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2026 WorldFood Moscow, St. Petersburg Global Fishery Forum & Seafood Expo: Russia Builds A New Food and Fisheries Trade Network Across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Global South
September 21, 2026

2026 WorldFood Moscow, St. Petersburg Global Fishery Forum & Seafood Expo: Russia Builds A New Food and Fisheries Trade Network Across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Global South

The WorldFood and Russian Sea Food Expos have been taking place in Moscow and St. Petersburg with significant trade delegations attending from China, India, ASEAN, Brazil, Egypt and the Middle East as well as most of the Global South nations. We discuss in considerable detail how Russia’s agricultural trade is interacting with these international markets in both exports and imports, within an industrial sector whose output is measured in the trillions of dollars.

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Aeroflot Purchases Another 90 MC-21 Passenger Aircraft
September 21, 2026

Aeroflot Purchases Another 90 MC-21 Passenger Aircraft

Aeroflot has placed another order of 90 MC-21 passenger aircraft from UAC, to be delivered between 2029 and 2032. The aircraft is wholly Russian manufactured, and is designed to carry up to 211 passengers. The order basically means that Aeroflot will have replaced nearly its entire fleet of the 170 Airbus and Boeing aircraft it previously operated or purchased from the EU and the United States.

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Russia Discussing Re-Commencement Of Flights To Japan & South Korea
September 21, 2026

Russia Discussing Re-Commencement Of Flights To Japan & South Korea

Russia has been discussing the resumption of direct flights with Japan and South Korea in talks described as ‘complicated’ concerning sanctions and insurance issues. Japan’s bilateral trade with Russia has dropped by nearly US$7 billion per annum since 2022 and South Korea’s by US$9 billion – costing these economies as estimated US$64 billion in trade and their Russian market access since sanctions were imposed.

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The 7th Russia-China SME Business Forum: Russia-China SMEs Increasing Role In Bilateral Trade
September 20, 2026

The 7th Russia-China SME Business Forum: Russia-China SMEs Increasing Role In Bilateral Trade

The 7th Russia-China SME Forum has just taken place in Moscow, with over 1,600 attendees and 800 Russian and Chinese businesses talking part. The even marks a positive shift in the importance of SME’s in the bilateral dynamic. Russia provided nearly US$11.6 billion worth of support to its own SME’s last year, while numerous Chinese SME’s have recently morphed into Unicorns. We examine this important business sector and what it means for developing Russia-China investments in the years to come.

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The 2026 Russia-Mongolia Regional Forum: Results, Signed Agreements and Analysis
September 18, 2026

The 2026 Russia-Mongolia Regional Forum: Results, Signed Agreements and Analysis

The second Russia-Mongolian Regional Forum has just taken place in Ulaanbaatar. With the Mongolia-Eurasian Economic Union trade agreement kicking in and bilateral trade growing at 18% this year, we examine what occurred at the event, the Russian and Mongolian regional pairing, and investments and trade agreements being reached. This article is of primary importance to anyone involved in Mongolian trade.

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The Africa, BRICS & SCO Development Framework – A New African-Eurasian Economic Corridor Emerges: Analysis
September 17, 2026

The Africa, BRICS & SCO Development Framework – A New African-Eurasian Economic Corridor Emerges: Analysis

Africa’s development potential loomed large over both the recent BRICS and SCO summits, with MoU being signed to better integrate economic development, trade and investment. We examine the increasing links between Africa and Eurasia in a detailed and wide-ranging analysis. This report will be of interest to anyone involved in African development.

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