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Russia is considering the establishment of an agro-industrial hub in Qatar and it is ready to increase supplies of halal agricultural products there, according to Denis Manturov, the Russian First Deputy Prime Minister. He was speaking at the fifth meeting of the joint Russian-Qatari commission on trade, economic and technological cooperation in Doha. Manturov said […]
Russia’s foreign trade for January amounted to US$50.7 billion, 4.6% more than in the same period last year. Exports increased by 3.2% to US$29.3 billion, and imports by 6.6% to US$21.4 billion, according to the Federal Customs Service (FCS) of Russia. Traditionally, mineral products have formed the basis of Russian exports. Their share in the […]
Moscow based Rusal has signed an agreement with India’s Pioneer and KCap to purchase the Pioneer Aluminium Industries Limited alumina refinery, with capacity to produce 1.5 million tonnes per year, the Russian company said. Rusal are the world’s second largest aluminium manufacturer, accounting for almost 9% of the world’s primary aluminium output and 9% of […]
Alexander Tsybulsky, Governor of the Arkhangelsk Region, has stated that Chinese companies are interested in participating in the creation of a deep-water area of Arkhangelsk seaport. He was discussing the issue during a working meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Tsybulsky said “We have done a lot of work with our main partner, Rosatom State […]
Moscow and Washington are currently in talks over the possibility of future cooperation with Gazprom on international projects, including in the Arctic region, according to Bloomberg, citing Russian and European officials. The news comes as the United States seeks to normalize relations with Russia and gain access to the economically important region. The Arctic has […]
Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, has pitched a US-Russia partnership for Mars exploration to Elon Musk. Dmitriev has taken on the role of chief economic envoy in the US-Russia talks. Dmitriev’s remarks came in response to Musk’s announcement of a planned 2026 Mars mission. The SpaceX founder stated that the company’s […]
China, Russia and Iran have agreed to boost coordination within the BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the three countries’ diplomats said in a statement following a meeting in Beijing to discuss Iran’s nuclear issues. China’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu stated that “The parties agreed to support and strengthen coordination on multilateral platforms […]
Russia’s FESCO transport company is launching intermodal container transport to landlocked Laos in southeast Asia, via the Vietnamese port of Da Nang as part of its efforts to expand logistics operations into the region. The transit time for deliveries between Russia and Laos via Vladivostok and Da Nang is about 35 days. Loading and dispatch […]
Natalia Krasovskaya, the executive director of the Russian Centre for Public Diplomacy, has announced that Moscow is preparing to open a Russia House cultural and education centre in Accra, Ghana’s capital city. Ghana is the first English-speaking African country to join the Russian House partnership list. On Monday, 10 March, Krasovskaya said that an […]
The Russian President Vladimir Putin held discussions with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman Al Saud on Thursday (March 13) following the US bilateral talks with Ukraine which the Prince hosted. In addition to no doubt discussing the content of the talks, the two also discussed collaboration within the OPEC+ platform, which regulates oil […]
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has stated that “Eurasia needs a continent-wide structure akin to the African Union or the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)” in interviews this week. Bearing in mind that Western Europe already has the European Union and the Organisation for Security & Defence in Europe (OSCD), his […]
Russia’s VTB bank has launched a QR code payment system for purchases in Turkiye, with the system coming operational from March 12. About 7 million Russians visit Turkiye every year, either on holiday or in transit elsewhere. Western sanctions have restricted the use of Russian Mir cards in Turkey – The US Treasury Department’s Office […]
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