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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated that New Delhi and Moscow are working on expanding the capabilities of the 10,300-kilometre Chennai-Vladivostok Maritime Corridor connecting Russia’s Far East and Southeastern India. Referring to the concept as a meeting of the ‘Ganges & Volga’, Modi reiterated that the corridor is expected to reduce the time required […]
Pakistan has outlined a strategic rail map to engage with Russia and connect the two nations via railway networks and secure trade routes by circumventing the threat of US sanctions. Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has endorsed this proposal, and revealed that its government was developing a three-pronged strategy including government-to-government (G2G) frameworks and projects, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered plans to be developed for major state-run companies to relocate their headquarters from Moscow to other parts of the country. The move is aimed at boosting regional budgets, help alleviate labor shortages, and reflect the growing importance of Russian development towards Asia. De-centralization would also boost the economies of […]
A new block container train will be launched from Ulyanovsk to Turkmenistan, Alexey Russkih, the Ulyanovsk governor has stated at the International Industrial Exhibition Innoprom. This will allow goods from the Ulyanovsk region to be directly delivered to Turkmenistan, and also to Iran and Pakistan. Russkih said that “Together with colleagues from the Turkmen railways, […]
Will provide APAC steelmakers with coal from the world’s largest deposits Dmitry Demeshin, the acting governor of Khabarovsk has said that financing for the construction of the Elga port in the region has nearly reached its ₽150 billion (US$1.7 billion) target. The port is mainly intended for the export of coal from the Elginsky deposit […]
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The Russian Ministry of the Economy has been assessing the effectiveness of the 44 Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in the country, including their fiscal effectiveness. SEZs are attractive investments for foreign investors as they typically offer reduced corporate income tax rates – typically zero for the first three-five years and at a 50% discount for […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has held trilateral meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of State meetings in Astana. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that “During a substantive conversation, they exchanged views on enhancing trilateral cooperation in […]
Russia – Kazakhstan bilateral trade is growing steadily, and has already reached almost US$30 billion, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during meetings with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State summit held in Astana. Russia remains one of the main trade and economic partners for Kazakhstan, Putin said, adding “We […]
The number of passengers for Russian airlines is expected to reach about 98.1 million over 2024, according to Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) head Dmitry Yadrov. This ranks Russia as the world’s third largest passenger aviation market, behind the United States and China, and just ahead of India. Yadrov said that “For now, we […]
Yakutia Railways has proposed the restoration of the Skovorodino – Reinovo railway, which would connect with the Russian Railways network and the Russia-China border crossing at Dzhalinda and Mohe in China’s Heilongjiang Province. That in turn links directly to the provincial capital Harbin, with onward links to Beijing and the Chinese national rail system. Mohe […]
The delayed Kuragino-Kyzyl railway line, which is planned to run from Krasnoyarsk Krai to Tuva in south-eastern Russia, close to the border with Mongolia, has been proposed to be constructed and now extended to Urumqi, the capital of China’s Xinjiang Province. The announcement was made by Vladislav Khovalyg, the head of the Republic of Tuva, […]
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