Questions tagged [russia]
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How did the SWIFT ban on Russia affect the Russian economy?
It should have had a negative effect, but in what ways did it hurt Russian economy, exactly?
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Can US & Europe stop all chips supply to Russia & China? [closed]
Modern economy is built on semiconductor
West holds all the key component of this sector, so instead of fighting a war with china & russia, can they just cut the whole supply of chips and other ...
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Will the value of ruble decrease in the long term if the sanctions against Russia are not lifted?
For simplicity, let's take the example of the USD-to-RUB rate. Currently, Russia manages to maintain it at around 60 RUB per USD. However, as far as I understand it, they manage to do it by selling ...
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Why have gas prices gone up so much recently? [duplicate]
Gas prices are soaring. Russia cant have this much influence on the world economy, or can it? Maybe it is due to a post COVID recession?
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Why has France been hit so hard by rising petrol prices?
The recent surge in petrol prices in the West has been explained away by the war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia by Western countries, most notably on oil.
However not all countries ...
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Why does Putin want to be paid in rubles?
Putin demands other countries to pay Russia for its gas in rubles. He does this supposedly to strengthen the ruble.
I don't fully understand why this is important for Russia. Imagine they pay him in ...
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Does Russian Ruble strengthening mean the sanctions did not hurt Russian economy?
After imposing the sanctions to Russia, 1 USD skyrocketed to 139 Rubles, but now it is back to the pre-war exchange rate. Moreover, it kept decreasing almost every day recently. Does this mean that ...
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Why doesn't Russia buy USD to pay its external debt and avoid default?
(I apologize beforehand for this extremely clueless question! I have searched for the answer for a long time without success.)
Credit rating agencies have recently declared Russia to be close to ...
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What caused Russia's currency to appreciate back to pre-war levels despite sanctions and debt default? [duplicate]
Prior to its invasion of Ukraine on 24 Feb 2022, Russia's currency was trading at around 0.012 USD.
Today, the Ruble is back near pre-war levels (currently 0.12 USD):
I thought war, sanctions, ...
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Did Russia peg Rubles to a Gold Standard?
Did Russia peg the Rubles to gold? I keep reading articles on that. Are there any catches or circumstantial facts, that Russia is not on a gold based standard? Trying to verify these articles.
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How effective are economic sanctions on Russia?
Things like "banning Russia from SWIFT" sound devastating, but then we find out that actually it is a ban on some (not all) Russian banks. So, do the sanctions imposed by the West and the ...
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(How) does Russia benefit if Gazprombank instead of Gazprom gets to keep the euros?
I know there's an older question here, but Russia has recently clarified (after some pushback from the EU capitals) what it means by gas payments in rubles. As RT explained:
“Everything will be fast, ...
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Did Russia's GDP per capita really fall 38% between 2013 and 2020?
GPD per capita usually goes up over time due to improvements in technology, but Russia's fell dramatically from \$16,000 to \$10,000 in the 7 years from 20131.
There was little change in Russia's ...
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Can Autarky be prosperous?
In light of the recent economic sanctions on the Russian federation, I would like to know, if it is theoretically possible for a country like Russia, with a high level of natural resources and ...
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Does Russia export anything that isn't widely available elsewhere?
Some countries produce items for which there is no easy substitute.
For example Taiwan produces 53% of the world's semiconductors.
Is there any product(s)/service(s) for which Russia is a monopolist (...
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How do USD sanctions on Russia work?
On the 28th of February 2022, the US Government banned United States persons from engaging in transactions with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. The motive was quoted as "to prohibit ...
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Does Russia now have discretion over Libor?
I'm attempting to parse through the loaded market commentary from Zoltan Pozsar as featured here. At one point, he makes the interesting assertion:
Pozsar cautions that "if things escalate, it’s ...
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Which sanction against Russia creates the least side effects on Western economies: SWIFT disconnect or denying selling of government bonds?
This NBC article suggests more fragility to sanction Russia by barring its central bank to sell government bonds as opposed to disconnecting it from the SWIFT, where there is virtually an EU + UK + US ...
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Does Russia have higher inflation than US and Canada? If so, why in this particular case does money supply increase doesn't lead to higher prices? [duplicate]
My understanding is that Russian inflation in recent years is considered to be running in the 5-6 % range, while US and Canada - in the 2-3% range (as measured by price increases/CPI). But I'd expect ...
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How does Russia have so much foreign exchange reserves?
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Russia is under U.S. sanctions. How does Russia have so much foreign exchange reserves?
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Value of the ruble in year 1825
Would anyone know how to find out the value of the Russian ruble in the year 1825, in today's (2016) US dollars?
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Why is the rouble collapsing?
What are the reasons why the rouble (RUB) is collapsing? Which one is the main one?
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