Economics Oct 29, 2024Nov 11, 2024 Wheels of fortune: Inside the car smuggling trade feeding Vladivostok Japanese cars once dominated Russia’s market for used vehicles, holding 90% of the overall share of imports as… Anna Cooper
Economics Oct 25, 2024Nov 11, 2024 Coffins to manicures: Ten goods and services that have soared in price in Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine Since the onset of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, prices for everyday goods and services in Russia have… Anna Cooper
Economics Oct 18, 2024 Putin’s Russia fully validates the work of Nobel laureates: Economists explain the essence of Acemoglu and Robinson’s work This year’s Nobel Prize in economics has been awarded to three social scientists who have managed to prove… Anna Cooper
Economics Oct 08, 2024Nov 11, 2024 Veto abolished, taxes unified, residency rules relaxed: How will the EU change if it adopts Mario Draghi’s plan? Big changes may be in store for the European Union: former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, who… Anna Cooper
Economics Sep 26, 2024Nov 16, 2024 The oily way: Сracking down on Russia’s crude sanction workarounds Despite sanctions, Russia’s budget revenues for January–August surged by 56% compared to the same period last year. A… Anna Cooper
Economics Aug 30, 2024Nov 11, 2024 Beijing in the driver’s seat: What’s the danger of Chinese cars flooding the Russian market? China is increasingly dominating the Russian automobile market, now accounting for more than half of passenger car sales.… Anna Cooper
Economics Aug 29, 2024Nov 11, 2024 TON of problems: Why a billion users couldn’t help Pavel Durov’s Telegram turn a profit and how his arrest could threaten his business Pavel Durov has been released under judicial supervision in France, but the billionaire founder of the Telegram messaging… Anna Cooper
Economics Aug 21, 2024Nov 11, 2024 The white elephant in the room. Why America’s richest are backing Trump Elon Musk is far from the only American billionaire actively supporting Donald Trump’s bid to return to the… Anna Cooper
Economics Aug 19, 2024Nov 11, 2024 Winter is coming: Ukraine braces for the worst amid record power shortages The upcoming winter in Ukraine is expected to be even tougher than the last one. Russia has shifted… Anna Cooper
Economics Aug 02, 2024Nov 11, 2024 No turning around: Why secondary sanctions on Russia do work Contrary to the popular idea that re-export through Asia has rendered sanctions against Russia ineffective, the statistics paint… Anna Cooper