Overview
- First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said the intergovernmental commission is reviewing a project portfolio worth more than $200 billion at its 12th meeting in Beijing.
- More than half of the total is tied to 63 significant projects, with 46 described as close to the implementation stage.
- The revised Russia–China investment protection agreement enters into force in December, providing faster permitting, stronger investor–state dispute mechanisms, and safeguards against expropriation.
- New initiatives added this year include automobile production in Kaluga and Moscow regions and St. Petersburg, as well as alumina output in China’s Hebei province.
- The update follows the Oct. 31 disclosure that 86 projects totaling 18 trillion rubles are under consideration by Russia–China investment bodies, with RDIF citing over 50 implemented projects exceeding 800 billion rubles.