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In Photos: Russia Shows Off Domestic Tech and Cars at Diminished Economic Forum

This year's St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, while themed around a "multipolar" world, saw Russia seek to show its technological and economic...

Putin Touts BRICS, Rebukes ‘Hegemon’ West in Economic Forum Speech

He said countries are racing to “strengthen their sovereignty” amid Western nations’ efforts to “maintain their elusive role as hegemons.”

monetary policy

Russia's Central Bank Leaves Rates Unchanged Despite High Inflation

Inflation in Russia is currently running at 8.2% year-on-year, more than double the Central Bank's 4% target.

financial advice

Russian Central Bank Chief Calls for 'Open Economy'

"Despite the sanctions, we should be ready to integrate our economy" into the world economy, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said.

Taliban, BRICS and Family Values: Russia’s Isolation on Show at Economic Forum

Despite SPIEF’s diminished global status, it remains an important platform for business today — just mainly at the domestic level, experts say.

Tinkoff Bank Changes Name, Ending Association With Exiled Founder

T-Bank, Russia’s third-largest lender, said its 43 million customers would not notice the change, with its products and services continuing as usual...

business expansion

Sanctioned VTB Bank to Open Branches in Occupied Ukraine

The new local branches will serve customers in the occupied cities of Mariupol, Donetsk and Luhansk.

Russia Sees Manufacturing Jobs Surge in May

Manufacturing job growth in May was the sharpest since September 1997, according to a new report from S&P Global.

plugging the shortfall

Russia Is Preparing New Tax Hikes. Here’s Why.

As military spending soars, the Finance Ministry seeks to move away from the flat income tax that was long a cornerstone of Putin’s economic policy.

EU Approves 'Prohibitive' Tariffs on Russian Grain Imports

The measure will "tackle illegal Russian exports of stolen Ukraine grain into EU markets," the bloc's trade commissioner said.

kremlin consent

Kremlin Approves Russian Telecom Operator's Buyout of Nokia

Rostelekom will buy out the Finnish mobile operator's 49% stake in a joint venture called "RTC — Network Technologies."

product reroute

Home Appliances Made for Ukraine Sold in Russia – Kommersant

Retailers said that products intended for Ukraine were being sold through backchannels to Russia amid falling demand in the war-torn country.

Raiffeisen’s Russian Division to End Outgoing U.S. Dollar Payments

Raiffeisen said the move was due to “changed requirements of correspondent banks.”

In Russia’s Coal-Mining Heartland, Opponents of Plan to Revive a Soviet Hydropower Plant Are Being Silenced

Those in the local community who speak out against the project, wary of its environmental impact, have been subjected to intimidation.

scrutinized trade

Despite Putin’s Boasts, U.S. Sanctions Threat Cuts Vital Chinese Exports to Russia

Under the threat of secondary sanctions, China's exports to Russia have fallen for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine.

Russia Seizes Deutsche Bank, UniCredit Assets

The banks had been guarantors of a major gas processing and liquefaction plant in cooperation with Germany's Linde, which quit the project due to the war...

militarized economy

Military Spending Pushes Russian Economic Growth Up

Putin denied that Russia's vast military spending — which he said had passed 8% of GDP — had hit unsustainable levels.

initial closing

Yandex NV Says Completed First Phase of Russian Divestment

The Netherlands-based parent company of the Yandex Group said it sold about 68% of its Russian assets in the initial transaction closing.

Putin Touts Economic Ties on Final Day of China Trip

At the opening ceremony of a China-Russia trade expo, Putin hailed his country's energy ties with Beijing and promised to "strengthen" them.

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