Economy Banks Are Protecting Themselves as Best They Can Against a Potential Outflow of Depositors Can Against a Potential Outflow of Depositors Anastasia BashkatovaJune 18, 2026June 18, 2026
Economy Russian Universities Attract More Students from Abroad English-language degree programmes are being created for international applicants Anastasia BashkatovaJune 11, 2026June 11, 2026
Economy Borrowers Without Biometrics May Soon Have Nowhere Left to Borrow Legally Microfinance organisations have already become a substitute for the banking sector Anastasia BashkatovaJune 10, 2026June 10, 2026
Economy Economic Forum of Platitudes Amid an Investment Collapse Much greater attention is focused on Vladimir Putin’s speech at SPIEF Anastasia BashkatovaJune 6, 2026June 6, 2026
Economy End of the Special Military Operation Becomes an Investment Factor Industrial companies increasingly demand economic predictability Anastasia BashkatovaJune 4, 2026June 4, 2026
Economy Budget System’s Wage Arrears Surge Thousands-Fold Share of Russians reporting a deterioration in their financial situation reaches a four-year high Anastasia BashkatovaJune 2, 2026June 2, 2026
Economy Russia’s Inflation Policy ‘Should Be Decoupled’ From the War Effort At the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Central Bank is expected to face calls… Anastasia BashkatovaMay 27, 2026May 27, 2026
Economy Housing Is Not Becoming More Affordable in Russia’s Largest Cities There is no frenzy in the new-build market, but square metres are not getting cheaper Anastasia BashkatovaMay 27, 2026May 27, 2026
Economy Inflation Perceived by the Public Exceeds 15% Planned tariff increases are fuelling anxious expectations Anastasia BashkatovaMay 22, 2026May 22, 2026
Economy Chinese Youth View Russia as a Resource-and-Military Power Russian digital innovations have yet to become an instrument of soft power abroad Anastasia BashkatovaMay 21, 2026May 21, 2026