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Politico — Trump prepares to let go of arms control with Russia — The expiration this week of a core U.S.-Russia arms control treaty could touch off a global nuclear weapons race for the first time since....

Urbanisation Levels

Statista — Degree of urbanization 2025, by continent — The urbanization rate worldwide in 2023 was 57 percent, with North and Latin America and the Caribbean having the highest rates..Nov 19, 2025

TV BRICSSmart cities: how technology and ecology shape urban environment of future — Climate change and accelerated urbanisation require a rethinking of traditional models of urban development. According to experts, there are....1 month ago

The Kyiv Independent — Update: Ukrainian, Slovak leaders disagree over Russian pipeline attacks at top-level meeting — At a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Sept. 2, Fico pledged to discuss with Zelensky attacks on energy....Sep 5, 2025

OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich — Long live youth! Demography of Central Asian states — Since the break-up of the USSR, Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) has been characterised by....Aug 27, 2025

Realnoe vremya‘Ultimately, it’s all about business’: what to expect from Kazan — Forum 2025Kazan becomes the first city in Russia to host the AAOIFI Islamic Finance Conference and the Malaysian Urbanism Forum..Apr 23, 2025

Frontiers — Patterns of Post-socialist Urban Development in Russia and Germany — Urban development in Russian city regions is largely driven by action-oriented political control of land market interests on the project level..Jul 1, 2024

Президент РоссииPlenary session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum — Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 27th St Petersburg International Economic Forum..Jun 7, 2024

The Architect’s Newspaper — Architects gather to discuss Russia’s young housing market — The forum brought together experts in housing, development, and economics from Russia, Europe, and the United States to discuss Russia's unique position..Aug 21, 2018

Cambridge University Press & Assessment — Population migration in the supporting regions of the Russian Arctic to improve international competitiveness of the Northern Sea Route | Polar Record — The Russian Arctic regions have a significant geographical, historical, and economic connection with the Northern Sea Route (NSR); the....Jan 24, 2022

GDP

CGTNPutin says Russia's GDP grew by 1% in 2025Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Russia's GDP growth slowed to 1 percent in 2025, calling the slowdown expected as....

Reuters — Russia's 2026 GDP growth is seen at 1-1.3%, deputy PM Novak says — Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 1 to 1.3% in 2026, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday..

The Mighty 790 KFGORussia’s 2026 GDP growth is seen at 1-1.3%, deputy PM Novak says — MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russia's gross domestic ‍product (GDP) is expected to grow by 1 to ‌1.3% in ‌2026, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander....

Trading — View — Russia's GDP up 1% in 2025; price spike to be short-lived, Putin says — Russia's gross domestic product grew 1% in 2025, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government on Tuesday..

Latest news from Azerbaijan — Putin announces Russia's economy grew by just 1% in 2025President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that Russia's economy grew by 1% in 2025, a significant slowdown compared to the 2024 growth,....

marketscreener.com — Russia's GDP up 1% in 2025; price spike to be short-lived, Putin says — Russia's gross domestic product grew 1% in 2025, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government on Tuesday..

Global Banking And Finance Awards®Russia GDP Growth Forecast: 2026 Projections at 1-1.3% | Globa...MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 1 to 1.3% in 2026, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander....

Kyiv Post — Russia’s Economic Growth Slowed to 1% in 2025, Putin Says — Ramped-up spending has pushed up inflation, weighing on real growth, while businesses have railed against high borrowing costs introduced to....

EJ Insight — Guangdong GDP larger than Russia, Spain, South Koreaejinsight 260204-Guangdong-GDP-larger-than-Russia-,-Spain-,-South-Korea Hkej ejinsight.com..

Devdiscourse — Russia's Economic Outlook: GDP Growth and Inflation Trends — Russia's GDP grew by 1% in 2025, as announced by President Vladimir Putin. Despite a price spike in January due to a VAT increase,....

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Investment

The Moscow Times — Russian Investment Growth Stalls as High Rates Deter New Projects — Investment growth in Russia has stalled, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told senators Tuesday, signaling an end to several years of....

