Russian economy

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Central banks and gold

05/03/2017(0)
The very near future is likely to see a sea-change in central bankers’ attitude to the gold allocation in their reserves. The failure of G20 monetary policy since the ... Read More
Moscow International Business Center

Russian economy to grow 2% this year – economic development minister

28/02/2017(0)
Russia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is due to return to sustainable growth in 2017, according to Economic Development Minister Maksim Oreshkin. “The recent data about freight turnover, electricity consumption ... Read More
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There is no money left, bye!’: Russian PM causes social media storm

09/06/2016(0)
Russian Prime Minister Dmitriy Medvedev has whipped up a storm on Russian social media for an off-the-cuff comment he made to a Russian pensioner last month. Medvedev was caught ... Read More
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About 27% of banks left Russian market in two crisis years — Sberbank expert

19/05/2016(0)
According to the analyst the number of banks reduced from 922 (as of early 2014) to 697 as of May 2016 About 27% of banks left the Russian market ... Read More
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Russian economy hit by oil price slide

25/01/2016(0)
Russia’s economy contracted by 3.7% in 2015, according to preliminary figures published by the country’s statistics service. Retail sales plunged by 10% and capital investment fell by 8.4% in ... Read More
IHB-News-Bitcoin-in-Russia

Russian Information Minister Is Keen to Explore Blockchain Technology

22/12/2015(0)
Nikolai Nikiforov, the Russian Minister for Communications and Mass Media spoke about Bitcoin’s underlying technology, the blockchain. The Minister notes the distributed ledger technology as “very interesting” and intends ... Read More
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How the Unshackled Ruble Has Changed Russia’s Economy Forever

10/11/2015(0)
The weaker currency has hit consumers hard but helped oil producers Today marks the one-year anniversary of the freeing of the ruble for the first time in its post-Soviet ... Read More
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Putin Says Russian Economy Could Return to Growth in 2 Years

16/04/2015(0)
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia’s economy could return to growth in less than two years, even though he considers it unlikely that the West will lift economic ... Read More
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Predicting the Future With Russia’s Economic Nostradamus, Mikhail Dmitriyev

19/03/2015(0)
Mikhail Dmitriyev, president of the New Economic Growth consultancy, is often described as “Russia’s top brain.” He studied in Leningrad in the ’80s and took part in economics discussion clubs with the people who transformed ... Read More
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