Vasily Astrov, expert on the Russian economy at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, told Newsweek that ...

In 2024, births in Russia fell to 1.22 million — the lowest level since 1999 — while deaths increased by 3.3% annually, to ...

Moscow is "burning the candle at both ends" by loosening monetary policy to prop up growth and expanding wartime spending, ...

While Russia’s Central Bank celebrates a drop in inflation, its economy is showing severe signs of distress. -Crushing 20% ...

The Russian economy is set to need 10 million workers by 2030 – a challenge made more daunting as the country's demographic ...

Russia needs to find the equivalent of 2 million workers a year over the next five years to fill vacancies left by people who ...

Russia is set to spend 6.3% of its GDP on defense this year — a post-Cold War high.

The continuing labour shortage has pushed up wages and increased inflation, which hit 9.9% earlier this year amid Western ...

September 18, 2023: The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 had several negative effects on the Russian economy. One of the less obvious ones is a labor shortage. As Russia mobilized more and more ...

Analysis-Russia's Labour Shortage Spreads as Defence Sector Poaches Staff. More. Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the city skyline at night in Moscow, Russia, September 17, 2024.