War-weary Russian banks are reportedly eyeing state bailouts as bad loans pile up

Execs at some of Russia's big banks have discussed approaching the central bank for a bailout, Bloomberg reported this week. Read More

Russian economy is 'overheating' under war pressure - ISW

ISW analysts in their report highlighted that the Russian Central Bank efforts to maintain a façade of economic stability while implementing policies that likely increase structural instability. On ... Read More

Russia seizes $50 billion in assets as economy shifts during war in Ukraine, research shows

Russian authorities have confiscated assets worth some $50 billion over the past three years, underscoring the scale of the transformation into a "fortress Russia" economic model during the war in ... Read More

Sanctions, War, Collapse – Is This the End of Russia’s Economy?

Russia’s economy was supposed to collapse under Western sanctions, but it didn’t - at least, not immediately. However, new research suggests that sanctions may finally be taking a toll, as reports ... Read More

Could Russia's economy finally be feeling the heat because of ... - NPR

Russia's economy has remained resilient in the face of sanctions and other trade and financial restrictions, but that could be changing now as economic challenges mount. Business ... Read More

Russia’s Economy Is Increasingly Structured Around Its War in Ukraine ...

Russia’s Economy Is Increasingly Structured Around Its War in Ukraine The nation’s finances have proven resilient, despite punishing sanctions, giving it leeway to pump money into its military ... Read More

Russia Economy: World Bank Upgrades Russia to 'High-Income Country ...

Russia's economy, boosted by military activity, is now classified as high-income by the World Bank. Russia's GDP grew 3.6% in 2023, with trade and financial sectors rebounding. Read More

How Russia's economy grows despite thousands of Ukraine war sanctions

In 2022, the architect of the sanctions, Daleep Singh, predicted they would bring Russia's economy to its knees. But Russia's economy is predicted to grow over 3% this year, according to the ... Read More

Russia’s Central Bank Raises Its Key Rate as War Overheats Economy

Russia’s central bank raised its key interest rate for the first time this year, and signaled it is likely to raise borrowing costs again to tame a pickup in inflation driven by the diversion of ... Read More

Is Russia’s Economy on the Brink? Moscow’s Struggle to Sustain Its ...

Few observers and policymakers expected sanctions to cause enough pain to force Russia out of the conflict in a matter of months, so Russia’s ongoing war shouldn’t be a surprise. Yet Russia’s economy ... Read More

Russia's economy is going strong despite sanctions from the U.S ... - NPR

Despite sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian economy has not suffered. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Alexandra Prokopenko with the Carnegie Eurasia Center. Russia has been hit with ... Read More

War could destroy nearly half of Ukraine’s economy this year

Ukraine could lose almost half of its economy this year as a result of Russia’s invasion, according to the World Bank.. In a report published Sunday, the bank estimated that the country’s GDP ... Read More