Russia’s financial sector is changing as new infrastructure and development projects materialise, overseas funding is provided to friendly nations, and the landscape changes as regards use of currencies into addition to shifts in the way in which capital is used, from QR codes to Crypto all driving new regulatory and Central Bank guidelines. Navigate Russia’s financial landscape. Get analysis on the banking sector, investment mechanisms, currency exchange, and capital markets for businesses operating and investing in Russia.
The first cryptocurrency transactions could be conducted in normal Russian domestic transactions by the end of this year if the corresponding law is passed, according to Ekaterina Lozgacheva, the head of the Central Bank of Russia’s financial market strategic development department. She said that “We expect that in the near future, when the draft bill […]
The SME services sector in Russia is feeling an economic pinch, as the multiple effects of sanctions, inflation, and high interest rates combine to make certain sectors of the Russian consumer economy distressed. At present, this is being felt by the restaurant trade, with hundreds of small cafes forced to close. It is an early […]
Part Two of a Seven-Part Series in which we document the rise of the new outbound Russian entrepreneurial investor. From 2022 onward, Russia’s entrepreneurs and companies have been reshaping their foreign economic engagements in response to geopolitical realignments. As Western sanctions constrained access to traditional Western markets, Russia’s business community began to seek deeper footholds […]
The Russian State Duma has ratified amendments to four Russian-Bangladesh intergovernmental loan agreements related to the construction of a nuclear power plant in Bangladesh. Russian Deputy Finance Minister Vladimir Kolychev stated that “The amendments were agreed and signed to overcome difficulties with settlements in unfriendly currencies for government loans previously provided to Bangladesh. The protocols […]
Iraq’s cabinet has approved an “amicable settlement” with Russia’s Lukoil on transferring oil production operations at the huge West Qurna 2 field to the Basra Oil Company. The agreement concerns invoices and the employment of foreign personnel certified by an authoritative external auditor, the cabinet said in a statement. The transfer has occurred in line […]
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There has been a lot of noise about the Russian economy ‘collapsing’, and especially in speeches made last week by several European politicians. But is it? Here are nine Russian January 2026 economic indicators: Other Dubious Statements About Russia There were also several dubious statements made by European leaders in terms of describing the […]
Part One of a Seven-Part Series in which we document the rise of the new outbound Russian entrepreneurial investor. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region has emerged as one of the most strategically contested economic theaters of the 2020s. No longer defined solely by hydrocarbons, the Gulf today represents a global capital allocator, logistics nexus, […]
Russia’s Tuva Republic has been examining the viability of the proposed Kyzyl-Kuragino railway line project, which would link Tuva with Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Russian railway network, with calculations as to how much freight such a route would attract via access to China and Mongolia. The railway is estimated at 412 kilometres in length and […]
Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s visit to Brazil on 5 February 2026 came at a moment when both Russia and Brazil are redefining their economic and geopolitical positioning in an increasingly fragmented world. Against the backdrop of global trade disruption and Western coercive pressure on Russia, together with Latin America and the Caribbean Region’s search […]
A ceremony to pour the first concrete for the Paks II nuclear power plant in Hungary has taken place, according to Rosatom, the Russian state corporation carrying out the project. They stated that “The first concrete for the reactor building’s foundation marks the facility’s transition to the status of ‘nuclear power plant under construction’ according […]
Gazprom’s CEO Alexei Miller has been discussing collaboration in existing and prospective projects with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Board Chairman Dai Houliang in Beijing, according to Gazprom. A company statement says, “The reliable operation of the Power of Siberia gas pipeline, the eastern route, was particularly noted. Gas supplies via the pipeline totaled 38.8 […]
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