News Russia Economy: It started with one viral influencer complaining about Russia’s economy. Now a record 60% of Russians are pessimistic about their country’s outlook
Overnight, Victoria Bonya went from being a Russian influencer known for exercise routines and cosmetic endorsements into a catalyst for widespread public discontent about the state of her home ...
News Russia Economy: Russia’s Spending Plans Show Putin Preparing for Years of War
The shift offers one of the clearest indications yet of how deeply embedded conflict has become in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s priorities.
News Russia Economy: It’s Boom Time in Kyrgyzstan, Courtesy in Part of the War in Ukraine
The economy of the Central Asian nation grew by 11 percent last year, partly by becoming a key conduit for goods flowing into Russia.
News Russia Economy: Treasury slaps Russia’s VTB with more sanctions
The restriction is meant to curb correspondent banking relationships Russia’s second-largest lender has with sanctioned Iranian banks. VTB has preexisting sanctions from 2022’s Ukraine invasion.
News Russia Economy: The cost of war: Inside Russia's economic unease
Economic unease is growing among Russian workers as fuel shortages and Ukrainian drone strikes disrupt key sectors of the economy. Ed Butler examines the pressures facing businesses, workers and consumers,
News Russia Economy: Russia says its economy is strong. It just fired a top economist who warned otherwise
Andrei Klepach was reportedly fired from his role after presenting a report warning that Russia could not win a prolonged war of attrition with Ukraine.
News Russia Economy: Russia's economy has defied the skeptics. Cracks are getting harder to hide
Russia's wartime economy is under growing strain as its budget deficit widens and analysts warn pressure could intensify next year.
News Russia Economy: Russian economy meltdown as housing developers face 'bankruptcy' and mortgage rates soar
Russia’s economy is slowing sharply with nearly 20% of Russian property developers at risk of bankruptcy thanks to plunging sales driven by high mortgage interest rates. With the highest interest ...
News Russia Economy: Biden’s Bad Winter Gets Worse With Inflation, Virus and Russia
President Joe Biden entered the New Year with his signature economic plan stalled, inflation at 40-year highs and Russia threatening war in Ukraine. Somehow, things have only gotten worse.
News Russia Economy: With U.S. and Russia Stalemate At Ukraine Talks, Moment of Truth Nears
A State Department spokesperson told Newsweek that "the coming days" will prove if diplomacy can succeed, while Russia's envoy warned his country was on the "edge of the precipice." ...
