The Russian ruble is back. The USD/RUB exchange rate has retreated from last year’s high of 114.45 to the current 98.30, its ...
Domestic activity has become strained in recent months by labour shortages and high interest rates introduced to tackle ...
Russia's economy grew by 4.1% in 2024, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told President Vladimir Putin today, slightly better than an official forecast of 3.9%. The country's gross domestic ...
Russia’s services and manufacturing sectors expanded at their fastest pace in a year in January, driven by improved demand conditions and a sharp rise in new orders, according to the latest Purchasing ...
Sweden’s finance minister has raised scepticism about Russia’s official figures describing the state of the Russian economy, arguing that the inflation figures from its central bank are an ...
Vladimir Putin is nervous. Almost three years into his war in Ukraine, the Russian president is increasingly concerned about the state of the economy. The cost of borrowing has surged to painful ...
Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...