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Then they were were exported from Türkiye to the Italian port of Livorno. The article notes that such deals emphasize Europe's dependence on Russia for the supply of critical goods, as well as Türkiye's growing role as a "transshipment hub". Germany is also buying fuel from Indian refineries that import oil and petroleum products from Russia. In addition, two thirds of Russian oil products are transported by ships from the G7 countries. This was reported by the Energy and Clean Air Research Center in Helsinki.
The trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Russia gained 14.5% over seven months of 2023, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia Dmitry Volvach said. Mineral products exports surged by almost 61%, food exports - by almost 5%, chemicals exports - by more than 20%, while deliveries of metals and lumber are stable, the deputy minister said. "Regarding imports from the Republic of Uzbekistan, textiles supplies are growing significantly, by more than 25%. Foods [imports increased by] 35%," Volvach noted, adding that imports of machinery and motor vehicles are on the rise.
In the year after Russia invaded Ukraine, approximately 400,000 U.S.-made semiconductors worth a total of $53.6 million were shipped to Russia via the Maldives, according to Russian customs clearance data obtained from the Indian research firm Export Genius and analyszed by Nikkei.
The authorities of Uzbekistan expect that the republic’s trade turnover with Russia at the end of 2023 will amount to $12bn, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziy/yev said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"We have never had such growth [of trade turnover]. We think that by the end of the year it will be 12bn [dollars]. On average, we are growing by 20% every year. And if we continue at this pace, in 2-3 years we will reach 20bn [dollars] that we agreed on. And I think that this result is actually real," he said.
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