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21 Jul 20
Russia is looking to lure tech companies to headquarter themselves there by granting them more than $1bn in tax breaks.
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10 Jul 20
More than 1bn rubles earmarked by the Russian government for cultural projects have been redirected to its reserves as the country battles the Covid-19 crisis.
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28 Apr 20
The Russian government has been urged to spend half of its National Wealth Fund of saved oil and gas revenues to deal with the Covid-19 crisis.
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18 Feb 20
Russian senators have supported a bill that would support local governments to set up participatory budgeting schemes.
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25 Jun 19
Russia has agreed with a clutch of leading investors, port operators and mining corporations to jointly develop the ambitious $11bn Northern Sea Route.
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13 Jun 19
The unexpected effects of the FIFA World Cup and energy projects boosted real GDP growth in Russia to 2.3% in 2018, says the World Bank.
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15 Apr 19
Stark inequality between rich and poor in Russia has been highlighted in an annual wealth report.
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15 Mar 19
Russia’s parliament has approved new fines for insulting public authorities online and spreading ‘fake news’.
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15 Feb 19
US senators have put forward a bill that would impose new sanctions on Russia over its alleged meddling in US elections and its stance on Ukraine.
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29 Jan 19
Russia’s finance ministry has called upon Venezuela to make its next scheduled debt repayment to the country on time.
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5 Dec 18
Russia is on track to meet its goal of halving the number of people in poverty by 2024 even if the country’s growth continues to grow ‘modestly’, the World Bank has highlighted.
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29 Aug 18
Vladimir Putin has watered down his controversial pension reforms as he suffers his lowest approval ratings for four years.
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21 May 18
The UK must step up efforts to crack down on money laundering as Russian corruption is putting national security at risk, a group of MPs has warned.
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1 Mar 18
Russia’s president has said he will halve poverty in the country within the next six years, in a speech before an election he is expected to win later this month.
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19 Jan 18
Russia is looking at increasing spending on education, healthcare and infrastructure, officials said on Tuesday.
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12 Jan 18
Russia has fully spent its reserve fund to cover its budget shortfalls at the end of 2017, the country’s finance ministry said on Wednesday.
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30 Aug 17
Russia’s central bank has had to rescue one of the country’s largest financial institutions.
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15 Sep 16
Ukraine has secured the release of a long-delayed, $1bn tranche of its $17.5bn International Monetary Fund bailout, despite falling short of some reform requirements and facing staunch opposition...
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25 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Latin America & the Caribbean you might have missed.
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5 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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19 May 15
The Russian economy is expected to hit a protracted recession in the next two years as a result of the slump in oil prices and the impact of Western sanctions and geopolitical tensions following the...
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1 Apr 15
The Russian economy is expected to hit a protracted recession in the next two years as a result of the slump in oil prices and the impact of Western sanctions and geopolitical tensions following the...
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10 Mar 15
The crisis in Ukraine has caused the European Union to bare its teeth and extend the reach of its sanctions policies on Russia. The effect on the EU market has been unprecedented and unpredictable.
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10 Mar 15
The crisis in Ukraine has caused the European Union to bare its teeth and extend the reach of its sanctions policies on Russia. The effect on the EU market has been unprecedented and unpredictable.
21 Jul 20Russia is looking to lure tech companies to headquarter themselves there by granting them more than $1bn in tax breaks.
28 Apr 20The Russian government has been urged to spend half of its National Wealth Fund of saved oil and gas revenues to deal with the Covid-19 crisis.
13 Jun 19The unexpected effects of the FIFA World Cup and energy projects boosted real GDP growth in Russia to 2.3% in 2018, says the World Bank.
15 Mar 19Russia’s parliament has approved new fines for insulting public authorities online and spreading ‘fake news’.
29 Jan 19Russia’s finance ministry has called upon Venezuela to make its next scheduled debt repayment to the country on time.
21 May 18The UK must step up efforts to crack down on money laundering as Russian corruption is putting national security at risk, a group of MPs has warned.
15 Sep 16Ukraine has secured the release of a long-delayed, $1bn tranche of its $17.5bn International Monetary Fund bailout, despite falling short of some reform requirements and facing staunch opposition...
25 Jun 15A round-up of recent public finance stories from Latin America & the Caribbean you might have missed.
5 Jun 15A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
10 Mar 15The crisis in Ukraine has caused the European Union to bare its teeth and extend the reach of its sanctions policies on Russia. The effect on the EU market has been unprecedented and unpredictable.
10 Mar 15The crisis in Ukraine has caused the European Union to bare its teeth and extend the reach of its sanctions policies on Russia. The effect on the EU market has been unprecedented and unpredictable.
