Russian economic meltdown as loan rates explode and employment crisis grips country
Ordinary Russians are resorting to desperate measures as they struggle to raise cash to fund their shopping bills and living ...
Russia’s economy is cracking and West must step up sanctions, says Finnish foreign minister
Russia’s economy is showing “serious cracks” and the West must intensify sanctions to put Ukraine in the best possible ...
Russia is risking non-sanctioned ships to export oil and keep its war economy going
Russia is using non-sanctioned vessels and rerouting others to keep oil exports going, maritime data shows, but risks ...
China Watches as Russia’s Economy Teeters
More sanctions could push Moscow over the edge and serve as a deterrent to Beijing.
Russia’s economy faces a ‘slow death’ as its rainy day fund runs dry
Vladimir Putin is nervous. Almost three years into his war in Ukraine, the Russian president is increasingly concerned about ...
Russia’s 2025 crypto tax: what it means for investors and miners
Russia will enforce cryptocurrency tax laws in 2025, introducing income and corporate taxes on crypto earnings and mining.
Russian economic collapse as real inflation surges to 700% and wage growth lags
Russia's real inflation rate has surged by more than 700% since Vladimir Putin came to power, according to a new analysis.
The Russian war economy is facing a ‘moment of truth’ as Putin’s dwindling cash reserves raise odds of a financial crash, expert says
"As the risk of a financial crash rises, Russia’s imperiled economy is about to pose serious constraints on Putin’s war." ...
Economists are questioning Russia's economic data, seeing a more troubled picture
Russia's latest economic data showed it had a strong 2024 and decade-high budget revenues in December. But economists say ...
EBRD plans to invest at least $1.56 bln in Ukraine's war-hit economy this year
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development plans to invest at least 1.5 billion euros ($1.56 billion) this year to ...
Russian economy crisis as 'price fever' panic erupts amid huge inflation
Food price increases are far outstripping the official inflation rate of 9.5%, leaving shoppers painfully out of pocket.