Further data shows the trend has continued into July and even August, as jitters over the health of Russia's financial system ...

In particular, cutting off the “shadow fleet” of tankers that deliver Russia’s oil under the radar would send the war economy ...

This is an audio transcript of The Economics Show podcast episode: ‘Why Russia’s wartime economy is starting to crack. With Elina Ribakova’ Sam Fleming Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been ...

According to the intelligence service, the civilian sector is stagnating: companies are sending workers on unpaid leave or ...

Russia's jobless rate is at a record low, but "hidden unemployment" is rising.

Explore Russia's economic crisis: money printing, hyperinflation, and the Ukraine war's impact. How do Western sanctions ...

Hit by falling oil revenues and Western sanctions, growth in the country has slowed while the budget deficit has exploded.

In 2024, births in Russia fell to 1.22 million — the lowest level since 1999 — while deaths increased by 3.3% annually, to 1.82 million.

Amid high inflation, Russia is preparing to cap prices on staple food items, a move analysts say signals a shift toward a ...

Russian Labor Minister Anton Kotyakov warns that demographic decline and war is making President Vladimir Putin's Russia ...

Over recent months, the Kremlin has been trying to move the diplomatic focus away from Ukraine to bilateral issues, such as ...

The demographic crisis is threatening the country's long-term economic stability. Russia is staring down a long-term economic threat that could outlast both the war in Ukraine and Western ...