The financial sphere of Russia was the first sector of the national economy which was affected by the global economic crisis of 2008. Financial markets were hit first and then the banking sector experienced the liquidity problem to be followed by a full-scale economic crisis in Russia. Early in...

The growth of bad assets in the banking sector slowed down significantly in 2016. This has resulted in a decrease of reserves increment against potential losses on loans and other assets and was the principal factor for restoring banking profit in 2016

In 2013 the situation in the banking sector of the RF underwent major changes. On the one hand, the volume indicators of the banking sector continued to grow, although more slowly than before. However, this growth was mainly due to aggressive behaviour of the banks in the consumer lending...

The article contains analysis of key factors of Russia's economic growth during last decade. The model of growth based on domestic demand expansion was unstable, affected by external shocks, stimulated inflation and imports. The reasons are covered in institutional factors, caused relatively low...

A 2019–2024 forecast of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development can be regarded as a modest and realistic projection for 2019–2020 and a target projection intended to achieve the nation's development targets for 2021–2024. The forecast contains some controversial provisions which can...

The medium-term forecast released by the RF Ministry of Economic Development has been altered by downgrading the economic indices compared with its April version. However, the growth rate of real GDP for 2019 has been left unchanged (1.3%), and its index for the next year has been decreased from...

The issue of long-term forecasting for the Russian financial sector has come to the fore after the economy and the financial system have suffered substantial shocks in recent years. It is extremely important for economic agents to understand what the Russian financial system would be on the...

Развитие российской банковской системы разделяется на несколько этапов после системного кризиса 1998 г. Каждый из этапов характеризуется различными внешними...

The first assessments of the effects of the coronavirus epidemic suggest that the extent of global recession may exceed economic losses brought about by the global 2008–2009 crisis. However, it is not yet clear for how long a sharp slowdown of the global economic activity is going to last and...

Development of Russian and world economies in Q2 2020 demonstrates that despite economic collapse countries are adapting to the current situation and in case there is no second wave of pandemic the crisis will take a V-type form. In particular, the oil price is unlikely to drop below $35 per...