This is an audio transcript of The Economics Show podcast episode: ‘Why Russia’s wartime economy is starting to crack. With Elina Ribakova’ Sam Fleming Since the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been ...

In a desperate bid to save money, businesses across the country are implementing a stringent programme of wage cuts and ...

Military production and defense spending are propping up Russia's economy and may shape its future long after the war in ...

Russia has built a shadow network to help its businesses dodge Western sanctions, according to a new report that shines a ...

Further data shows the trend has continued into July and even August, as jitters over the health of Russia's financial system ...

Moscow is "burning the candle at both ends" by loosening monetary policy to prop up growth and expanding wartime spending, wrote ISW analysts.

The United States still has strong influence over Russia’s economy and its capacity to keep fighting in Ukraine, but President Donald Trump has stepped back from earlier threats to hit Moscow with ...

The Russian economy was slowing even before President Trump’s latest threats. But the Kremlin has enough money to keep ...

Russia's war machine has become such an integral part of its economic engine that its military industry is likely to keep expanding even after the fighting in Ukraine ends, according to a report ...

In particular, cutting off the “shadow fleet” of tankers that deliver Russia’s oil under the radar would send the war economy ...

Trump suggested that Russia’s economic potential is being wasted due to global pressures and U.S. tariffs. “Their economy is ...

When the EU and US hit Russia with fresh sanctions in 2022, many analysts expected the country’s economy to crack. Instead, Russia has shown strong GDP growth, powered in large part by a massive boost ...