Russian president Dmitry Medvedev's recent official visit to a handful of African countries has provided new impetus to Russian business's interest in the region.
Given the focus on mining and agriculture in African economies, Russian heavy machinery has been in use for decades on the continent.
Medvedev's visit in June this year has provided an added impulse for the Machinery and Industrial Group, a leading producer of facilities and spare parts for light and heavy engineering and off-road machinery, to find markets for its trucks in sectors such as oil and gas, agriculture, construction and road-building sectors as well as mining, metallurgy, transport and defence industries.
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