ECONOMICS

Back to the (free trade) USSR

18/07/2011 21:38

Businesses welcome the burgeoning economic union between Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, but workers aren’t so sure about the benefits

Going Islamic

27/06/2011 21:14

Tatarstan is hoping to be a gateway for Islamic finance into Russia – if some wrinkles in legislation can be smoothed out

Runaway inflation hits Russia’s poor

23/06/2011 20:29

Despite the economy growing, official figures show real wages are falling

Recovery lagging, Putin warns

16/06/2011 22:23

The economy has yet to reach pre-crisis levels, PM tells labor meeting in Geneva

Dreaming of a financial center

06/06/2011 22:20

Investors say that reforms are the key to making Moscow a leading stock market

Is austerity coming to Russia?

06/06/2011 21:48

As Europe and the United States totter on the brink of a new recession, the Kremlin – at the mercy of a variable oil price – may well opt to slash public spending and social benefits after 2012

Who wants to be a millionaire?

02/06/2011 16:42

Beneath Russia's super-rich there's a damaging dearth of wealth acquisition, experts suggest

Magnitsky fall-out and budget concerns

10/05/2011 20:55

Swiss accounts are frozen and oil prices spell trouble

In Novocherkassk, post-crisis problems linger

25/04/2011 21:37

The industrial hub known for the infamous 1962 massacre is struggling

Real incomes fall

21/04/2011 21:51

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the crisis is over, but the tax burden and inflation are eating into workers’ wages

Sacked Bank of Moscow boss returns to office

07/04/2011 11:02

The row between VTB and Bank of Moscow intensifies

Oil riches making Russia poorer

06/04/2011 12:52

High prices push up inflation as investors opt to cut and run

Banking chaos blasted as Borodin promises to return

06/04/2011 11:30

VTB boss bemoans Bank of Moscow 'mayhem' after its head goes abroad

Eurobond relief

28/02/2011 20:06

Amid Middle East worries, a smaller rouble eurobond sale finally goes ahead

Moscow transport cash probe

07/02/2011 20:32

Auditors find $7.3 billion was misspent over two years, while a bank is searched and Apple gets a slapped wrist

Infrastructure challenge

07/02/2011 19:36

Russia could need $1 trillion in investment, but foreign funds are wary

Inflation could top 10 per cent this year

21/01/2011 16:13

Pessimistic tidings from analysts as prices rise faster than the government had hoped

Wages take a hit

16/12/2010 19:48

Putin wants more private investment in Siberia

27/10/2010 16:18

But Siberian regions hail impressive existing levels of incoming cash

Putin praises Russian economy, urges investors to spread the word

19/10/2010 15:42

January 2011

USD	25/08	28.9037	-0.0510
EUR	25/08	41.6618	+0.0018