It should be Russia’s rail to hydrocarbons, but funding is hard to find

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The Belkomur railway line is the Russian response to the Chinese Belt and Road initiative, and all the more important for Russia considering its shift of export and import flows towards Asia, and the reduction of the volume of trade with the West. However, analysts say that realisation of the railway line could take years, as funding is hard to find these days.

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It should be Russia’s rail to hydrocarbons, but funding is hard to find

Image: GRID-Arendal, Flickr GRID-Arendal

The Belkomur railway line is the Russian response to the Chinese Belt and Road initiative, and all the more important for Russia considering its shift of export and import flows towards Asia, and the reduction of the volume of trade with the West. However, analysts say that realisation of the railway line could take years, as funding is hard to find these days.

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