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Economy Suppliers Keep Producing as Customers Stop Paying Mutual corporate arrears near RUB 8.5 trillion Anastasia BashkatovaMay 13, 2026May 13, 2026
Economy Key Rate Cut Breathes Life Into Russia’s Mortgage Market But mortgage arrears have increased 3.5 fold in two years Olga SolovyovaMay 13, 2026May 13, 2026
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Economy Russia Keeps Writing Off Regional Debt to Federal Budget Government to cancel RUB 114 billion in budget loans owed by 21 regions Olga SolovyovaMay 5, 2026May 5, 2026