Category: economy

Direct damage from the war for Ukraine for the week increased by another $ 3.5 billion, the side is not yet considered

Economic losses, including numerous incidental losses, have not yet been assessed. During the week, the amount of damage to Ukraine's infrastructure during the war increased by $ 3.5 billion, reaching $ 63 billion or 1.8 trillion hryvnias. This is evidenced by the analysis of the Kiev School of Economics, said the head of the Center…

Switzerland has frozen more than $ 6 billion in Russian sanctioned assets, according to Reuters

And this amount will grow. Switzerland has frozen Russian assets, which are subject to sanctions worth about $ 6 billion. This was announced by the Commissioner of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Erwin Bellinger, writes Reuters. Assets include a number of properties that served as tourist resorts. “With the arrival of new reports (on…

Forbes: why the ruble in Russia is not collapsing and what will be the exchange rate by the end of the year

The dollar in Russia may rise at least twice. The real price of the ruble is unknown today. The Central Bank of Russia did everything possible to keep the ruble from falling further, and its real price has become a mystery. However, it will not be possible to keep the ruble at this level for…

The United States will increase gas sales to the European Union to reduce its dependence on Russia

Russia is suffering enormous economic losses due to the invasion of Ukraine. US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have said that the United States will increase sales of liquefied natural gas in the EU by 15 billion cubic meters this year, reports The New York Times . Increasing gas…

In February, Russian citizens withdrew the largest amount of money in 14 years from banks

The outflow of money from banks was stopped by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. The outflow of money from the population of Russia from bank deposits in February 2022 amounted to 1.2 trillion rubles. And this is the largest monthly outflow, at least since 2008. And most of the outflow occurred in the…