Inside the Russian Economy
Notre analyse hebdomadaire approfondie de l'économie russe par Alexandra Prokopenko et Alexander Kolyandr, qui ont une expérience de la Banque centrale russe et du secteur financier en général. Des données fiables, des analyses perspicaces et des commentaires provenant de sources internes à la Russie.
Russia’s oil sector reels from US sanctions PRO 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
The Russian economy in 9 graphs PRO 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
Tough choices for Russia’s Central Bank PRO 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 about the Central Bank’s upcoming decision on whether to raise interest rates and risk the ire of government and
Russia has given up on foreign investment PRO 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 annual “Russia Calling!” forum, where horizons have dramatically narrowed as a result of the war in
Why did the Russian ruble plunge? PRO 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. Our top story this week is about Russia’s currency crisis that saw the ruble slump 10% in two days. We also look at why Russia’
Nabiullina defends high interest rates PRO 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. Our top story this week is a look at Central Bank head Elvira Nabiullin’s defense of a tight monetary policy in the face of sustained
Russia’s rising stagflation threat PRO 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. Our top story this week is the growing prospect that the Russian economy will enter a period of stagflation. We also look at a campaign by
What a Trump presidency means for the Russian economy PRO 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. Our top story this week is a look at how Russia reacted to the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president and what it might
The rise of Russia’s foreign trade middlemen PRO 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. Our top story this week is about the transformative effect Western financial sanctions are having on Russia’s foreign trade. We also look at why so
Central Bank hikes rates to 21% PRO 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. Our top story is the Central Bank’s decision to hike interest rates to a record 21%. We also look at the IMF’s upgrade of
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