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Air Tanzania Launches Direct Moscow-Zanzibar Flights
Tanzanian Airlines have begun a regular Zanzibar-Moscow service designed to promote tourism and trade. The country is renowned for its spectacular beaches, safari’s and wildlife and is another exotic Russian tourism alternative to European destinations.
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Russian-Pakistani Working Group Meets To Discuss Counter-Terrorism & Trade
The Russia-Pakistan Working Group on Counter-Terrorism has been meeting in Islamabad. We discuss the Pakistani overview and potential for further bilateral cooperation.
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Eurasian Economic Union Looking At Improved Trade Cooperation With China
The Eurasian Economic Union has been discussing trade with China and the prospects for defined tariffs. At present the two parties have a non-preferential trade agreement, but this could change to a more significant trade deal.
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Russia To Open Embassies In Another Four African Countries
The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced it is to open four new Embassies in Comoros, Gambia, Liberia and Togo in a mix of what will become tourism, trade and energy related diplomatic moves. Russia is aiming for 100% diplomatic coverage throughout the African continent by next year.
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Russia, Rwanda, Sign Nuclear Power Agreement For Small Modular Reactor
Rosatom have agreed a roadmap with the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board for plans to build a Small Modular Reactor in Rwanda. The country wishes to diversify its energy mix as demand increases.
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VTB Looking Again At Iranian Banking Market
Russia’s VTB bank is once again looking at developing operations in Iran as the conflict situation begins to calm down. Bilateral trade exceeded US$5 billion last year and has grown in 2026 despite problems. VTB will be looking to finance part of that trade.
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Iraq Eyes BRICS Membership
The Iraq Ambassador to Russia, Dr. Abdul-Karim Hashim Mostafa has said it would be a 'good idea' for Iraq to join the BRICS, depending on the terms. Such a move would almost certainly face US opposition.
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Gazprom Resumes Imports Of Turkmenistan Gas Supplies
Russia has resumed the import of gas from Turkmenistan for the first time since 2016. The move fundamentally alters Eurasian and Russian gas flows and bypasses the troublesome Black Sea region.
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Russia’s Joint Indian Venture BrahMos Boosts Missile Production By 20%
The new Lucknow facility at the India-Russia Brahmos missile joint venture has increased total production capacity by 20%, with orders expected from other Asian nations.
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Belarusian President On Asian Tour, Agrees ‘Eleven Key Technologies’ With China
The Belarus President Aleksander Lukashenko is on an Asian tour and has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and proposed “11 Key Technologies” in which Belarus wants to cooperate with China in trade and investment.
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Russian Arbitration Moves East As BRICS Arbitration Court Mooted
Russia needs to better secure its arbitration reach by both developing Bilateral Investment Treaties with Global South nations, and / or establishing a BRICS arbitration centre. We can expect a flurry of BIT agreements being signed in the coming months.
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Eurasian Development Bank Set To Approve 11 New Countries As Members
The Eurasian Development Bank, in which Russia is a major investor, is set to approve 11 new countries as members, mainly from the Middle East. This will help facilitate Middle East sovereign investments into Central Asia.
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Russian Dairy Producer In Talks With Uzbekistan Minister Over Investment
The Uzbeki Deputy Prime Minster has been discussing investment opportunities for Russia's largest dairy producer in Uzbekistan. The country is a high dairy per capita consumer but still needs to import milk.
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Russian Dairy Producer Receives Approval To Export Cheese To China
Russia's EkoNiva Group have been approved to export cheese products to China, and are investing heavily in expanding their production to Asian markets.
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Vladivostok Port Starts New Container Shipping Service To China’s Rizhao Port
Russia's sea fishing Vladmorryb Port, based in Vladivostok, is establishing a direct shipping service to China's Rizhao Port in Shangdong Province. The new service will be operated by a container ship with a capacity for 620 TEU, carrying both containerized and refrigerated cargo.
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Russian Fish Exports To China Could Reach US$4.88 Billion By 2030
Russia has become China's largest supplier of fish and seafood and intends to increase exports still more, A target of US$6 billion in exports by 2030 has been declared, a 20% increase per annum in each of the coming four years.
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The Russian Economy 2026-2029: The Deep Dive Critical Analysis Of The Ministry of Economic Development’s Document As Discussed With President Putin
We deep dive Russia's fiscal plans as discussed between President Putin and the Economic Development Minister for 2026 and 2027-2029 - which are partially based on IMF global economic data and forecasts. We uncover some revealing statistics about where the Russian economy is headed in both basic and bad-case scenarios. This article is essential reading for anyone interested in Russia's immediate economic and fiscal future.
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