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Georgian port focus shifts to Poti

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GEORGIA

Another port, Batumi, is also undergoing expansion. Both have overshadowed plans for a deep-water port at Anaklia.

Russia and Iran likely to complete direct rail route

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RUSSIA/IRAN

Sanctions have constrained east-west transit through Russia and revived its interest in north-south connections to Gulf ports and India. Moscow and Tehran, each keen to circumvent…

Russian stance makes Japan islands deal impossible

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RUSSIA/JAPAN

As Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet shapes its approach, the major outstanding bilateral issues with Russia remain unresolved: the dispute over the South Kuril…

New railway brings more risk than opportunity for Laos

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LAOS

The new link has the potential to boost landlocked Laos’s economy markedly, especially as there are plans for it ultimately to form part of a ‘pan-Asian’ railway. However, there…

Former Soviet states talk up 'Middle Corridor' route

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CENTRAL ASIA/CAUCASUS

Interest in the 'Middle Corridor' was revived after Russia invaded Ukraine and expanding Western sanctions raised the commercial risk for carriers. Despite enthusiasm among…