Economy: from decline to partial recovery
Record budget deficit
Expensive oil will not save the economy
Caught in a structural trap
Monetary and fiscal policy are simultaneously working against growth
Russia’s budget deficit in January–April nearly doubled when compared with the same period last year, reaching almost 6 trillion rubles, already far exceeding…
Economy: from decline to partial recovery
Record budget deficit
Expensive oil will not save the economy
Caught in a structural trap
Monetary and fiscal policy are simultaneously working against growth

The Kremlin says Russia’s macroeconomic stability is “absolutely secured,” even as its budget deficit surpasses $80 billion…

For the first time since September, last month the Russian budget posted a small surplus — albeit thanks to the lagging effect of…

Russia’s economy returned to growth in the second quarter after contracting for the first time since 2023 at the start of the…

The Russian economy is in trouble. Growth has stalled, energy revenues have plunged, and the budget deficit is growing. If the EU…

Hit by falling oil revenues and Western sanctions, growth in the country has slowed while the budget deficit has exploded.

Russia's wartime economy is under growing strain as its budget deficit widens and analysts warn pressure could intensify next…