Economy News Russia S Economy Faces A Demographic Disaster And Risks Seeing Its Population Reduced By Half By The End Of This Century, Think Tank Says

Russia's economy faces a demographic disaster and risks seeing its population reduced by half by the end of this century, think tank says

"Putin's government has not evinced visible concern that Russia's population might be cut in half by century's end," an Atlantic Council report says. Read More

Russia's largest lender sees economy cooling for another year

Russia's economy is seeing "continued cooling" with growth likely to remain at around 1% next year and business activity remaining weak for four to five quarters, a senior executive at Sberbank, the ... Read More

Russia faces a shrinking and aging population and tries restrictive laws to combat it

For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia's shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged ... Read More

Putin In Panic as Russia’s Economy Faces $100 Billion “Time Bomb”

Russia’s war-time economy is under severe strain with billions in hidden risks piling up in its banking sector and a looming budget crisis that could shake the Kremlin’s control. Read More