International News Russia’s services sector stabilises in August, PMI shows Aya El Sayed Sep 3, 2025 0 Activity in Russia’s services sector stabilised in August after two months of decline, with firms increasing hiring…
Featured Russia’s manufacturing downturn eases in August, PMI shows Aya El Sayed Sep 1, 2025 0 Russia’s manufacturing sector contracted for a third straight month in August, though at a softer pace, as weak…
Featured Russia’s services sector contracts further in July ’25 Aya El Sayed Aug 5, 2025 0 Russia’s services sector saw a sharper contraction in business activity in July, driven by a renewed drop in new…
Featured Russia growth outperforms G20 peers – minister Aya El Sayed Jun 25, 2025 0 Russia's economy grew by more than 4 per cent over the past two years, outperforming most G20 nations, Minister of…
Featured Rate cut eases pressure on Russian budget – Manturov Aya El Sayed Jun 17, 2025 0 Lowering Russia’s key interest rate by one percentage point could save the federal budget around 260 billion rubles…
Featured Russia-China trade slips YoY in Jan–May ’25 Nada Ali Jun 10, 2025 0 Trade turnover between Russia and China declined by 8.2 per cent year-on-year to $88.8 billion in the first five…
Featured Russia’s trade turnover slips YoY in Jan–Apr ’25 Nada Ali Jun 10, 2025 0 Russia experienced an 18.3 per cent decrease in its foreign trade surplus to reach $42.4 billion in January-April…
Money Russia’s inflation 9.52% up in 2024 Yomna Yasser Jan 15, 2025 0 Russian consumer prices surged by 9.52 per cent in 2024, up from 7.42 per cent in 2023, according to final…
Featured Sanctions won’t hinder Russia’s trade – minister Aya El Sayed Nov 21, 2024 0 Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov stated that Western sanctions will not limit Russia's foreign trade.
Featured Russia’s GDP up 4.6% in H1 ’24 – Putin Aya El Sayed Aug 26, 2024 0 The Russian economy continues to grow at a robust pace, with GDP rising by 4.6 per cent in the first half of the…
Featured EBRD forecasts 1.5% GDP growth for Russia in ’25 Aya El Sayed May 15, 2024 0 The Russian economy is projected to experience modest GDP growth of 1.5 per cent in 2025, according to the Regional…
Featured OECD boosts Russia’s ’24 GDP growth forecast to 2.6% Aya El Sayed May 2, 2024 0 Russia’s GDP is likely to increase by 2.6 per cent in 2024, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation…
Egypt News Russian Novostal-M plans to build factory in Egypt Nada Ali Aug 17, 2023 0 Russian metallurgical holding company Novostal-M plans to establish a new factory in Egypt to expand its…
International News Putin calls elite to invest in Rusisa rather than beg for Western money Yassmine Elbehnaihy Feb 22, 2023 0 Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses Russia’s business elite on Tuesday to invest at home, instead of begging…
Featured Russian economy records 2.1% low in 2022 Yassmine Elbehnaihy Feb 21, 2023 0 Russian economy has declined by 2.1 percent last year, the Federal Statistics Service said on Monday, shrinking…
Stocks Russian stocks resume trading, dive 50% over Ukraine crisis Amwal Al Ghad English Feb 24, 2022 0 Russian stocks resume trading on Thursday after a near two-hour suspension amid the Ukraine crisis.
Banks Russian central bank criticizes the easy money policies of its peers Yomna Yasser Sep 24, 2016 0 Russian economy is facing a different range of issues than those facing the U.S., Japan and the euro zone and so…
Financial Institutions Russia will raise $7 billion in global debt markets in 2017; says FinMin Yomna Yasser Sep 24, 2016 0 Russia is planning to raise $7 billion in the international debt markets next year, taking advantage of strong…
World Investors pull US$1 trillion from emerging markets in a year Yomna Yasser Aug 25, 2015 0 Money has been pouring out of developing economies at a faster pace, and for longer, than during global financial…
World Russia’s Economy Falls In Q1 as Woes Mount Administrator May 16, 2015 0 The Russian economy has contracted in the first three months of 2015 because of low oil prices, weaker spending and…
forex news Ruble surges to Highest Level since December Yomna Yasser Apr 9, 2015 0 The Russian ruble continued its rally in early trade Thursday, hitting levels last seen in late December. The ruble…
Banks Russia to Help Large Borrowers As S&P Mulls Junk Rating Yomna Yasser Dec 24, 2014 0 Russia's central bank offered on Wednesday to help top exporters refinance heavy foreign debts next year, expected…
forex news Ruble’s Rescue Comes with Cost for Russian Economy Yomna Yasser Dec 23, 2014 0 Russian policy makers are signaling they’re prepared to sacrifice economic growth in order to stabilize the ruble.…