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1 – 10 of 17However, 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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285374
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Pronounced ruble depreciation this year attests to the efficacy of sanctions in disrupting Russia’s external trade. The weaker ruble has already provoked a spike in household…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281176
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Despite recent economic stabilisation, future growth prospects are severely limited owing to Russia’s international isolation. A prolonged war in Ukraine would threaten the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279750
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This turnout was a far milder contraction than the many assessments made at the outset of the invasion of Ukraine of its likely impact on the Russian economy. It prompted a public…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278591
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RUSSIA: First-quarter data show sanctions’ impact
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278584
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Inflation has subsided owing to base effects. War, sanctions, geopolitical isolation and economic restructuring have already undermined population living standards, with poorer…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279113
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The bank doubled its rate in February to shield the ruble from sanctions impacts but then started cutting it as -- against expectations -- the currency appreciated. Moscow hailed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272810
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Banking-sector stability is vital for the functioning of the Russian economy: bank credit is facilitating economic restructuring. Although the sector withstood the first impact of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278809
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209755
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State-supported substitution of banned Western foodstuffs has boosted agriculture, which in 2016 enjoyed its most successful year in the post-Soviet period. Both the wheat harvest…