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Tunisia Considering Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement

Africa, BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Trade

The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the regulatory authority of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the government of Tunisia have set up a working group to explore the feasibility of concluding a free trade agreement, the EEC trade department reported following a meeting between EEC Trade Minister Andrei Slepnev and Tunisian Trade and Export Development […]

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China Auto Manufacturer Considering Manufacturing Facility In Siberia and Russian Far East

China, Foreign Investment, Imports, Russian Market

A Chinese automaker is considering Novosibirsk and Irkutsk regions as possible locations for a plant, the chairman of the Russian-Asian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RAUIE), Vitaly Mankevich has stated. He was speaking at the GlobalSibExpo-China 2024 Automobile Transport, Logistics and Engineering Forum in Novosibirsk. Mankevich said that “The construction of a Chinese automobile company’s

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Rosatom Signs Nuclear Development Agreement With Ethiopia

Africa, BRICS, Energy, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

Rosatom has signed a contract with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Innovation and Technology to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a Nuclear Science and Technology Center (NSTC) in the country. Rosatom is the Russian state nuclear energy company. The initial work will be conducted by a Rosatom research subsidiary. Ethiopia is a member of

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Russian Orthodox Church To Be Built In Myanmar

Asia, Infrastructure, Miscellaneous

Construction of a Russian Orthodox Church will begin in Yangon, the former capital city of Myanmar, from early 2025, according to Nikolay Chashin, the Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia and Metropolitan of Singapore and Southeast Asia Sergius has said. Myanmar is a predominantly Buddhist country. Father Chashin said “Last year I was fortunate enough to

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Eurasian Economic Union – Mongolia Free Trade Agreement Expected In December

Asia, China, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Trade

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is expected to sign an interim free trade agreement with Mongolia before the end of this year, according to Alexei Overchuk, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister. He stated yesterday (November 26) that “We’re approaching the signing of an interim free trade zone agreement with Mongolia, we’re expecting it.” Numerous infrastructure

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India Commissions Russian-Built Warships

BRICS, Foreign Investment, India, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, is to visit Russia’s Kaliningrad shipyard next month where the Indian Navy Stealth Frigate, INS Tushil is currently being built. The three-day visit will start on December 8, and will include talks with Russian Defence Minister, Andrey Belousov in Moscow. Singh will then travel to the Yantar shipyard located

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A Russian 2024 Thanksgiving: Rostov’s Damate Group Doubles Turkey Exports To China

Agriculture, China, Exports, Trade

Damate Group, Russia’s leading turkey meat producer, exported 8,300 tonnes of turkey and duck meat to China in the nine months between January and September 2024, double the volume exported in the same period last year, the company has said. Damate said that their turkey meat exports to China stood at 8,000 tonnes, of which

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Russia Expands East West Cross-Border Transportation As Sanctions Create Alternative Trade Routes

Asia, Foreign Investment, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport

Sanctions, and the subsequent need to develop eastern and southern supply chains to and from Russia, have led to a significant shift in Eurasian supply chains to and from Russia. In this article we explain these new emerging routes and their current development. The North-South Transport Corridor The North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC, also referred to

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Russia To Assist Afghanistan Re-Enter International Community, Develop Regional Trade

Asia, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia's Belt & Road, Trade

Russia intends to develop bilateral cooperation with Afghanistan in various fields, Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu has said, in meetings with Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed Abdul Kabir. Shoigu paid a visit to Afghanistan on Monday, (November 25) where he met with the country’s top leadership. During four rounds of talks, he discussed economic, transportation

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Asian Development Bank Agrees Azerbaijan Loan To Finance Railway To Russia

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and CJSC Azerbaijan Railways have signed a loan agreement for US$131.5 million to complete the reconstruction of a 166-kilometer section of a double-track railway, including civil structures and railway crossings on the Sumgait-Yalama route, to the Azeri border with Russia. This loan is additional financing for the Railway Sector Development

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