Economy Weekly
Russia feels the bite of secondary sanctions 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 how secondary sanctions imposed by the West are limiting Russia’s ability to do business. We also look at the
Moscow attack: what we know so far 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 briefly at the breaking news of a major terrorist attack in Moscow, and then, in detail. at the economics behind the presidential
Top 5 Russians who got rich from departing Western firms Paid Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy brought to you by The Bell. Our top story is a ranking of the top five Russian tycoons who have acquired the most assets as a result of the wartime departure of Western companies. We also look at some of
Ukraine war facilitates Kremlin ‘deoffshorization’ dream 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. Our top story is a look at the Kremlin’s plan to bring all offshore Russian companies back home – and why greed means their Russian owners
Less capitalism, more state 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. Our top story is an analysis of Putin’s state-of-the-nation address and what he said about the role of the state in the economy, possible tax
How Russia's economy survived two years of war Paid Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy — written by Alexandra Prokopenko, Alexander Kolyandr and Denis Kasyanchuk and brought to you by The Bell. To mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we take an in depth look at how Russia’s economy has
Russia’s self-inflicted banana problem 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. Our top story is about Moscow sanctioning Ecuadorian banana exports, and the knock-on effect it will have on the Russian consumer. We also look at Russia’
Russia’s mortgage bubble 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. Our top story is on Central Bank concerns about a mortgage bubble caused by state subsidized lending, and we also look at the €50 billion aid