Economy Weekly

Why does Russia have a yuan shortage? Members Public

Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy — written by Denis Kasyanchuk and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The Bell. This week, our top story is a deep-dive analysis of Russia’s yuan liquidity crisis. We also look at the escalating conflict over online retailer Wildberries

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Inside Russia’s budget: Taxes, borrowing, reserves 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 look inside Russia’s record high government budget, detailing the plans for taxes and spending, assessing the solidity of Moscow’s reserves and

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Economy Weekly

Russia on track to set new military spending records 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 deep-dive analysis of the draft budget for the next three years. We also look at why Gazprom’s profitability

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Is Russia’s economy addicted to military spending? 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 whether—and how—Russia’s economy could demilitarize in the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine. We

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Economy Weekly

Is Russia’s overheated economy finally starting to cool? 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 looks at the signs that the economy is finally starting to cool. We also analyze what an oil price of about

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The value of a Russian life Members Public

Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy — written by Denis Kasyanchuk and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The Bell. This time our top story is an analysis of the value of a Russian life – both according to economists, as well as wartime compensation payments. We

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Central bank forecasts suggest higher inflation for longer 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 time our top story is an analysis of the Central Bank’s annual economic forecasts. We also look at the collapse in EU exports to

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The economic impact of Ukraine’s incursion into Russia 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 time our top story is a look at the economic fallout for Russia of Ukraine’s attack on the Kursk region. We also look at

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