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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...