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Russia Nearly Doubles Precious Metals Exports to China in 2025 – Bloomberg

With Western markets largely closed, China has become one of the few remaining major outlets for Russia’s lucrative precious metals trade.

Russia-China Trade Falls 9% in First Half of 2025

The decline in trade comes after overall growth in Russia-China commerce slowed sharply in 2024, rising just 1.9% year-on-year.

EU Approves New Tariffs on Russian Fertilizer Imports

European farming groups had opposed the move, warning it could raise fertilizer prices amid continued reliance on Russian supplies.

opinion Jason Corcoran

Trump-Putin Call Signals Risky Shift Toward Appeasement Through Trade

Russia is a huge market. But with Europe staying the course of sanctions, American countries looking to trade with Russia face enormous risks.

EU Lawmakers Approve Tariffs on Russian Fertilizer Imports

More than a quarter of the EU’s nitrogen-based fertilizer imports currently come from Russia, with additional volumes entering from Belarus.

Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Deal With Iran Goes Into Effect

The estimated average tariff applied by Iran to Russian goods under the deal will fall to 5.2% from the current 16.7%, officials said.

Trump Tariffs Show Disregard for International Norms, Russia Says

Russian officials have begun voicing concern, particularly over falling oil prices — a key source of state revenue — since the tariff hikes were announced...

opinion Jason Corcoran

How Trump’s Backfiring Trade War Could Crash Putin’s Economy

What Putin hoped would be an opportunity for sanctions relief and economic revival is now shaping up to be a deepening crisis.

Russian Markets Reel From Trump Tariffs, Oil Price Collapse

The Moscow Exchange was down 8.5% at the end of trading on Friday — its worst week in more than two years.

Will Russia Come Out a Winner in Trump’s Trade Wars?

U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs notably do not include Russia or its neighbor Belarus.

Russian Coal and Steel Exports to China Shrink in 2024

Overall trade growth between the two countries slowed to 1.9% in 2024, down from 26% in 2023.

Czech Beer Exports to Russia Surge in 2024

Despite severed business ties due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Czech beer exports to Russia were up 12.4% year-on-year in 2024.

China-Russia Trade Hit Record High in 2024

The total value of imports and exports between the two countries amounted to $244.8 billion, a modest increase from $240.1 billion in 2023.

Turkey's Erdogan Seeks to Increase Trade With Russia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a telephone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he wants to expand trade.

Russia Restricts Fruit, Vegetable Imports From Kazakhstan

Rosselkhoznadzor said Kazakhstan’s competent authorities “failed to take measures to ensure the phytosanitary safety of [products sent to] Russian...

Russian Fertilizer Exports to EU Jump 43% Year-on-Year

Russia remains a major exporter of fertilizers that have not been sanctioned.

What We Trade in the Shadows: Just How Much Do We Know About the Russian Economy?

Analysts have been struggling to shed light on how Russia gets its money, where it keeps it and what it does with it.

Delays and Rising Costs Hamper Russia-China Trade in August – Reuters

Chinese state banks have reportedly halted transactions with Russian companies “en masse,” leaving payments worth billions of yuan in limbo.

India Overtakes China as Russia’s Top Oil Importer in July – Reuters

Russian crude exports to India last month reached a record 2.07 million barrels per day compared with 1.76 million to China.

Russia-China Trade Rises by 1.6% So Far in 2024

Beijing has emerged as a major economic lifeline for Moscow since the West introduced sanctions over the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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