Inside the Russian Economy

Our weekly in-depth analysis of the Russian economy from Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr, who have experience at the Russian Central Bank and financial sector more broadly. Filled with reliable data, insightful analysis and commentary from sources inside Russia.

No, Western companies aren’t rushing back to Russia 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

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Rare earth mineral diplomacy 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’

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Markets are losing faith in the possibility of peace in Ukraine 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

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Russia has a spending problem 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’

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Russia hopes for sanctions relief 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

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Nationalization campaign charges ahead 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

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Russia’s uphill struggle boost market capitalization 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.

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No, Russia is not on the verge of a banking crisis 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

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Russia’s oil sector reels from US sanctions 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 at the impact of tough new U.S. sanctions on Russia’s oil sector. We also analyse the state of Russian agriculture

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The Russian economy in 9 graphs 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. As the year draws to a close, we take a step back to assess the state of the Russian economy in 9 different graphs. We also

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