Royal United Services Institute — Russia's Finances Beyond War – Supporting the Occupied Regions — Russia will struggle to afford the reconstruction of territory it is occupying in Ukraine..Jul 16, 2025

President of Russia — Russia Calling! Investment Forum — The 16th VTB Investment Forum is taking place in Moscow on December 2–3. This year the central theme of the forum is Reaching Higher: Bold....Dec 2, 2025

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace — The U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund: A Six-Month Progress Assessment — The USURIF has the potential to help integrate Ukraine into Western critical minerals supply chains. But the United States needs to expand....Oct 27, 2025

russia's pivot to asia — Russia’s Private Investment Appetite for Public-Private Partnerships Shows Significant Growth — Russian investors and the Russian state concluded 142 new public-private partnership (PPP) agreements and concessions over the 9M of this year,....Oct 21, 2025

Trading — View — Russian central bank poll sees investment growth slowing in Q1 2026A Russian central bank poll of companies suggested that investment growth will slow in the first quarter of 2026 to a rate below the 2025....1 week ago

Reliable Plant — Novartis affirms commitment to Russia through $500 million, multi-year investment — This investment is part of an overall US$500 million commitment in local infrastructure and collaborative healthcare initiatives planned over a five-year....1 month ago

Qazinform — Kazakh President highlights growing trade and investment ties with Russia — Kazakh President highlights growing trade and investment ties with Russia ... The Head of State, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, via videoconference,....Nov 12, 2025

Global Banking And Finance Awards®Kremlin says Russia is open to foreign investment after report of major U.S. plans — MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was open to foreign investment after a Wall Street Journal report that....1 month ago

The Bell — Russia’s investment climate is still getting worse — Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy, written by Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The....Aug 29, 2025

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Demographics

Russia Matters — Russia's Demographic Vanishing Act: A Warning From History — Earlier this summer, Russia's statistical agency Rosstat quietly stopped publishing monthly demographic data—a move that should alarm any....Aug 6, 2025

TVP World — Russia’s demographic decline emerges as strategic constraint, analyst warns — Russia's demographic crisis is no longer a background trend—it is becoming a strategic constraint. That was the assessment of Paul Goble,....4 weeks ago

IDN-In — Depth — News — Low Birth Rates and Rising Deaths: What Else Could Reverse Russia’s Declining Population — Russia's demographic crisis stems from low birth rates, high death rates, migration patterns, and the ongoing war in Ukraine..May 12, 2025

The Independent — Russia’s population is shrinking rapidly. Putin is trying to put a stop to that — Putin has created several initiatives to encourage childbirth, such as one-time payments for pregnant teens, writes Katie Marie Davies..Oct 27, 2025

Modern Diplomacy — Tackling Demographic Challenges, Russia Opposes Migrants Replacing Native Population — Vladimir Putin, in a speech delivered on October 23rd, launched family support initiatives aimed at boosting Russia's population..Oct 26, 2025

The Jamestown Foundation — Russia’s Demographic Problems Set Stage for Future Political Challenges — Executive Summary: Russia's demographic decline is accelerating, with the population giving birth to fewer babies during the first quarter....Apr 29, 2025

Newsweek — Putin Warned of Russian Demographic Crisis — Officials have warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that a demographic crisis could mean the country he leads will be short millions of workers by the end....Jul 16, 2025

Eurasia Review — If Moscow Doesn’t Admit More Immigrants, Russia’s Population Will Fall More Than Half By 2100 – Op — Ed — If Russia admits and retains as many immigrants as it currently does for the rest of this century, its population will decline by 44 percent....Sep 21, 2025

Arab News — Russia faces a shrinking and aging population and tries restrictive laws to combat ithttps://arab.news/bu4gr. Russia's population has fallen from 147.6 million in 1990 — the year before the USSR collapsed — to 146.1 million....Oct 27, 2025

Caliber.Az — Population growth becomes central focus for Russia, says Putin — Population growth becomes central focus for Russia, says Putin ... Russian President Vladimir Putin has stressed the importance of increasing the....Dec 8, 2025

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Export/Import

The Observatory of Economic Complexity — Russia (RUS) Exports, Imports, and Trade Partners | The Observatory of Economic Complexity — In 2024, Russia was the number 11 (out of 193) economy in the world in terms of GDP ($2.17T current US$), the number 19 (out of 226) in....

Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air — December 2025 — Monthly analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports and sanctions — By Vaibhav Raghunandan, Petras Katinas, and Luke Wickenden. India's crude imports drop to lowest levels since the price cap, while France....3 weeks ago

Seafoodnews — Russia Eyes Further Live Crab Export Growth to China in 2026Russia plans to further increase crab exports to China in 2026, with particular focus on live crab supplies, which remain in strong demand among Chinese....2 weeks ago

The Moscow Times — China Posts First Annual Decline in Trade With Russia Since 2020The flow of trade between Russia and China contracted for the first time in five years in 2025 amid falling demand for Chinese car imports....3 weeks ago

Reuters — India eyes Russia, Brazil, Netherlands for pharma export growth as US tariffs concerns linger — India plans to increase pharmaceutical exports to Russia, the Netherlands and Brazil, according to two industry sources aware of the matter,....Sep 2, 2025

Energy Intelligence — Russia's Oil Exports Rebound, But Stranded Barrels Grow — Russia's Oil Exports Rebound, But Stranded Barrels Grow ... Russia failed to find enough new reserves to replace its oil production in 2025..1 month ago

russia's pivot to asia — Russian Exports Diversifying As Non-Primary, Non Energy Exports Reach 12% Of Total GDPRussia, so often disparagingly referred to as just a 'gas station', is rapidly diversifying its economy, with non-primary, non-energy (NPNE)....Oct 26, 2025

Baird Maritime — Russian grain shipments grow as seaborne trade dominates exports — Exports via Black Sea terminals, the main route for seaborne grain shipments, rose by 0.6 per cent to 3.9 million tonnes in December. Shipments....2 weeks ago

Business Insider — Even Russia Has Had Enough of Some Chinese Products — Russia-China trade is slowing: on-year growth fell to 2% in 2024 versus 29% in 2022..Aug 19, 2025

UNITED24 Media — Russia's Exports Fall by $20 Billion in H1 2025, Oil Prices and Gas Transit Impacted — Russia's raw material exports fell over $20 billion in H1 2025, driven by declining oil prices and halted gas transit through Ukraine..Aug 12, 2025

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Public Spending

Reuters — Russia's oil and gas budget revenue set to sink 46% in January, Reuters calculations show — The federal budget is assumed to collect 8.957 trillion roubles from oil and gas sales this year. Total budget revenues for 2026 are seen at....2 weeks ago

The New York Times — Russia’s Oil Revenue, the Lifeblood of Its War Machine, Is Plummeting — The new reality has forced the Kremlin to raise taxes and increase debt, and hovers over peace talks with Ukraine..

Euromaidan Press — Russia’s oil revenues collapse 24% as global prices slide further (INFOGRAPHICS)Russian oil revenues fell 24% in 2025, pushing the deficit to $72 billion as sanctions and low prices squeeze war funding..

UNITED24 Media — How Much Has Russia Spent on the War in Ukraine, and Can They Keep It Up?Russia's wartime spending is running into a problem: how to maintain record levels of military output as hydrocarbon revenues decline,....

Bloomberg.com — Russia Oil and Gas Revenue Dives to Five-Year Low in Budget Hit — Oil revenues dropped more than 22% year on year to 7.13 trillion rubles, reaching the lowest level since 2023, Bloomberg calculations show..3 weeks ago

The Moscow Times — Russia Set for Sharp Early-Year Budget Deficit Amid Weak Oil Prices — Russia's federal budget is set to start the year with a sharp deficit, a deputy finance minister has warned, as front-loaded spending....2 weeks ago

France 24Are the West's tightening oil sanctions finally taking their toll on Russia’s economy?Russian oil and gas revenue fell by a fifth in 2025 to their lowest point in five years. But while Western sanctions have no doubt played a....

