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Economy Instead of an Oil-Fuelled Boost, the Budget Got an Inflation-Related One VAT has become the main channel of money flowing into government coffers Anastasia BashkatovaJuly 31, 2026July 31, 2026
Economy Kremlin Signals Reach Their Intended Recipient at the Central Bank On-the-spot ‘office economics’as the key rate cut again by 25 basis points Anastasia BashkatovaJuly 28, 2026July 28, 2026
Economy Nabiullina Explains How the Budget Is Putting Pressure on the Key Rate Monetary policy cannot influence the root causes of current inflation Anastasia BashkatovaJune 22, 2026June 22, 2026
Economy Ahead of the Key Rate Meeting, the Central Bank Is Once Again at a Crossroads A Hormuz truce may prove just as problematic as the Hormuz conflict Editor-in-chiefJune 16, 2026June 16, 2026
Economy Facts and Rumours in the Nabuillina Saga What has three years of ultra-tight monetary policy actually achieved? Mikhail SergeevJune 15, 2026June 15, 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 Inflation Perceived by the Public Exceeds 15% Planned tariff increases are fuelling anxious expectations Anastasia BashkatovaMay 22, 2026May 22, 2026
Economy Konstantin Remchukov: Nabiullina’s Thesis Falters in Russia’s Mixed Economy Replacing laid-off engineers with 300,000 couriers is no path to technological sovereignty Editor-in-chiefApril 21, 2026April 21, 2026
Economy High Key Rate Fails to Protect Low-Income Russians Data challenge Central Bank officials’ claims Mikhail SergeevApril 3, 2026April 3, 2026