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MOSCOW BLOG: Russia in July
July 20, 2021
The good news is that Russia’s economy continues to grow faster than expected. Russia’s Economic Development Ministry has upgraded its growth forecast for this year to 3.8% from 2.8%.
MOSCOW BLOG: Merkel goes to Washington
July 18, 2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel went on her last foreign trip, to see US President Joe Biden, but on the face of it, it seems that the meeting didn't go as well as planned. Or did it?
MOSCOW BLOG: Biden and Putin meet in Geneva to low expectations but soaring Russian stock market
June 16, 2021
The big day is here and the wires are awash with big takes on Russia. From my perch it's fun to watch, as there is little to report on, so everyone is working their relative narratives and busy “reading” Putin, telling you what he really thinks.
MOSCOW BLOG: Russia in May
May 24, 2021
Russia’s economy continued to recover in the first three months of this year. Although January and February posted negative growth, the momentum was clearly already growing on the returning optimism as the coronavirus pandemic recedes.
MOSCOW BLOG: The freedom of the press is under attack in both the east and the west
May 19, 2021
It’s been a bad few months to be a journalist. The world was outraged by the Israeli rocket attack in Gaza that destroyed the building that was home to UAE-backed Al Jazeera and the international news organisation AP.
MOSCOW BLOG: Russian economy starts to turn up but so does inflation
May 4, 2021
Russia’s economy clearly began to emerge from the coronacrisis in March as industrial production went into the black for the first time in almost a year, posting a 1.1% expansion, and inflation started to fall again in the same month.
