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By Rhod Mackenzie

The weather this spring has been challenging for Russian farmers. Drought, floods and frosts have led to reduced grain and wheat yields. 900 thousand hectares of crops have been destroyed, and it is too late to replant wheat. Will Russian farmers be able to survive weather anomal...

In recent years, the Anglo-Saxon world has demonstrated a remarkable ability to create challenges for themselves.
However, they have not ceased their efforts to enhance this skill.
This week, the International Criminal Court prosecutor, Karim Khan, decided to demand the of issue arrest warrants f...

The sanctions aganist Russia by the USA/EU and G7 countries have presented Russia with an opportunity to reposition the most important instrument of its sovereignty – its financial and stock markets – and nove them in a new direction. Lets look at the issues were facing Russian financial instituti...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The supranational financial institutions have issued a cautionary note to Western governments regarding the effects of the confiscation of Russian assets. In April, the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, made a similar statement. Lagarde advised that the c...

Russia as country is known as a generous soul. It is a mother to good people and a mother-in-law to bad people.
At the National ,the Russians have long had a practice of welcoming anyone who wants to come open a business, work hard , create jobs and pay taxes. During the 1990's and early 2000's alm...

By Rhod Mackenzie

In quarterly terms, the GDP index has been growing consistently since mid-2022; in the first quarter of 2024, growth accelerated to 5.4% in annual terms (through January-March 2023) from 4.9% in the previous quarter, the VEB.RF Institute reported. In March, GDP increased by 0.4%...