The Nizhneilimsk municipal district in Russia's Irkutsk region expects to shed 37% of its administrative staff by the end of 2026 as the regional budget gap grows.
Russian organisations outlined plans to open 10 educational centres across African states by the end of 2028 and to develop maritime blue economy hubs on the continent.
Researchers at the G. A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a thermosensitive gel that solidifies at body temperature to deliver cancer drugs directly to a tumour.
Russia's Made in Russia export promotion programme is broadening its presence in the United Arab Emirates, from festival fairs to food and IT exhibitions, as bilateral trade is forecast at $12–14 billion in 2026.
President William Ruto travelled to Moscow on 27 October 2026 for the Third Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, seeking market access for Kenyan exports and investment in energy and manufacturing.
Russia's gastronomy sector generated 513.9 billion roubles in gross value added in 2025, about 6.22 percent of the creative economy's total, according to the Ministry of Economic Development.
An analysis published on 27 October 2026 argues that Belarus's economic stagnation, political repression and militarisation are reinforcing its dependence on Russia.
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan issued a 20 October 2026 report examining possible suspension of the EAEU treaty's application to Armenia, which Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan rejected as legally unfounded.
The Third Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum is scheduled for 28–29 October 2026 in Moscow, with an agenda focused on moving cooperation beyond commodity trade toward industrial projects.
The Second Russia-India Business Forum, held in Kazan from October 14 to 17, 2026, concluded 26 cooperation agreements, up from 19 at its inaugural edition in 2025.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met in St. Petersburg for the 31st regular meeting of the two countries' heads of government and signed a Joint Communique with a package of cooperation agreements.
At a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe, the IMF presented a regional economic outlook warning that Russia's war against Ukraine continues to constrain Europe's growth.
