Russia’s austerity politics point to a rocky year ahead
Nicholas Trickett into the prospects for a post-Covid economic recovery in Russia
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The sagging prospects for Russian oil
Nicholas Trickett looks at how Russian oil production is struggling in a time of Covid-19’s low prices, OPEC+ production cuts, and US shale
Greener vibes from the EU’s energy markets could leave Russia in the cold
Lyubov Glazunova on Russia’s place in the new EU energy policy
How China Helped Russia Weather COVID and Why It’s Not Necessarily Good News
Nicholas Trickett on how COVID-19 has been rewriting economic orthodoxy across the globe, but Russia’s Austrian School economists have yet to get the memo
The Limits of Support for Russia’s Oil and Gas Sector
Nick Trickett wonders how far the Russian state should go to support its struggling fossil fuels companies
The Covid storm clouds are gathering over Russia’s economy
Ivan Tkachev looks into where the Russian economy is most vulnerable to the fallout from Covid-19
Russia’s fiscal wellbeing is suddenly melting away
Ivan Tkachev on how long Russia’s budget reserves will last in the current oil price environment
Russia can weather the oil price storm
Ivan Tkachev writes that Russia’s economy can survive the collapse in oil and gas prices — but at what long-term cost?
Can Russia win (or survive) the oil price war?
As prices per barrel plummet, Vladislav Inozemtsev considers the latest standoff between Russia and Saudi Arabia
Russian oil & gas sanctions shield
Max Hess on the mixed track record of sanctioning Russian hydrocarbons
Coronavirus and the rouble
Vladislav Inozemtsev on how the coronavirus is affecting the Russian economy
Covert Operation “Sberbank”
Ivan Tkachev on why Russia’s largest bank is being handed over to the government