Russia set to capitalise on US hostility towards Iran with EEU FTA and oil deals

US President Trump’s unremitting hostility towards Iran seems to be playing into Moscow’s hands, and sooner…

Fruit and veg rots on Kyrgyz-Kazakh border as EEU threatens to unravel

Hundreds of tons of vegetables and fruit that have been piling up at customs posts on…

EEU doomed, predicts Bzhezinsky

The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) will be dead and buried within in ten years or as…

EEU-China trade deal could be signed within 2 years, says Shuvalov

EEU-China trade deal: The Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is starting negotiations on a trade deal…

Nazarbayev rules out single EEU currency

Single EEU currency: Kazakhstan’s President  Nursultan Nazarbayev again ruled out the prospect of the Eurasian Economic Union…

Turkey pitches for role in Aktau seaport development

Aktau seaport: Turkey wants to strengthen its ties and increase cooperation with Kazakhstan and its fellow…

Pakistan looks to boost ties with EEU

Pakistan would consider importing oil and gas from Kazakhstan and would like to establish a free…

Western analysts warn of inflation as Kyrgyzstan joins EEU

Kyrgyzstan joins EEU: Kyrgyzstan’s membership of the Eurasian Economic Union  finally becomes a reality this week…

Russia lends Belarus $760m as economy shrinks by 2%

Russia lends Belarus: Moscow this week extended a 10-year $760m loan to Minsk as Belarus  tries to meet $4bn in debt repayments…

Kazakhstan WTO accession imminent as obstacles around EEU tariffs are overcome

Kazakhstan WTO accession: 20 years after it first applied to join the World Trade Organisation, Kazakhstan has…

Member states prepare groundwork for EEU single drugs market

EEU single drugs market: Officials from EEU member states are in the process of finalizing a package of…

EEU strategy begins to comes into focus at Burabai summit

EEU strategy: Leaders of the fledgling Eurasian Economic Union  began fleshing out the new trading bloc’s long-term…

Belarus ready to invest in Kyrgyz agriculture, Kobyakov tells Sariyev

Belarus is ready to invest in  Kyrgyz agriculture rather than just import its raw materials, Prime…

Atambayev signs Kyrgyzstan EEU accession law

Kyrgyzstan EEU accession: President Almazbek Atambayev today signed off on a law that officially paves the way…

Armenia signs trade deal with the US, just months after joining EEU

In a sign that Armenia may be regretting joining the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union, its government has entered into a…

Eurasian Economic Union signs up to China’s $7tr Silk Road Economic Belt project

The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) has signed an MoU with China paving the way for joint…

Kyrgyzstan joins Eurasian Economic Union

Kyrgyzstan joins Eurasian Economic Union: At a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Moscow yesterday,…

President Xi Jinping to follow Silk Road route on Chinese EEU tour

Chinese EEU tour: This Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping will begin a tour of the three…

Kazakhstan elections set to return Nazarbayev despite trouble with economy and EEU

Kazakhstan elections: The Kazakh  people went to  the polls today in snap elections called by the…

Russia calls for Free Trade Zone between EU and EEU

Free Trade Zone between EU and EEU: Russia and the European Union should be looking to…

Vietnam and EEU edge closer to free trade deal

Vietnam and EEU: The newly formed Eurasian Economic Union and  Vietnam are close to agreeing a free trade deal Russia’s…

Russia signs off on $1bn Kyrgyz development fund

Russia signs off on $1bn Kyrgyz development fund: The Russian government yesterday voted to allocate $500m from…

EEU Free Trade Zone with Vietnam on agenda for Medvedev ‘s S-E Asian trip

EEU Free Trade Zone with Vietnam: Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is to discuss the possibility of…

EEU single currency union schedule should be accelerated, says Myasnikovich

EEU single currency union schedule: Former Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich  yesterday called on EEU member…