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24 Nov 21
The International Monetary Fund has released a delayed $700m disbursement to Ukraine amid concerns of increased Russian military activity.
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21 Jun 21
Expensive loans taken out by Russian regional governments will be replaced by long-term low-interest loans from the central government as president Vladimir Putin aims to bring the sector’s finances...
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8 Jun 21
Russia was able to weather the Covid-19 pandemic with some resilience, despite reductions in global oil prices, ratings agency Moody’s said.
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27 May 21
Russia’s aim to halve poverty by 2030 would be easier and more cost-effective if it introduced a guaranteed minimum income programme rather than expand its existing social safety net, the World Bank...
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16 Apr 21
Experts say that the Biden administration’s move to ban US financial institutions from participating in the primary market for Russian bonds is likely to have little impact.
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5 Oct 20
More than 200 million doses of a purported vaccine for Covid-19 have been sold by Russia’s sovereign wealth fund to countries desperate for an end to the health crisis.
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21 Jul 20
Russia is looking to lure tech companies to headquarter themselves there by granting them more than $1bn in tax breaks.
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10 Jul 20
More than 1bn rubles earmarked by the Russian government for cultural projects have been redirected to its reserves as the country battles the Covid-19 crisis.
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28 Apr 20
The Russian government has been urged to spend half of its National Wealth Fund of saved oil and gas revenues to deal with the Covid-19 crisis.
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18 Feb 20
Russian senators have supported a bill that would support local governments to set up participatory budgeting schemes.
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25 Jun 19
Russia has agreed with a clutch of leading investors, port operators and mining corporations to jointly develop the ambitious $11bn Northern Sea Route.
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13 Jun 19
The unexpected effects of the FIFA World Cup and energy projects boosted real GDP growth in Russia to 2.3% in 2018, says the World Bank.
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15 Apr 19
Stark inequality between rich and poor in Russia has been highlighted in an annual wealth report.
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15 Mar 19
Russia’s parliament has approved new fines for insulting public authorities online and spreading ‘fake news’.
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15 Feb 19
US senators have put forward a bill that would impose new sanctions on Russia over its alleged meddling in US elections and its stance on Ukraine.
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29 Jan 19
Russia’s finance ministry has called upon Venezuela to make its next scheduled debt repayment to the country on time.
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5 Dec 18
Russia is on track to meet its goal of halving the number of people in poverty by 2024 even if the country’s growth continues to grow ‘modestly’, the World Bank has highlighted.
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29 Aug 18
Vladimir Putin has watered down his controversial pension reforms as he suffers his lowest approval ratings for four years.
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21 May 18
The UK must step up efforts to crack down on money laundering as Russian corruption is putting national security at risk, a group of MPs has warned.
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1 Mar 18
Russia’s president has said he will halve poverty in the country within the next six years, in a speech before an election he is expected to win later this month.
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19 Jan 18
Russia is looking at increasing spending on education, healthcare and infrastructure, officials said on Tuesday.
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12 Jan 18
Russia has fully spent its reserve fund to cover its budget shortfalls at the end of 2017, the country’s finance ministry said on Wednesday.
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30 Aug 17
Russia’s central bank has had to rescue one of the country’s largest financial institutions.
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15 Sep 16
Ukraine has secured the release of a long-delayed, $1bn tranche of its $17.5bn International Monetary Fund bailout, despite falling short of some reform requirements and facing staunch opposition...
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25 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Latin America & the Caribbean you might have missed.
24 Nov 21The International Monetary Fund has released a delayed $700m disbursement to Ukraine amid concerns of increased Russian military activity.
21 Jun 21Expensive loans taken out by Russian regional governments will be replaced by long-term low-interest loans from the central government as president Vladimir Putin aims to bring the sector’s finances...
8 Jun 21Russia was able to weather the Covid-19 pandemic with some resilience, despite reductions in global oil prices, ratings agency Moody’s said.
16 Apr 21Experts say that the Biden administration’s move to ban US financial institutions from participating in the primary market for Russian bonds is likely to have little impact.
5 Oct 20More than 200 million doses of a purported vaccine for Covid-19 have been sold by Russia’s sovereign wealth fund to countries desperate for an end to the health crisis.
15 Mar 19Russia’s parliament has approved new fines for insulting public authorities online and spreading ‘fake news’.
29 Jan 19Russia’s finance ministry has called upon Venezuela to make its next scheduled debt repayment to the country on time.
21 May 18The UK must step up efforts to crack down on money laundering as Russian corruption is putting national security at risk, a group of MPs has warned.
15 Sep 16Ukraine has secured the release of a long-delayed, $1bn tranche of its $17.5bn International Monetary Fund bailout, despite falling short of some reform requirements and facing staunch opposition...
25 Jun 15A round-up of recent public finance stories from Latin America & the Caribbean you might have missed.
