Russia has tripled its budget deficit forecast for 2025, primarily due to falling oil prices. The Kremlin does not plan to cut defense spending. The Russian finance minister announced that support for ...

Russia ran a budget deficit of 3.2 trillion roubles ($39.59 billion), or 1.5% of gross domestic product, in the first four months of the year, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, citing ...

Russia's finance ministry raised the 2025 budget deficit estimate to 1.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) on Wednesday from 0.5% after reducing the energy revenues forecast by 24% due to expectations ...

The move comes after threefold 2025 deficit increase Oil prices hit lowest level in four years Siluanov sees no extraordinary measures to balance budget in 2025 Rouble expected to weaken when interest ...

Vladimir Putin is facing an economic nightmare as Russia's positive balance of payments - the total income of money from ...

(Bloomberg) — The Russian Finance Ministry more than tripled its budget deficit target for this year after expectations for revenue and the price of oil were reduced amid US President Donald Trump’s ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's budget deficit is projected to be 1.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025, three times the government's target, as the country prepares for a prolonged period of ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's budget deficit narrowed to 1% of gross domestic product (GDP), or 2.17 trillion roubles ($25.5 billion), in the first quarter of 2025, compared to 1.3% of GDP in the ...

Russia's oil export revenues fell to their lowest level in nearly two years in April due to plunging oil prices, leading to budget shortfalls and a steep revision of revenue forecasts.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul. It was Kyiv. "Despite ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's budget deficit is projected to be 1.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025, three times the government's target, as the country prepares for a prolonged period of low ...