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Russian reformer's promotion may not bring change

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RUSSIA

Alexey Kudrin's return to the Russian policy debate.

New Kazakh premier will struggle to attract more FDI

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KAZAKHSTAN

Tokayev has also criticised regional officials for relying excessively on budgetary funding and not doing enough to attract private capital. However, structural economic and…

Belarus will seek closer integration with Russia

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BELARUS

With both countries facing isolation from the West, Russia and Belarus are seeking to move closer together. The contact mechanisms of the Union State of Russia and Belarus are…

War and sanctions will hit Russian consumer spending

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RUSSIA

The cost will increase pressure on households already experiencing declining real incomes and worrying about the military mobilisation which the government says has taken 300,000…

Investment will be a drag on Russian recovery

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RUSSIA

Russia's enduring investment gap.

Foreign retailers respond to Russians' modest spending

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RUSSIA

Foreign brands in the Russian retail sector.

Russia wants to avoid worse ties after US sanctions

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RUSSIA

Russia's demand that Washington scale down its diplomatic mission staffing is dramatic in tone yet limited in effect. Despite the large number of posts to be cut, this retaliation…

Russian car industry grows but sales outlook is modest

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RUSSIA

Russian car manufacturing and sales.

Security concerns prompt Russian tech diversification

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RUSSIA

However, it is only in the last few years that Moscow has pushed to diversify its technological base to protect Russian security against foreign cyber threats and to promote…

Russian economic strategy will mix diverse approaches

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RUSSIA

The Kremlin is open to a range of viewpoints, and various plans are being drafted to avoid stagnation and reignite the growth rates of the 2000s.