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Sanctions will increase risks for Russian economy

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RUSSIA

However, although output has grown, a tight labour market and persistent inflation have created new problems. The reorientation of trade away from Europe has resulted in a…

Russia's Brexit gains will be political, not economic

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RUSSIA

Russia, the EU and United Kingdom after Brexit.

Russia’s economy will turn increasingly towards China

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CHINA/RUSSIA

The process will determine the future status of the Russian economy and the effectiveness of the Western pushback. Beijing’s role in helping Russia to expand its links with China…

Russian recession will blunt Central Asian growth

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CIS

Russia's economic problems caused by the low price of oil and to a lesser extent Western sanctions are a challenge for Kazakhstan and the four other Central Asian states. In its…

Nearby Ukraine will weigh on Central European assets

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CENTRAL EUROPE

This is forcing the region’s central banks to prioritise efforts to curb price pressures over policies to shore up growth. Central Europe’s currencies, particularly the…

Russia faces twin hits from COVID-19 and cheap oil

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RUSSIA

The steep fall in global oil prices and rapid spread of COVID-19 have ended hopes of economic revival in 2020. The government has allocated 300 billion rubles (4 billion dollars…

Russian exports to China will rise as investment lags

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RUSSIA/CHINA

Russia's deepening ties with China over the last four years reflect Moscow's isolation from the West. Despite Moscow's efforts, the pace of Chinese investment in Russia has been…

Sound finances will help Russia navigate dual shocks

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RUSSIA

The collapse in commodity prices, above all oil, plus the impact of an extended lockdown have depressed Russia's exports, investment and consumption. The economic prospects could…

Ukraine war impedes crackdown on crypto cybercrime

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INTERNATIONAL

There were signs of possible progress in 2021, and even some cooperation from Moscow -- REvil ransomware gang members were arrested in early 2022. However, that cooperation has…

Western Balkans might seek new relationship with EU

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BALKANS

Non-economic priorities such as nation-building and partisan political interests have often shaped large developmental projects in the Western Balkans, facilitated by…