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The consumer boom is over: Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries and Ozon mark the end of Russians’ spending spree

The consumer boom is over: Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries and Ozon mark the end of Russians’ spending spree

Holding its ground: Urals crude is surviving on the global market despite sanctions

Holding its ground: Urals crude is surviving on the global market despite sanctions

George Voloshin

AI is thirsty: Fresh water has become a key resource of the digital economy

AI is thirsty: Fresh water has become a key resource of the digital economy

Nikolai Kapanadze

Running on empty: Russia’s fuel shortage is here to stay and could get even worse

Running on empty: Russia’s fuel shortage is here to stay and could get even worse

George Voloshin

The “Beetle” trap: Europe’s automotive industry risks repeating the mistakes of its Russian counterpart

The “Beetle” trap: Europe’s automotive industry risks repeating the mistakes of its Russian counterpart

Vakhtang Partsvania

Vote with your ruble: The Russian stock market is rejecting Putin’s official optimism

Vote with your ruble: The Russian stock market is rejecting Putin’s official optimism

A farewell to (American) arms: Europe is pushing the U.S. out of its military-industrial complex

A farewell to (American) arms: Europe is pushing the U.S. out of its military-industrial complex

Nikolai Kapanadze

Crimea unplugged: The Russian-occupied peninsula’s businesses are buckling under blackouts, fuel shortages and a failed tourist season

Crimea unplugged: The Russian-occupied peninsula’s businesses are buckling under blackouts, fuel shortages and a failed tourist season

No-holds-barred budget: With finances in “manual control” mode, the Kremlin is set to plunge the Russian market into uncertainty

No-holds-barred budget: With finances in “manual control” mode, the Kremlin is set to plunge the Russian market into uncertainty

Oil is not well: Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure threaten Moscow’s federal budget

Oil is not well: Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure threaten Moscow’s federal budget

George Voloshin

New in town: The recent wave of Russian immigrants has changed the economies of Armenia, Georgia, and Serbia for the better

New in town: The recent wave of Russian immigrants has changed the economies of Armenia, Georgia, and Serbia for the better

Heavier workloads, not unemployment: How AI is really changing the labor market

Heavier workloads, not unemployment: How AI is really changing the labor market

Nowhere to live: Europe’s housing crisis has become the continent’s biggest political problem

Nowhere to live: Europe’s housing crisis has become the continent’s biggest political problem

Courts vs. ships: Ukraine is trying to stop illegal wheat exports from Russian-occupied territories

Courts vs. ships: Ukraine is trying to stop illegal wheat exports from Russian-occupied territories

Farewell to windfall: Сompanies in almost all Russian industries are getting poorer

Farewell to windfall: Сompanies in almost all Russian industries are getting poorer

Fighting for a poorer future: A sharp drop in investment points to a long-term structural crisis in Russia's economy

Fighting for a poorer future: A sharp drop in investment points to a long-term structural crisis in Russia's economy

Trillion dollar rocket man: Why Elon Musk’s SpaceX could come crashing back down to earth after its record-setting IPO

Trillion dollar rocket man: Why Elon Musk’s SpaceX could come crashing back down to earth after its record-setting IPO

“Anti-colonial” energy sources: Latin America has become one of the drivers of the green transition

“Anti-colonial” energy sources: Latin America has become one of the drivers of the green transition

Tatiana Lanshina

Gini and his master: How Russia manipulates statistics to conceal record-high inequality

Gini and his master: How Russia manipulates statistics to conceal record-high inequality

The tale of Yermak: How Zelensky’s former right-hand man ended up under arrest on corruption charges

The tale of Yermak: How Zelensky’s former right-hand man ended up under arrest on corruption charges

Elizaveta Mironova

Taxes, costly credit, and labor shortages: Why private businesses in Russia are shutting down en masse

Taxes, costly credit, and labor shortages: Why private businesses in Russia are shutting down en masse

Anastasia Ulyanova

Strait to stagnation: Why not even soaring oil prices can offset the decline of the Russian economy

Strait to stagnation: Why not even soaring oil prices can offset the decline of the Russian economy

Hope at home: How migration contributes to the development of the countries of origin

Hope at home: How migration contributes to the development of the countries of origin

Alexander Finiarel

Farewell to the “May decrees”: Why Russia has abandoned salary targets for doctors and teachers

Farewell to the “May decrees”: Why Russia has abandoned salary targets for doctors and teachers

The virtual ruble: Why Russia’s digital currency experiment could strengthen the Kremlin’s authoritarian control

The virtual ruble: Why Russia’s digital currency experiment could strengthen the Kremlin’s authoritarian control

Ekaterina Mereminskaya

The rich get richer: Global inequality and the rise of extreme wealth have hit record highs

The rich get richer: Global inequality and the rise of extreme wealth have hit record highs

Andrey Smolyakov

The curse of the printing press: How dictators and populists seize control of central banks, and why it always ends badly

The curse of the printing press: How dictators and populists seize control of central banks, and why it always ends badly

Divergent trends: Why a growing economy can still leave many people poorer

Divergent trends: Why a growing economy can still leave many people poorer

Tatiana Rybakova

Russia’s economy in 2026: A rising deficit, regional depression, and the possible depletion of sovereign reserves

Russia’s economy in 2026: A rising deficit, regional depression, and the possible depletion of sovereign reserves

Live for today: Trump’s politicization of economic policy poses a threat to longer-term stability

Live for today: Trump’s politicization of economic policy poses a threat to longer-term stability

A quiet revolution: The world’s turn toward green energy is irreversible

A quiet revolution: The world’s turn toward green energy is irreversible

Tatiana Lanshina

Catch your fish and eat it too: Inside Kamchatka’s poaching empire

Catch your fish and eat it too: Inside Kamchatka’s poaching empire

Sergei Beshimov

On thinning ice: After almost four years of war, Russia’s central bankers are running out of tricks to keep the economy afloat

On thinning ice: After almost four years of war, Russia’s central bankers are running out of tricks to keep the economy afloat

Dressed for disaster: Russian fashion retail collapses despite losing Western competition

Dressed for disaster: Russian fashion retail collapses despite losing Western competition

Anastasia Ulyanova

Paying up: The Kremlin is sacrificing regional development, business, healthcare, and education to fund the war in Ukraine

Paying up: The Kremlin is sacrificing regional development, business, healthcare, and education to fund the war in Ukraine

“Midas” vs. Mindich: How Ukraine’s NABU executed the biggest anti-corruption operation in its history — and why the EU is getting involved

“Midas” vs. Mindich: How Ukraine’s NABU executed the biggest anti-corruption operation in its history — and why the EU is getting involved

Elizaveta Mironova

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