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 Investment Tax Break Becomes a Mirror of Economic Policy Officials seek to stimulate and curb capital investment at the same time Mikhail SergeevJune 2, 2026June 2, 2026
Economy Domestic Workload Weighs on Birth Rate Women’s labour burden within the family is several times higher than men’s Mikhail SergeevMay 28, 2026May 28, 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 Russian Regions Lack Funds to Meet Ministry of Health Cancer Care Guidance Spending on cancer treatment varies by tens of times across the country Olga SolovyovaMay 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 Two Views of the Realities of Russia’s Military-Industrial Complex The Ministry of Industry and Trade outlined its achievements in restructuring defence enterprises Mikhail SergeevMay 27, 2026May 27, 2026
Economy Small Businesses to Be Rescued with Preferential Loans Entrepreneurs to be offered lending programme to replenish working capital Olga SolovyovaMay 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