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The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has achieved success in the main performance indicators but fallen short of about 20 crucial targets in its 2025 development strategy; over the next decade, the union should, at a minimum, double its share in the global GDP, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said. He was speaking at the 2025 […]
Russia’s Energy Minister, Sergei Tsivilev, has met with Wang Hongzhi, the head of China’s National Energy Administration, at a meeting for energy ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states and discussed current issues around bilateral collaboration in fuel and energy as well as promoting fair energy access throughout the world. Tsivilev and Wang discussed LNG […]
Russia’s Agroexport has been holdings meetings in Manila with the Philippines Association of Millers and Feed Manufacturers (PAMFI), the Bureau of Crop Production and Marketing, and leading Philippine companies that import and process grain. The meetings were attended by Agroexport CEO Ilya Ilyushin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BIO-TON agricultural corporation, member of the board of […]
Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan have launched two pilot projects in the railway and agricultural engineering sectors with the help of a new Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) funding mechanism, according to Gohar Barseghyan, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Industry and Agroindustry Minister. He was speaking at the 2025 Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk. Barseghyan said that “The EAEU […]
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Thongsavanh Phomvihane, the new Laos Foreign Minister, in Moscow. Lavrov welcomed him by saying, “You are a frequent visitor to our country: last May, you attended the festivities marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory as a special representative of the President of the Lao PDR, and […]
India has purchased 80% of Russia’s seaborne Urals crude exports this year, with two private refineries increasingly buying more of this variety, according to data analytics provider Kpler. Indian conglomerates Reliance Industries and Nayara Energy have bought 45% of the Urals crude imported into the country, with India purchasing 231 million barrels of Urals crude this […]
China’s interest in the construction of Russia’s proposed Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, which would deliver gas via Mongolia, has intensified following the outbreak of the conflict between Iran and Israel, according to sources in Beijing. The planned pipeline would allow up to 50 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas to be delivered annually […]
Chinese meat importers have begun favoring Russian products, considering them more cost-effective and of higher quality than competitors, according to the Russian Agroexport federal center, in discussions during the Russian export business mission in Chengdu, China. Yongli Sun, of Beijing Hopewise International Trading, began importing Russian meat in 2024. He said that initial meetings with Russian exporters took place in April last year, […]
Vladivostok Marine Fishing Port (Vladmorrybport), a stevedoring company at Vladivostok, in the Russian Far East, has begun servicing a regular container service operated by FAST Shipping Line with the Chinese port of Qingdao, the company has said, stating, “Vladmorrybport received the first vessel, Gang Tong 19, on June 17. It is planned that the line will […]
Colombia has confirmed it has joined the New Development Bank (NDB), the financial investment arm of the BRICS group. Colombia had requested membership in the NDB in May of this year, amid tensions with the United States over President Trump’s tariff war and Colombia’s joining China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Colombia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Laura Sarabia, said, […]
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been on an official visit to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, where he was received by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. They discussed key issues of Russia-Turkmenistan relations and reaffirmed their intent to implement joint […]
Russia’s TMH Energy Solutions, or TMH ES, part of Transmashholding, will supply a batch of diesel generators to the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant, currently under construction in Egypt, according to CEO Andrei Vasiliev. He said that “diesel generating backup is an important part of ensuring any nuclear power plant can be used safely, and El Dabaa is no exception. We […]
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