Crude Oil Prices Today | Oil — Price.com — Russia's Oil Revenue Slump Hits Budget Where It Hurts — Russia's Oil Revenue Slump Hits Budget Where It Hurts ... Russia's oil-and-gas budget suffered a painful blow in 2025. Revenues from the sector....3 weeks ago

OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich — Russia’s 2026 budget: mounting financial challenges and economic stagnation — On 28 November, Vladimir Putin signed the Russian Federation's 2026 budget law and approved the overall parameters of the budgets for....Dec 9, 2025

The New Voice of Ukraine — Russia facing oil revenue collapse as direct talks with Ukraine resume — Russia's oil revenues, a critical source of funding for its war against Ukraine, are sharply declining due to falling prices,....

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Public Debt

Euromaidan Press — Russia’s frozen billions now fund Ukraine—and Kyiv won’t repay a cent — Ukraine added $47 billion in debt but halved borrowing costs. G7 loans backed by frozen Russian assets will be repaid by Moscow, not Kyiv..

The Barents Observer — War Ministry requests access to Russians' financial data — Desperate for more men, Russian military recruiters might launch an offensive against citizens with debts problems..

The Moscow Times — U.S. Investment Fund Sues Russia Over $225Bln in Unpaid Tsarist-Era Debts“The Russian Federation, in breach of the successor government doctrine, has repudiated and continues to repudiate certain sovereign debts for....2 weeks ago

The Overshoot — Russian War Spending May be Maxed Out — The official budget deficit surged last year, as did off-balance sheet military spending via the banking system and unpaid bills..

Reuters — Russia's state debt-servicing costs will rise by 23% in 2026Russia's level of debt is expected to be low at 18.6% of GDP in 2026 and 19% in 2027, but the costs of debt servicing in total expenses are....Sep 25, 2025

اسلام تايمزGermany's National Debt Hits Record High Amid EU Sanctions Against Russia — Islam Times - Germanys national debt increased by almost a fifth since the first quarter of 2021..

European Council on Foreign Relations — Ukraine’s due, Russia’s debt: How to use Moscow’s money against itself — Fortunately, there is such an alternative: a “reparation loan”. This is a way to use Russia's money against itself by lending it to Ukraine..Jul 7, 2025

Ukrinform — China deepens financial partnership with Russia – intelligence — Against the backdrop of a growing regional debt problem, China is increasingly using Russia as a situational economic and financial partner..

Harici — Russia pledges financial lifeline to Cuba following US-led oil disruptions — Russia offers financial aid to Cuba as US sanctions and the halt of Venezuelan oil shipments push the island toward economic collapse..

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Recent IPO News

qz.com — Quartz Daily Brief—Argentina’s last gasp, Synchrony IPO, Russia’s double trouble, Al Qaeda Kidnapping Inc.Good morning, Quartz readers! What to watch for today. A challenge to South Korea's president. Special elections could turn Park Geun-hye's parliamentary....

Bloomberg — Indian Stock Market Is Catching Russia’s Eye — Before the trading day starts we bring you a digest of the key news and events that are likely to move markets. Today we look at: Jio IPO....Dec 4, 2025

russia's pivot to asia — Russia To Stimulate IPO Market By Providing Multiple Incentives — Russia To Stimulate IPO Market By Providing Multiple Incentives ... The Russian government and the Central Bank of Russia are to motivate Russian....Aug 23, 2025

Crypto — Rank — CSG’s Amsterdam IPO puts Czech defence empire in Europe’s market spotlight — Prague-based defence firm Czechoslovak Group (CSG) is set to begin trading in Amsterdam on Friday, in a deal that is expected to become the....1 week ago

Automotive World — Chery retreats from Russia as IPO plans advance — Chery retreats from Russia as IPO plans advance ... Chery has confirmed it will exit the Russian market by 2027, winding down what was its largest....Sep 18, 2025