What made Putin sell 22,000 kg gold from Russia this year?Russia’s central bank has sold 21.8 tonnes or 22,000 kilograms of gold so far in 2026 to help fund the country’s widening budget deficit, w...
23 Apr, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
Russian proverb of the day: “There is no shame in not knowing…” Life lessons on learning, curiosity, personal growth, and why refusing to learn stops success and confidenceThis Russian proverb explains the importance of learning and curiosity in life. It highlights that not knowing something is normal, but ref...
18 Apr, 2026, 12.57 AM IST
A Hidden Treasure From the Russian Revolution Was Just DiscoveredConstruction in Torzhok unearthed a remarkable hoard of 409 gold coins, dating from 1848 to 1911, hidden in a ceramic mug. Experts believe ...
12 Mar, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
Putin says no reason to panic over falling Russian rubleRussian President Vladimir Putin assured there is no need for panic over the significant drop in the Russian ruble, attributing it to budge...
28 Nov, 2024, 08.32 PM IST
Russia earns less from oil and spends more on war. So far, sanctions are working like a slow poisonThe emergency interest rate increase in Russia cannot hide the dilemma at the heart of the Russian economy: how to fund the military while ...
30 Aug, 2023, 02.22 PM IST
Russia launches test phase for digital rubleMoscow has sought to de-dollarise its transactions and develop alternative payments systems, after many Russian banks were excluded from th...
15 Aug, 2023, 09.31 PM IST
Russia's ruble has tumbled. What does it mean for the wartime economy?Until now, the government stood aside as the declining ruble helped its budget. But a weaker currency also poses the threat of higher price...
15 Aug, 2023, 07.29 PM IST
Russia's central bank makes huge interest rate hike to try to prop up falling rubleRussia's central bank made a big interest rate hike Tuesday, an emergency move designed to fight inflation and strengthen the ruble after t...
15 Aug, 2023, 06.40 PM IST
Russia's currency hits the lowest level since beginning of the war in UkraineThe Russian ruble has reached its lowest value since the early weeks of the war in Ukraine as Western sanctions weigh on energy exports and...
14 Aug, 2023, 05.19 PM IST
Moscow tightens economic grip on southern UkraineSince Russia sent troops into Ukraine on February 24 and captured territories in the south of the pro-Western country, Moscow has sought to...
26 Jun, 2022, 08.52 AM IST
Russia will gradually transfer gas payments to rubles: KremlinRussian President Vladimir Putin said last week that Moscow will now only accept rubles as payment for natural gas deliveries to "unfriendl...
05 Apr, 2022, 02.45 PM IST
Russia's ruble rebound raises questions of sanctions' impactThe ruble is no longer rubble. While the West has imposed unprecedented levels of sanctions against the Russian economy, Russia's Central B...
31 Mar, 2022, 10.25 AM IST
What does sanctions on Russian Central Bank mean?Among the actions taken by the US and its allies, they have decided to disconnect sanctioned Russian banks from SWIFT- the global interbank...
02 Mar, 2022, 05.48 PM IST
Ruble plummets as sanctions bite, sending Russians to banksRussians wary that sanctions would deal a crippling blow to the economy have been flocking to banks and ATMs for days, with reports on soci...
02 Mar, 2022, 05.45 PM IST
Russian stocks nosedive 50% as trading resumes on Moscow ExchangeRussia's biggest stock by market capitalisation, Gazprom, slumped 54 per cent to 129.50 rubles. Rosneft dived 59 per cent to 178.65 rubles....
24 Feb, 2022, 08.25 PM IST
China allows usage of ruble in Sino-Russian border cityThe city accounted for 80 per cent of Heilongjiang's export of goods to Russia and reported a foreign trade of USD 7.59 billion in 2014.
09 Aug, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
- Russian government to buy stocks to ease credit crunch
Russia's state-controlled bank VEB will invest up to $184.5 mn daily to buy stocks in the Russian bourses to ease the effects of the ongoin...
30 Oct, 2008, 05.38 PM IST