Economy Weekly
Russia on track to set new military spending records 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 a deep-dive analysis of the draft budget for the next three years. We also look at why Gazprom’s profitability
Is Russia’s economy addicted to military spending? 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 analysis of whether—and how—Russia’s economy could demilitarize in the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine. We
Is Russia’s overheated economy finally starting to cool? 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 looks at the signs that the economy is finally starting to cool. We also analyze what an oil price of about
The value of a Russian life Paid 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
Central bank forecasts suggest higher inflation for longer 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 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
The economic impact of Ukraine’s incursion into Russia 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 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
Russia’s wartime investment boom Paid 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 we look at the rapid growth in investment that Russia has seen since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Where has the money come from?
The Western banks are not leaving Russia yet 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 time we take an in depth look at the two biggest European banks in Russia – Austria’s Raiffeisen and Italy’s UniCredit. Why are they
