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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...

In 2024, Germany hopes to persuade Kazakhstan to increase pipeline oil supplies through Russia to German refineries to 2 million tons this year, which is 1.7 times more than the current contract. However, the price of the supplies will be a determining factor, as Astana will need to reduce volumes...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Pakistani authorities have decided to finish building an 81 km gas pipeline from the port city of Gwadar to the Iranian border as part of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. The project, which has faced significant delays, will be completed in two phases.

Pakistan's Special...