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In February 2024, Gazprom became the largest supplier of pipeline gas to China, surpassing the long-time leader Turkmenistan for the first time. This was reported by the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China.
At the same time, in terms of the amount of pipeline gas and...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The transportation of containers from China to the EU via rail, which passes through Russian territory which was disrupted due to the hostilities in Ukraine, is now being restored. In the first quarter, the amount transported grew by 44% to 90 thousand TEU, which is almost the sa...

Work on a long-planned shipping route connecting Russia with the Middle East and South Asia is moving forward as sanctions-hit Moscow seeks alternative markets for its products, creating a wide-ranging geopolitical ripple effects.

The 7,200-kilometer International North-South Transport Corridor wi...

According to a new review by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), the trade turnover between the Eurasian region and China increased by 16% to $277 billion based on the results of the first ten months of 2023. The report shows the significant expansion of trade with China by almost all EAEU countrie...

During a meeting with the head of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission, Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that the economies of the countries in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) be included in the work of BRICS.
Russia is presiding over BRICS this year. The...

By Rhod Mackenzie

In an interview with the Turkish news channel TRT Haber, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the Khalk Maslahaty (People's Council) of Turkmenistan, stated that despite the global economic instability, the country's GDP grew by over 6% last year. This was reported by the Russi...