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Putin-Prabowo Talks To Fast Track The Russia-Indonesia Free Trade Agreement

Agriculture, ASEAN, Asia, BRICS, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Trade

The working visit of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to Moscow on 10 December and his meeting with President Putin at the Kremlin has injected new momentum into one of Eurasia’s most promising, yet underappreciated bilateral relationships. Indonesia is the world’s fourth largest consumer market, with a population of 285 million, while Russia is the world’s […]

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Russian Low-Cost Retailer Fix Price To Enter Serbian Market

Finance, Russian Infrastructure, Trade

Russia’s Fix Price Group is to enter the Serbian market in 2026, the retailer has stated, with the first stores open in Q1 next year. Fixed Price also said that it already has an office in Serbia and that a regional team has been assembled. The company has reported an increase in the number of

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Russia’s Whoosh EV Bike Sharing Service Enters Colombia Market

Investment, Latin America, Logistics & Transport

The Russian-owned EV bike-sharing service Whoosh has entered the Colombian market in Latin America, starting operations in Medellin, the capital city, the company has stated. Colombia is the third country of presence for Whoosh in Latin America, with the service already operating in Chile and Brazil. Next year, Whoosh plans to add several thousand e-bikes

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Japan Refuses To Expropriate US$30 Billion Of Russian Assets

Asia, Finance, Regulatory, Legal & Tax, Security, Trade

Japan, which holds about US$30 billion of frozen Russian assets, has refused to seize the Russian assets it holds and send them to Ukraine, despite pressure from the European Union to do so. Japan holds cash reserves that had been previously used to help fund bilateral trade, worth an estimated US$30 billion. Japanese Finance Minister

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Russia-Thailand Investment Forum 2025—Russia’s Comprehensive Economic Ties With Thailand And ASEAN

Asia, BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Investment, Russian Infrastructure, Trade

The First Russia-Thailand Investment Forum (RTIF 2025) was held in Phuket on November 26-28, 2025, and emerged as a flagship event for Russia’s engagement not just with Thailand but also with ASEAN. It represents not only an unprecedented platform for dialogue and business matchmaking but also a strategic milestone in the broader Eurasian-ASEAN economic integration.

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Growing Russia–Vietnam Trade Momentum Sparks Optimism for Broader Russia-ASEAN Economic Gains

Asia, BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Russian Infrastructure, Security, Trade

That Russia’s pivot towards Asia has been extensively discussed in Moscow’s strategic circles is no longer a distant projection on Putin’s longer-term wish list but an unfolding geopolitical and geo-economic reality. Nowhere is this more evident than in the accelerating partnership between Russia and Vietnam, one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic economies and a crucial

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The First UAE-Russia Business Forum: ‘Trade, Investment, and Connectivity Opportunities’ – Analysis

BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Finance, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Middle East, Russian Infrastructure, Trade

The first UAE-Russia Business Forum takes place today (December 10), in what promises to be a landmark event in the architecture of contemporary Eurasian connectivity. Organized by the Russia–UAE Business Council with the support of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade and coinciding with the 12th meeting of the Russia-UAE Intergovernmental Commission on Trade,

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Russia and Oman 2026: Open Doors, Robust Investment, Trade and INSTC Connectivity

Agriculture, Energy, Exports, Finance, Imports, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

2025 has become a watershed in Russia-Oman relations. With Sultan Haitham bin Tariq’s historic April visit to Moscow, the first by an Omani ruler, ten agreements were sealed in trade, diplomacy, media cooperation, climate dialogue, and a mutual visa exemption programme. That visit, followed by the Russia–Oman Business Forum in Muscat on November 13, 2025,

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Russia’s Agricultural Exports To The Eurasian Economic Union Up 17% In 2025

Agriculture, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Trade

Russia exported agricultural products to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) worth US$6.2 billion in 9M 2025, up 17% from a year earlier, the Russian Agroexport Federal Center has stated. The main export shares of this came from exports to Belarus (45%) and Kazakhstan (42%). The share of Kyrgyzstan was 7%, and for Armenia it was

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Russia’s Gold Reserves At A Record Valuation High

Economy, Finance, Investment, Russian Infrastructure

Russia’s gold reserves have reached a record high, with values of US$310 billion, the Bank of Russia has stated. Gold is traditionally viewed as a hedge against inflation and currency fluctuations and broke the fundamental line of US$4,000 an ounce in October. In 2023, gold traded below US$2,000 an ounce. Russia’s gold reserves total an

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