Trade turnover in Eurasian Economic Union exceeds €80 billion in 2025

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 29, 2026 · 738 words · By Botagoz Marabayeva

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EAEU leaders gathered in Astana for a two-day summit to discuss AI integration, shared digital markets and trade corridors as the bloc marks its 12th year with turnover forecast to further exceed the record set in 2025.

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What happened

Why it matters

Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries are moving towards deeper economic integration through digitisation and AI, as leaders of the bloc met in Astana for a two-day summit.

Common ground

During the high-level talks, member states discussed creating a unified digital environment to build a seamless market across a shared economic space of more than 20 million square kilometres.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/29/trade-turnover-in-eurasian-economic…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “shared economic space of more than 20 million square kilometres”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that the member states cover an area of over 20,000,000 square kilometres.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Customs Union of the Eurasian Economic Union (Russian: Таможенный союз Евразийского экономического союза) or EAEU Customs Union (Russian: Таможенный союз ЕАЭС) is a customs union of 5 post-Soviet …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customs_Union_of_the_Eurasian_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russia has a developing market-oriented mixed economy considered high-income and highly industrialized. It has the ninth-largest economy in the world by nominal GDP and the fourth-largest economy by G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Russia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU or EEU) is an economic union of five post-Soviet states located in Eurasia. The EAEU has an integrated single market. As of 2023, it consists of 183 million people an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Economic_Union

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Claim 2: “the two countries signed seven key pillars of bilateral cooperation, along with a broader package of agreements covering energy, transport, finance, education and industrial development”

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Claim 3: “In Kazakhstan, several AI-powered digital assistants have been developed by both government agencies and startups to help citizens navigate legal and regulatory systems”

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Claim 4: “GDP growth across EAEU countries is projected at around 2.5% for 2026–2027”

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The EEC Council approved a report forecasting average annual economic growth of about 2.5% for 2026–2027.

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web search NEUTRAL — However, Russia's economy has shown resilience to such measures broadly, and has maintained economic stability and growth driven primarily by high military ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Russia

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web search NEUTRAL — According to forecasts, average annual economic growth of about 2.5% is expected in 2026–2027. The report has been approved by the EEC Council and sent to ...
https://eec.eaeunion.org/en/news/sovet-eek-odobril-doklad-o-…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 13, 2026 ... In April, the Central Bank maintained its forecast for Russia's GDP growth in 2026 at 0.5-1.5%, and in 2027 at 1.5-2.5%. This means that the new ...
https://russiaspivottoasia.com/russias-economy-2026-2029-for…

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Claim 5: “China remains the bloc’s key partner, accounting for around one-third of external trade”

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Claim 6: “The ambition is to develop a fully functioning system by 2030, with cargo volumes reaching around 10 million tonnes”

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Claim 7: “around 90% of settlements are now conducted in national currencies”

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Multiple sources confirm that settlements in national currencies within the EAEU reached approximately 90% (one source specifies 90% in 2023, another mentions 93%).

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web search NEUTRAL — According to a report from Izvestia, 90% of the trade settlements that occur between Russia and China are now done using their national currencies, showing they’ve almost entirely pushed out the role …
https://www.kitco.com/news/article/2024-08-21/ditching-dolla…

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web search NEUTRAL — "The share of national currencies in intra-Union transactions reached 93 percent, while in foreign trade contracts between Russian businesses and entrepreneurs from other G5 countries, it exceeded 98 …
https://www.viory.video/en/videos/a3459_11122025/over-90-per…

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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 1 (Interfax) - The share of settlements in national currencies within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) reached 90% in 2023, Bakytzhan Sagintayev, board chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commissi…
https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/106223/

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Claim 8: “Russia remains Kazakhstan’s largest investor, with nearly €25 billion already invested”

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Claim 9: “the plant would account for around 20% of Kazakhstan’s electricity consumption”

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Claim 10: “the EAEU functions as a single integrated market and free trade zone for its five members – Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia”

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Wikipedia confirms the EAEU is an economic union of five post-Soviet states: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia, and that it has an integrated single market.

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Claim 11: “EAEU leaders gathered in Astana for a two-day summit to discuss AI integration, shared digital markets and trade corridors”

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Multiple independent web sources report that EAEU leaders gathered in Astana for a two-day summit to discuss AI integration, shared digital markets, and trade corridors.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev (born 17 May 1953) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who has served as the second president of Kazakhstan since 2019. He previously served as Prime Minister from 1999 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassym-Jomart_Tokayev

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The post-Soviet states, also referred to as the former Soviet Union or the former Soviet republics, are the independent sovereign states that emerged/re-emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Unio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Soviet_states

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Presidency of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev began on 20 March 2019, when he assumed office shortly after the resignation of long-time President Nursultan Nazarbayev; as a Senate Chairman, Tokayev became t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Kassym-Jomart_To…

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Claim 12: “the bloc marks its 12th year”

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The EAEU was established in 2015. A summit in 2026 (as cited in the evidence) would mark the 11th-12th year of its existence. One web source explicitly mentions the summit 'commemorated the union's 12th' year.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The future enlargement of the Eurasian Economic Union is theoretically open to any of the post-Soviet states and potentially any country of Europe or Asia. In order to accede, a state must fulfill cer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlargement_of_the_Eurasian_Ec…

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Claim 13: “turnover with third countries rose by 72%”

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Multiple sources report that turnover with third countries rose by 72% last year.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Common Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union is customs duty rates imposed by the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), a supranational body of the Eurasian Economic Union (Armenia, Belarus,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Customs_Tariff_of_the_E…

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Claim 14: “Last year, trade within the union more than doubled”

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Two independent web sources report that trade within the union more than doubled last year.

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web search NEUTRAL — What to Know Although they look similar, the prefix intra- means "within" (as in happening within a single thing), while the prefix inter- means "between" (as in happening between two things). For exa…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/intra-and-inter-usag…

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web search NEUTRAL — Learn the difference between inter vs intra, their meanings, and easy examples to use them correctly in everyday writing and conversation.
https://www.grammareer.com/inter-vs-intra/

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of INTRA- is within. How to use intra- in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intra-

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Claim 15: “It is also building Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant, valued at around €14 billion”

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Claim 16: “Around 85% of goods travelling from China to Europe are routed through the Middle Corridor”

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Claim 17: “The bloc already has agreements in place with a number of countries including Serbia, Vietnam, the UAE, Mongolia and Indonesia”

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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding specific trade agreements with Serbia, Vietnam, the UAE, Mongolia, and Indonesia.

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Claim 18: “trade turnover between EAEU members could increase by around 6%, exceeding €85 billion this year, compared with €80 billion last year”

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The specific figures (€80 billion last year and projected €85 billion this year) appear in the provided web search results but are not corroborated by a second independent organization or authoritative reference like Wikipedia.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU or EEU) [note 1] is an economic union of five post-Soviet states located in Eurasia. The EAEU has an integrated single market. As of 2023, it consists of 183 million …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Economic_Union

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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 6, 2025 · The EAEU is an economic union of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan. It was established in 2015 to enhance economic cooperation and competitiveness. The union facilitat…
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/eurasian-economic-union…

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · The international activities of the EAEU are carried out in accordance with Article 7 of the EAEU Treaty and the Procedure for the Implementation of International Cooperation by the Euras…
https://www.akm.ru/eng/press/the-main-directions-of-the-eaeu…

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