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

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

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

In a desperate bid to save money, businesses across the country are implementing a stringent programme of wage cuts and ...

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

Russia is facing a troubling rise in “hidden unemployment,” with over 100,000 workers placed on reduced hours o ...

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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Russian officials are telegraphing a slowdown of the country’s war economy -- the first major slump since the launch of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine more than 40 months ago. What it means ...