crisis in Russia

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Naryshkin: Crisis should be used for further growth

Naryshkin: Crisis should be used for further growth

The deputies of the State Duma of the sixth convocation must create a legal framework that will be the basis for future economic growth, the chairman of the lower house of parliament Sergey Naryshkin stated during the …

Russian ruble plummets to new low

Russian ruble plummets to new low

The ruble has overcome the level of 79 rubles per dollar and  86 rubles per euro on the Moscow stock exchange today. As of 15:48 Moscow time, the dollar now stands at 79.005 rubles and the euro reached 86.057 rubles. …

Medvedev does not rule out increase of wage arrears

Medvedev does not rule out increase of wage arrears

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev stated at a meeting of the government that, considering the economic situation, an increase in wage arrears is possible. According to him, "the total wage arrears remained …

Kudrin: 10% budget cut is an optimistic prognosis

Kudrin: 10% budget cut is an optimistic prognosis

A former Finance Minister of Russia, the head of the Committee of Civil Initiatives (CGI) Alexey Kudrin, has said that a 10% budget cut in 2016 would be an optimistic prognosis. Budget cuts cannot be avoided this year due …

Zhukov doesn't expect catastrophic changes in Russian economy

Zhukov doesn't expect catastrophic changes in Russian economy

A repetition of the hyperinflation in 1998 is impossible now, since the situation in Russia is radically different from the old reality, the First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma, Alexander Zhukov, said at the Gaidar …

Will 1998 crisis happen again in Russia?

Will 1998 crisis happen again in Russia?

Russia's budget must be agreed with the current economic situation, otherwise spontaneous "adjustment" may negatively affect the population through high inflation, as it happened in 1998 Russian financial crisis, Russian Finance …

 Gref expects trend of weakening ruble to continue

Gref expects trend of weakening ruble to continue

"Oil prices are very tightly bound to the Federal Reserve policy. All key trends are related to further reduction. The dollar is most likely to strengthen. The Federal Reserve will tighten its policy," Russia's Sberbank CEO …

Russia's budget for 2016 approved

Russia's budget for 2016 approved

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the law on the federal budget for 2016. Due to the high volatility on the financial and commodity markets, the annual budget has been adopted for one year, instead of three years as it was earlier. The ...

Russian Ministry of Finance excludes 100 rubles per dollar

Russian Ministry of Finance excludes 100 rubles per dollar

Russia's Deputy Finance Minister Maxim Oreshkin said that the overall economy has adapted to $ 40 per barrel, therefore there is no reason to expect 100 rubles per dollar. According to him, the ministry saw the oil …

Gref: economy to deteriorate without reforms

Gref: economy to deteriorate without reforms

Sberbank CEO German Gref said that the Russian economy will be in a recession in 2016. "The economy will be in a recession in 2016. If there is no new turn in terms of the reforms, the economy will …

Dvorkovich: oil production in Russia may decline

Dvorkovich: oil production in Russia may decline

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said at the ENES-2015 forum that the risks of oil production decline in Russia remain. "Further risks exist. We are discussing them, nevertheless, we have clearly …

Is everything okay with Russian banking system?

Is everything okay with Russian banking system?

The Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank, Bella Zlatkis, commented on the situation in the Russian banking system. According to her, "there is hardly a person who says that the banking system is …

Dollar is above psychological barrier of 65 rubles

Dollar is above psychological barrier of 65 rubles

Today the US currency during the trading process at the Moscow Stock Exchange has crossed its psychological barrier of 65 rubles for the first time since October 6th.  The ruble fell against …

Putin: The crisis peak is over in Russia

Putin: The crisis peak is over in Russia

Russia has overcome the crisis peak in the economy. This statement was made by President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the discussion club Valdai.  He added that inflation is …

Russian people's incomes in 2018 to be lower than in 2014

Russian people's incomes in 2018 to be lower than in 2014

The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has published a new prediction of the economic situation for the next three years (2016-2018). According to the Ministry, the incomes of Russians in 2018 will be below the level of 2014. The experts ...