Dar es Salaam, Sept. 8 -- Amid a fundamental restructuring of international economic relations, Tatarstan has a unique opportunity to become a key trade hub between Russia and India. This role is particularly relevant in addressing the problem of accumulating non-convertible Indian rupees by Russian exporters and overcoming a range of foreign trade restrictions, believes digital economist Ravil Akhtyamov. More on how the republic, with its developed financial infrastructure and experience in international economic cooperation, can serve as a testing ground for new interaction mechanisms is explained by the expert in an op-ed for Realnoe Vremya.

Strategic positioning of Tatarstan

Tatarstans foreign trade turnover in 2024 amounted to $16....