Top consulting firms test boundaries with China workarounds
Feb 3 (Reuters) – Faced with a fraught geopolitical environment, global consultancies are turning to riskier ways to…
Russia’s fuel oil exports to Asia slow in early 2026 as sanctions hamper trade
By Jeslyn Lerh and Natalia Chumakova SINGAPORE/MOSCOW, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Russian fuel oil exports to Asia slowed…
Russian official warns a banking crisis is possible amid nonpayments. ‘I don’t want to think about a continuation of the war or an escalation’
Russia’s financial system is reportedly coming under more strain as Moscow’s war on Ukraine nears the end of…
VTB CEO says Russian firms are eyeing Global South for expansion
By Elena Fabrichnaya and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Russian companies are eyeing expansion opportunities in…
Russia’s Coal Industry Faces Existential Crisis
Russia’s coal industry is in a bind as Western sanctions, falling Chinese demand for imported coal, and fierce…
Russia’s ‘disposable-goods’ war economy is getting busier but poorer, and Trump’s new sanctions could trigger a recession, analysts say
Vladimir Putin’s wartime economy has been resilient in the face of Western sanctions triggered by his invasion of…
Exclusive-Wheat for Chinese cars? Russia turns to barter to skirt sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Old-fashioned barter is on the rise in Russia’s foreign trade for the first time since…
Russia’s central bank reveals GDP is shrinking, in a sign Putin’s war economy has slipped into recession
The Bank of Russia lowered benchmark rates again on Friday and denied the economy is in a recession,…