Money Explained: Why Europe is balking at a proposed ban on Russian energy The West has so far resisted sanctions on Russian energy. But in the face of alleged war crimes, some in Europe are pushing for an outright ban. 05/04/2022
Russia McDonald's franchisees keep restaurants in Russia open Mcdonald's has temporarily closed all of the Russian outlets that it owns because of the country's invasion of Ukraine -- but around 100 under franchise remain open. 30/03/2022
Russia Which are some of the Western firms still operating in Russia? Many Western companies have stopped their Russian operations to comply with sanctions, but some very recognisable brands are still doing business there - so what's the deal? 25/03/2022
Europe Decoded As sanctions bite, how much economic pain is Putin willing to take? The Russian president has predicted his country will emerge more independent and self-sufficient from international isolation. 17/03/2022
Money Russians queue for cash as sanctions bite and hyperinflation looms Russians wary that sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine would deal a crippling blow to their economy have been flocking to banks and ATMs for days. 28/02/2022
Money Russia's Central Bank scrambles to deal with sanctions, falling rouble Russian central bank scrambles to contain fallout of sanctions 28/02/2022
Europe News EU27 agree 'massive and severe' Russia sanctions over Ukraine invasion Meeting in Brussels, EU leaders agreed on sanctions to hit several sectors at the heart of Russia's economy, with more details to be given on Friday. 24/02/2022
Money Russia's central bank proposes ban on crypto use and mining Energy consumption has been cited as a reason for a potential ban in Russia, the world's third-largest crypto mining hub. 21/01/2022
Russia First stage of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is complete, says Putin The controversial project aims to deliver Russian gas to Germany. 04/06/2021
Russia Russia unveils €390 billion plan to overhaul its economy The money will be shared between 13 so-called National Projects which include increasing the fertility rate and reducing air pollution in cities. 11/02/2019
Russia Could Russia's plan to shun the dollar boost its economy? The government is preparing a bill to ‘de-dollarize’ the Russian economy in response to incoming US sanctions. Drawn-up using ideas from VTB bank head Andrei Kostin, the bill could be approved by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in just two weeks. 04/10/2018
Russia Market analysts assess impact of Russia sanctions New round of sanctions by the US targets top businessmen close to the Kremlin 10/04/2018
World How owners of SME's see the Russian election Russians are due to go to the polls, but not all are fully behind Putin. Euronews spoke to people working for and creating small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) to see what issues are affecting the 15/03/2018
Business Siemens threatens legal action over Russia's 'use of its turbines' in Crimea Sanctions barring EU firms from providing Crimea with energy technology were said to have been ignored by Russia. 10/07/2017
Russia Russian creates special unit to protect state sovereignty Russia’s upper parliament, the Federation Council, has adopted a motion to prevent foreign powers interfering in its internal affairs. It has set 15/06/2017
Russia Kremlin critic Navalny jailed, hundreds arrested at anti-Putin protests Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny was sentenced to 30 days in prison after a day of protests against President Vladimir Putin that saw hundreds of people arrested. 12/06/2017
Business Gazprom joins queue of companies threatening to leave London Russian energy giant Gazprom set up shop in London in 1999 and has traded there ever since, but it may quit The City if Britain undergoes a "hard" Brexit that might amputate Gazprom's biggest market. 04/04/2017
Business Russian central bank confounds forecasts with interest rate cut Russian interest rates have fallen to 9.5% on the back of better inflation data. 24/03/2017
View Is it all going swimmingly for Vladimir Putin? By Anders Åslund, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington After more than two years of economic contraction, Russia seems to have 07/02/2017
USA Russia's Lavrov: "We expect relations with Washington to become smoother" European allies are nervous, while Moscow seems delighted about the change of guard in Washington 10/11/2016
Russia Russians go to polls in parliamentary election Russians are going to the polls in a parliamentary election, expected to give the ruling United Russia party even greater dominance of the lower house. 18/09/2016
Business Russian key interest rate unchanged Russia's central bank has kept it key interest rate unchanged at 10.5 percent even as inflation falls. 29/07/2016
Business Junker and Putin talk in St Petersburg Russian President Vladimir Putin has addressed the St. 17/06/2016
Business Rosneft's quarterly net profit falls 75 percent Rosneft's quarterly net profit fell by 75 percent as crude oil prices declined, but Russia's top oil producer also blamed heavy investment in the period. 08/06/2016
Business Putin attempts to reassure Russia as economy continues to decline Russian President Vladimir Putin has tried to reassure ordinary Russians about the state of the country's economy. 14/04/2016
Business Russian interest rates on hold, inflation outlook uncertain Russia's central bank has left its main lending rate at 11 percent and signalled that it is not looking at cuts to the cost of borrowing anytime soon as it focuses on keeping inflation under control. 18/03/2016
