Paula Newton speaks to Andrei Illarionov, a former adviser to Vladimir Putin, on the state of the Russian economy.

In a desperate bid to save money, businesses across the country are implementing a stringent programme of wage cuts and ...

When the EU and US hit Russia with fresh sanctions in 2022, many analysts expected the country’s economy to crack. Instead, Russia has shown strong GDP growth, powered in large part by a massive boost ...

Further data shows the trend has continued into July and even August, as jitters over the health of Russia's financial system ...

Russia has built a shadow network to help its businesses dodge Western sanctions, according to a new report that shines a ...

One major vulnerability for Russia heading into the Alaska summit is its faltering economy. While analysts say that a ...

With Russia's economy strained by sanctions and weak oil, investors are betting on a breakthrough deal.

In particular, cutting off the “shadow fleet” of tankers that deliver Russia’s oil under the radar would send the war economy ...

The economy shrank 2.1% last year, Russia’s statistics agency said. The International Monetary Fund predicts 0.3% growth this year — not great, but hardly disastrous.

The Russian economy was slowing even before President Trump’s latest threats. But the Kremlin has enough money to keep ...

Military production and defense spending are propping up Russia's economy and may shape its future long after the war in ...

This is an audio transcript of The Economics Show podcast episode: ‘Why Russia’s wartime economy is starting to crack. With Elina Ribakova’ Sam Fleming Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been ...