economy 11/09/2015 Russia holds interest rates after rouble's tumble Russia’s Central Bank has left interest rates unchanged amid turmoil surrounding the rouble’s decline, falling oil prices and rising inflation. After
economy 07/09/2015 China's foreign reserves suffer biggest monthly fall on record China’s foreign currency reserves suffered their largest monthly fall on record in August. It’s the result of heavy intervention by the central bank
Business Middle East 25/08/2015 Global markets hit turbulence amid mounting fears of China slowdown In this edition of Business Middle East, we analyse the turbulence engulfing global markets. Signs of an economic slowdown in China are stacking up
Turkey 18/08/2015 Turkey faces snap election as PM Davutoglu abandons coalition effort Turkey's political future hangs in the balance as Prime Minister Davutoglu hands back the mandate to form a government to President Erdogan.
insiders 06/02/2015 Rouble trouble: Finns sharing the pain of Russia's currency crisis The collapse of the rouble, caused in part by EU sanctions against Russia over its alleged support for Ukrainian rebels, has had an impact on parts
Russia 30/12/2014 Russian economy set to shrink almost 5 percent next year Russia’s economy is likely to shrink by as much as five percent in 2015, due to Western sanctions, the collapse of the rouble and the price of oil
Russia 18/12/2014 Putin tries to reassure over rouble worries, but also slams the West He attempted to reassure the Russian people about the state of their economy under his leadership. But a defiant President Vladimir Putin also took
Insight 18/12/2014 Putin upbeat on Russian economy but doesn't say how or when it will recover Russia’s economic problems drew a slew of questions at President Vladimir Putin’s end-of-year news conference. Blaming external factors for the
insiders 27/10/2011 Hungarians fall victim to Swiss franc debt spiral A huge number of middle class Hungarians are sinking in debt repayments, after taking out private loans in Swiss francs. While the government is
