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By Rhod Mackenzie

The survey company VTsIOM has just released some remarkable statistics. Despite the many challenges they face, the general population of Russia are experiencing a historic high in optimism.
Only five percent of Russians have expressed a desire to leave Russia, while 93 percent a...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Central Bank of Russia (CB) of the Russian Federation estimates that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 4.6% in annual terms in the first quarter of this year. By the end of the current quarter, the bank expects this figure to be 4.4%. This information wa...

By Rhod Mackenzie
The national project, "Efficient and Competitive Economy," will be launched in the near future to achieve national goals. This was announced on May 12 by Alexander Novak, the candidate for the post of Deputy Prime Minister, during a meeting of the State Duma Committee on Energy. A...

By Rhod Mackenzie

While the economies of the European Union (EU) states are slipping into recession, Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) is growing. Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, announced on December 19 on his social media page.

He st...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Abu Dhabi's choice to discard the dollar in its trade demonstrates the significant changes the world has undergone in recent years.
There is a new addition to the de-dollarisation supporters, according to cryptopolitan.com, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ceased using the Ame...