patrushev, Assistant to the President and Chairman of the Board. Patrushev said that

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Sunflower

Russian Sunflower Oil Exports To Turkiye Increase 17% in 7M 2025

Agriculture, Exports, Middle East

Russian exports of sunflower oil to Turkiye increased 17% in volume terms, reaching over 560,000 tonnes worth US$640 million in January-July 2025, according to the Russian Agroexport Federal Centre. Turkiye ranks second among the top importers of Russian sunflower oil. The top three buyers also include Iran in first place and India in third. Russia

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Bananas

Ecuador to Accept Russian Specialists for Inspecting Its Banana Exports

Agriculture, Imports, Latin America, Russian Market

Russia and Ecuador have been at some loggerheads concerning Russian imports of Ecuadorean bananas, with complaints concerning quality issues ongoing between the two countries. Ecuador is Russia’s largest supplier of the fruit, with exports to Russia reaching about 1.4 million tonnes worth over US$1 billion annually. To help resolve the situation, Ecuador is now prepared

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Ukraine

The Regions That President Zelensky Insists Are Ukrainian, Not Russian: An Explainer

Economy, Russian Market, Security

The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has insisted that several regions of Ukraine are not to be negotiated over, and remain Ukrainian under Ukraine’s constitution. We examine these areas and provide a practical status overview of each of them. Donetsk People’s Republic The Donetsk People’s Republic, (DPR), also referred to as Donechchyna, covers some 26,517 km2

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EAEU

Eurasian Economic Union Agrees To Establish A Common Commodities Exchange By 2029

Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, Infrastructure, Trade

The heads of government of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries have approved a program for developing trading on a Common Commodity Exchange, according to the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). The EAEU includes Russia along with Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. It has numerous free trade agreements with other countries, including Iran and Vietnam. The EEC

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Rasht

Russia Conducting Work on Iran’s Rasht-Astara Railway

Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Middle East

Russia is carrying out survey work for the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway on land plots already purchased by the Iranian government, Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk has stated. The purchase of the remaining land was the subject of negotiations during the meeting between Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Iranian First Vice President Mohammad

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Decree

New Russian Presidential Decree Sparks Significant Foreign Investor Interest

Finance, Foreign Investment, Russian Market, Trade

A new Russian presidential decree, signed by Vladimir Putin, providing investment guarantees for new investments by non-residents has generated substantial interest, including from investors in unfriendly countries, according to Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseyev. On July 1, President Vladimir Putin signed decree no. 436 on “Additional Guarantees for Foreign Investors’ Rights”. It stipulates the

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Rusal

Rusal Buys 26% Of India’s Pioneer For US$243.75 Million

India, Investment, Russian Market

Russia’s Rusal, the country’s largest aluminium producer, has completed the first stage of a deal to buy a stake in Indian alumina refinery Pioneer Aluminium Industries, acquiring a 26% interest for US$243.75 million. Rusal reported the deal in its most recent financial statement. The company is the world’s second largest aluminium manufacturer, accounting for almost

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