Russia’s ballooning budget deficit PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy, written by Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The Bell. Our top story is on data revealing the current state of Russia’s finances, including a steadily growing budget deficit. We also assess the upcoming St.
Bonuses reduced for Russian military recruits PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy, written by Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The Bell. Our top story looks at reductions to the bonuses paid to military recruits, a break with the trend of the last two years. We also analyze
Protectionist rhetoric bodes ill for Western companies hoping for return PRO Members Public
Russia’s parliament will next month consider legislation to allow Russian companies to deny former foreign shareholders a buyback—even if they had such an option under the terms of their exit from Russia. The law specifies Russian owners can block a buyback if the company has a “significant influence
Russia teeters on brink of recession PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy, written by Alexander Kolyandr and Alexandra Prokopenko and brought to you by The Bell. This week our top story is a look at data suggesting Russia is very close to entering a recession. We also analyze Russia’s embrace of
War is twisting Russia’s demographics PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy, written by Alexander Kolyandr and Alexandra Prokopenko and brought to you by The Bell. This week our top story is an analysis of Russian wartime budget and demographic paradoxes. We also look at why new Western sanctions are less and
Spending, spending, spending PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy, written by Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The Bell. This week, our top story is about why Russian spending levels remain high even as the economic slowdown gathers pace. We also look at why recent
Trump’s trade war with China is a gift for the Kremlin PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy, written by Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The Bell. This week, our top story is a look at how the warming relationship between Moscow and Beijing amid the war in Ukraine and China-U.S. tensions.
Russian business frets over possibility of sanctions relief PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy, written by Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The Bell. This week we have a deep dive piece on how opinion in Russia is split over the desirability of sanctions relief—perhaps surprisingly, there are many
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