Coverage
Understand the forces shaping Russia's output, employment and living standards. Coverage connects national figures with regional differences, structural changes and major economic shocks. Read GDP estimates alongside their definitions and revisions, distinguish growth from household welfare, and explore the longer history behind policy responses. Official statistics, independent assessments and forecasts are identified rather than treated as interchangeable evidence.
NewsBanking
The Bank of Russia's September 22 release shows faster unsecured consumer borrowing, continued corporate credit expansion and a small fall in household deposits.
AnalysisEconomy
A September 30 ministry estimate points to modest GDP growth, while Rosstat's August production figures show why a broad recovery remains difficult to establish.
ExplainerBusiness
Russia's factories face very different demand and financing conditions. Rosstat's production data, civilian output and government targets answer different questions about industrial capacity.
ExplainerEconomy
Russia's low unemployment rate can coexist with industrial weakness and uneven living standards. The explanation lies in labor supply, state demand and the limits of the headline measure.
ExplainerBanking
Russia's banks connect household savings, corporate borrowing and state finance, while concentrated ownership and restricted international access shape the risks.
AnalysisBudget
The proposed 2027 to 2029 budget combines continued deficits with a fiscal-rule adjustment; the revenue assumptions and financing needs deserve separate scrutiny.
ExplainerEconomy
Russia's major shocks differed in origin, financing conditions and policy response; annual data reveal their timing but do not make them equivalent.
ExplainerRuble
Russia's price history includes market transition, currency crises and renewed inflation, but comparing those episodes requires the same index and the right endpoints.
ExplainerBudget
Read the federal budget by separating tax receipts, spending commitments, financing and the assumptions behind each three-year plan.
ExplainerRuble
The key rate influences credit, deposits and demand, but its effect on inflation depends on expectations, fiscal policy and the economy's ability to supply goods.
ExplainerEconomy
Russia's economy combines commodity exports, a large domestic service sector and an influential state; the links between them matter more than any single headline.
