Russia’s economic growth remained strong in March and even accelerated mildly. GDP growth in January amounted to 4.6% y/y (after +3.6% at the end of 2023), supported by manufacturing and wholesale ... more
Ukraine is running out of money, men, ammo and time. Since the US cut off its financing in January and Russia retook Avdiivka on February 17 Kyiv has lost the initiative in the war. The skies are ... more
Russia's economic growth accelerated in January 2024, expanding by 4.6% y/y, up from a 4.4% increase in December, according to the Russian Ministry of Economic Development. Both industrial ... more
Ukraine's economy grew 5% in 2023, far better than anyone expected, following a substantial decline of 28.8% in 2022, according to Yulia Svyrydenko, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of ... more
The latest revisions to Rosstat data says that Russia ended 2023 with even better growth than the 3.5% expected at 4%. This is almost double the 2.2% expected as late as December. The military ... more
Ukraine's economy depends on continued aid and that dried up starting in August 2023. The US $61bn aid package failed to pass congress in the last months of 2023 and a four-year €50bn EU package ... more
Russia’s economy defied all expectations in 2023 by not only not collapsing but was the fastest growing country in Europe by the end of 2023. The rapid economic growth in 2023 has been fueled ... more
Economically, Ukraine has had a good year in 2023. Top investment bank Concorde Capital has forecasted that Ukraine's GDP will grow by approximately 6% in 2023 after a heavy contraction in 2022. ... more
The Russian economy put in a robust performance in 2023 despite facing formidable challenges, according to recent data published by Rosstat. The activity data today suggest that, after a very ... more
The Russian economy put in a robust performance in 2023 despite facing formidable challenges, according to recent data published by Rosstat. The activity data today suggest that, after a very ... more
Ukraine's economy has displayed resilience and growth despite the ongoing conflict with Russia, with GDP expanding by more than 9% in September 2023 compared to the same month last year, according to ... more
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Russian economy is performing "better than previously expected" but some economists say it is actually overheating. Despite a tight labour market and ... more
Ukraine’s economy put in its first positive growth since the war began 19 months ago expanding by 19.5% in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, according to ... more
Russia’s economy has turned the corner and the “the worst is over” Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a conference at the end of September, predicting that this growth would be a healthy ... more
Ukraine's economic trajectory is currently shaped by a combination of GDP growth expectations, military strategy, and various economic developments. The nation continues to navigate through ... more
Ukraine's economic trajectory is currently shaped by a combination of GDP growth expectations, military strategy, and various economic developments. The nation continues to navigate through ... more
The Russian economy has recovered from the downturn of spring 2022. Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.8% on the year in April-June, the central bank said late on August 1. In ... more
The Ukrainian economy continues to exceed expectations by a significant margin thanks to uninterrupted flows of international financial aid. GDP growth may exceed 5% this year, as the better safety ... more
Russia's economic growth accelerated to 5.4% year-on-year in May, according to Federal State Statistics Service and has more or less recovered from the shocks following the imposition of sanctions. ... more
Ukraine’s counteroffensive is under way but has not delivered any surprise successes or significant breakthroughs of the heavily defended Russian line. This has caused some comment from watchers ... more