Dollar Up 20% against Ruble in 2020
The coronavirus pandemic, the escalation of the geopolitical environment and the subsiding risk appetite of investors in 2020 resulted in...
Economy
Belarus Receives First Tranche of Russian State Loan
Belarus has received the first tranche of the Russian state loan amounting to the equivalent of $500mn, the Belarusian Ministry...
Russian Investigators Open Case against Navalny over Allegations of $4.8mn Donation Fraud
A criminal case over allegations of large-scale fraud was initiated against Russian political opposition figure Alexey Navalny, a Russian Investigative...
Russia Seizes Cocaine, Arrests Traffickers in Collab with U.S.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday it had worked with U.S. authorities to seize large quantities of cocaine...
Russia’s Finance Ministry to Borrow around $50.23bn in 2021
The Russian Ministry of Finance plans to borrow about 3.7 trillion rubles ($50.23bn) in 2021, about 75 billion rubles ($1.02bn)...
Russia’s Far East Attracts Over $17 Billion in Foreign Investment
Foreign direct investment in the Russian Far East has grown significantly since 2013, according to Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev....