Emerging market assets rose this week, buoyed by a weaker dollar and uncertainties surrounding U.S. trade policy. The Russian ...

The chances of a banking crisis in Russia have increased amid high interest rates, a Kremlin-linked think tank has warned.

War experts believe Moscow is planning a summer offensive in Ukraine. Economic and military pressures closer to home could end up pushing Moscow into peace talks. A slowdown in inflation, declining ...

Russia seems reluctant to pursue peace at the moment as the country is widely believed to be planning a new summer offensive in Ukraine to consolidate territorial gains in the southern and eastern ...

Russia’s economic growth has slowed drastically in the first quarter of 2025. Source: The Moscow Times, citing Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development Details: Between January and March ...

Economists have warned for months of a slowdown in Russia’s economic activity, with falling oil prices, high interest rates and a downturn in manufacturing all contributing to headwinds.

The figures appear to reflect a broader economic slowdown as sanctions, inflation, and the loss of Western companies continue to wreak havoc on key sectors. According to Russian analytical agency ...

In the meantime, a marked slowdown in the Russian economy has surprised some economists. "The sharp slowdown in Russian gross domestic product growth from 4.5% year-on-year in the fourth quarter ...

Russia's central bank kept borrowing costs at a two-decade high of 21 percent on Friday to combat rampant inflation, despite banks and businesses warning the economy was headed for a slowdown.