The Russian central bank cut its key interest rate by one percentage point to 20%, its first easing since September 2022, in ...

Russia’s Central Bank on Friday cut its key interest rate to 20% from a two-decade high of 21%, citing easing inflationary ...

Emerging market assets rose this week, buoyed by a weaker dollar and uncertainties surrounding U.S. trade policy. The Russian ...

The chances of a banking crisis in Russia have increased amid high interest rates, a Kremlin-linked think tank has warned.

Russia seems reluctant to pursue peace at the moment as the country is widely believed to be planning a new summer offensive in Ukraine to consolidate territorial gains in the southern and eastern ...

Economists have warned for months of a slowdown in Russia’s economic activity, with falling oil prices, high interest rates and a downturn in manufacturing all contributing to headwinds.

And the slowdown is set to be exacerbated by a ... Putin urged his economic officials last month not to freeze the Russian economy as if it were in a "cryotherapy chamber" with their tight ...

The figures appear to reflect a broader economic slowdown as sanctions, inflation, and the loss of Western companies continue to wreak havoc on key sectors. According to Russian analytical agency ...

Russia’s economic growth has slowed drastically in the first quarter of 2025. Source: The Moscow Times, citing Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development Details: Between January and March ...

In the meantime, a marked slowdown in the Russian economy has surprised some economists. "The sharp slowdown in Russian gross domestic product growth from 4.5% year-on-year in the fourth quarter ...