Russia’s fertilizer king addresses life after Putin PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we dive into the hottest political intrigue in Moscow right now: a major intervention in The Economist by billionaire Andrei Melnichenko on what Russia could look like after Putin. Melnichenko’s Russia of the future: Kremlin talking points or a bid for power? Andrei Melnichenko is one
War chokes Russian stock market, again PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy, written by Alexander Kolyandr and Alexandra Prokopenko and brought to you by The Bell. The Russian stock market is on a record-breaking losing streak — this week we look at why, whether it will end soon and how, paradoxically, it might
Fuel crisis intensifies PRO Members Public
The gasoline crisis triggered by Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure has spread to nearly every region of Russia. The authorities are looking for solutions, from relaxing fuel specifications to ramping up imports. However, neither has improved a problem that is spilling over from the consumer sector to the wider
Russia’s place in the AI race PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we outline where Russia sits in the global AI race, and its latest efforts to exert control over the homegrown Kremlin-approved AI industry. Sovereign AI While OpenAI is trying to secure White House support in return for a 5% stake, in Russia, the authorities are exerting full
Prices aren’t rising. They’re ‘changing’ PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy, written by Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The Bell. This week we look at a new wave of Russian economic newspeak — euphemisms deployed to cover up the reality of a slowing economy. Russia’s economic
State nationalizes army’s bearings supplier PRO Members Public
Russia’s authorities continue to nationalize enterprises whose owners have served as lawmakers in the State Duma on corruption allegations. The latest victim is Russia’s biggest bearings manufacturer, the European Bearings Corporation (EBC). * Moscow’s Lefortovo court on June 15 ordered the seizure of the assets of the European
No more fuel PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we cover Ukraine’s unprecedented drone attacks on Russia’s energy sites that are sparking a massive fuel crisis across one of the world’s most oil-rich countries. Pumps run dry as Ukrainian drone attacks bite Ukraine’s drone campaign against Russian oil refineries has sparked an
Russia’s oil boom ends PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy, written by Alexander Kolyandr and Alexandra Prokopenko and brought to you by The Bell. Russia’s short-term boom from higher oil prices is over, so this week we look at how hard the return to reality will hit. Back to
Bank of Russia slows rate cuts, sends signal to government PRO Members Public
The Central Bank reduced its base rate on Friday by 25 basis points to 14.25%. It was the ninth successive cut, but the smallest possible reduction. Amid public pressure from Putin, who last week used inflation figures to publicly push to cut rates faster, this looks like a compromise.
Could Russia go nuclear as Moscow hit and Crimea in crisis? PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we analyze why some Russians — including those with ties at the Kremlin — are again talking about launching a tactical nuclear strike on Ukraine, as Moscow comes under barrage and Kyiv’s army cuts off Crimea. Moscow attacked, Crimea cut-off Ukraine’s drone raid on Moscow and its
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