Russia

Russia enforces stricter currency exchange rules

Russia has put into force measures to keep a closer eye on exchanges from rubles to foreign currency. The Russian Central Bank has decreed that

28/12/2015

Economy

Russia boosts oil exports to Asia, denting OPEC's drive for customers

Russian crude oil exports to Asian countries have increased by almost a quarter this year according to data compiled by Reuters. Sales rose 23

18/12/2015

Economy

Iran boosts gas export capacity with eye on post-sanctions era

The Russian President Vladimir Putin on his first visit to Iran in eight years has held talks with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Ostensibly for a

23/11/2015

Russia

Putin swats down Russian worries on annual televised call-in

Concerning everything Russians want to know about their president’s worldview, once a year, Vladimir Putin accepts their questions, sent through a

16/04/2015

Russia

Russia Finance Minister slams 'political character' of Moody's downgrade

Ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded Russia’s sovereign rating to below investment grade or junk status, citing the impact from the Ukraine crisis

21/02/2015

My Europe Series

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

06/02/2015

Russia

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

30/12/2014

Russia

Russian shoppers improvise as crisis hits holiday period

A Moscow shopping mall is as crowded as any other at this time of year, but many people are taking some drastic belt-tightening measures in the face

26/12/2014

Russia

Putin orders freeze on vodka prices

The Russian president has ordered a freeze on vodka prices amid an escalating economic crisis. During a meeting Putin told government officials that

25/12/2014

Belarus

Eurasian Economic Union Summit begins with a show of disunity

The leaders of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan have sealed a deal to introduce a Eurasian Economic Union which will come into

23/12/2014

Russia

Divided opinion in Russia after Putin's end-of-year address

In Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, pro-Russian separatists watched President Putin’s end-of-year speech on a TV set in a canteen. One soldier said

19/12/2014

Business

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

18/12/2014

Target

Russia's quest for foreign investors

24/04/2013

Explore

Traveller’s Diary: Stavropol Krai

27/04/2012

World

Mikhail Prokhorov: 'This campaign could reveal some serious surprises'.

27/02/2012