The Russian economy is transitioning, with economic pressures such as inflation, moderate growth and sanctions all contributing to a dampened performance in 2025. However, this is partially offset by significant infrastructure building, high military related output, and increasing foreign reserves and industrial progress in key economic areas. It is also diversifying beyond energy to include new vital technology-driven sectors. Get vital data on Russia’s economy for business decision-making. Analysis of macroeconomic trends, investment climate, and economic policies impacting your operations and investments in the country.
Russian consumers now possess more income at their disposal since pre-covid times, where according to Macrotrends Russian consumer spending rose 19.68% in 2022. That has led to seven new international brands opening their first stores in Russia during Q1 2024, according to Nikoliers a commercial real estate consulting firm. “Based on the results of the […]
The Russian Finance Ministry has transferred ₽7.8 billion (US$84.4 million) to the National Settlement Depository (NSD) to pay a coupon yield on sovereign Eurobonds maturing in 2042, the ministry said. NSD, the payment agent, has received the funds. A Eurobond is a bond issued offshore by governments or corporates denominated in a currency other than […]
The United States has imposed sanctions against Russia’s JSC NSPK, the operator of MIR payment cards. These act as a Russian form of Visa and Mastercard and allow card holders the ability to access ATM machines, pay for goods in stores and conduct transactions. The latest countries to be targeted by US secondary sanctions are […]
Denis Manturov, the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry expects manufacturing output could grow at least 5% if current trends persist in 2024, he said to the State Duma on Wednesday (April 3). “Everything will depend on many factors, including monetary policy, but given the results we see in the first two months, I think that […]
Russia’s foreign debt, already amongst the lowest of developed nations, is continuing to be reduced as a matter of government policy. Its entities have been steadily reducing the amount of money they owe to foreign lenders, according to the latest official data. The Russian regulator and central bank, the Bank of Russia announced that national […]
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Russian current SME demand for intermediary agents to work with counterparties from China is growing at a record pace and includes a whole range of services – from searching for manufacturers of goods in demand in Russia, their delivery to setting up payment processes. The popularity of intermediaries has begun to increase as Chinese banks […]
Russia’s Pivot To Asia has been asked for comments by World Geostrategic Insights for what it terms “Russia’s shift to the global south.” In four detailed and highly complex questions – we provide the answers about issues concerning Russia’s identity, the prospects for a “Greater Eurasia”, Russia’s relationship with China, and the impact of sanctions […]
Western companies that have left the Russian market have suffered billions in write-downs and lost revenue, Reuters reported on Thursday, (March 28) citing calculations based on company filings and statements. The US and its allies have placed unprecedented sanctions on Russia over the past two years in retaliation for Moscow’s military operation against Ukraine. The […]
The Chinese Hurun Research Institute has released its latest Global Rich List rating, with a surprise result in that India’s Mumbai has surpassed the Chinese capital Beijing in terms of the number of billionaires living there. Mumbai is now in third place in the world rankings after New York and London. In Russia, according to […]
Western sanctions on Russian diamonds are proving good business for Mumbai and Dubai, where European traders and cutters are now relocating too, after Brussels decided to impose sanctions on Russian sourced gems. Russia is the world’s largest supplier of raw diamonds, mostly sourced from Siberia’s Yakutia region. Neither India nor Dubai have followed the sanctions […]
The subject of Ukraine’s public debt is shortly to become a pressing issue as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has scheduled a meeting to discuss it with creditors on April 17. The IMF have already stated that the matter requires ‘deep treatment’. According to Focus Economics, Ukraine’s Public Debt reached 78.5% of GDP in 2022, and is almost certainly […]
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