Economy Weekly

Russia’s odd ceasefire demands Paid 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 we look in detail at Moscow’s strange demands to sign up to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the Black Sea. We also

Continuing war and continuing nationalizations Paid 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 we look at two meetings attended by Putin and what signals he gave about an end to the fighting in Ukraine, and Russia’s

No, Western companies aren’t rushing back to Russia Paid Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy — written by Alexandra Prokopenko, Denis Kasyanchuk and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The Bell. This week we look at why Western companies won’t be going back to Russia despite the detente between Moscow and Washington. We also

Rare earth mineral diplomacy Paid 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 main story is the abandonment of the natural resources deal between the United States and Ukraine. We also look at delays to Russia’
Markets are losing faith in the possibility of peace in Ukraine Paid 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 main story is a look at what the markets think about the chances of the U.S. and Russia reaching a deal to

Russia has a spending problem Paid 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 Russia’s record budget deficit means and fresh stagflation fears. We also highlight how the latest Western sanctions on Russia’

Russia hopes for sanctions relief Paid 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 looks at Russian hopes for sanctions relief as part of any deal to half the Ukraine war. We also cover mixed

Nationalization campaign charges ahead Paid 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 how Moscow’s Domodedovo airport became the latest target for an escalating nationalization campaign. We also look

Russia’s uphill struggle boost market capitalization Paid 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 the obstacles facing Russia’s drive to get people to invest their savings into the stock market.

No, Russia is not on the verge of a banking crisis Paid 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 in-depth look at why claims of an imminent banking crisis in Russia are overblown. We also also examine the