Tatyana Rybakova
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 18, 2026
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Russia Has a Labor Shortage. So Why Can’t Anyone Find a Job? - The Moscow Times (opens the original)
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Russia’s labor shortage has become common knowledge. Even the Central Bank cites it when it explains why it cannot lower interest rates. Yet another group is growing increasingly vocal: people who have lost their jobs and cannot find new ones in their fields. Many are experienced, highly qualified professionals from some of the most advanced sectors of the Russian economy. What is happening? Russia’s official unemployment rate rose to 2.3% in September from 2.2%, according to the state statistic
Bad Loans Surge at Rosneft-Linked Moscow Credit Bank - The Moscow Times (opens the original)
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Moscow Credit Bank, one of Russia’s largest lenders, has seen a sharp rise in overdue loans, with borrowers missing payments on 277 billion rubles ($3.27 billion) as of July, according to financial statements published by Banki.ru. Overdue loans accounted for 14.8% of the bank’s total loan portfolio, five times the Russian banking sector average. Moscow Credit Bank, or MKB, ranks among the country’s 10 largest banks by assets and is designated as systemically important by the Central Bank. The f
Russia's Sberbank Warns of Rising Corporate Credit Risks as Bad Loans Increase - The Moscow Times (opens the original)
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Russia's largest lender, Sberbank, reported a deterioration in the quality of its loan book in the second quarter as the share of impaired loans increased and executives warned that corporate borrowers face mounting pressure from slowing economic growth, high interest rates and a strong ruble. The share of impaired loans in Sberbank's portfolio rose to 5.5% at the end of the second quarter from 4.8% three months earlier, according to the state-controlled lender's financial statements. Sberbank a
Where Can Russia Find More Money for War? - The Moscow Times (opens the original)
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The Central Bank again cut its key interest rate by a symbolic quarter of a percentage point, to 14%, but warned that high rates will continue longer than planned. This creates problems not only for investors suffering from the stock market’s decline, but also for the Finance Ministry, which is frantically looking for money to cover the budget deficit and service expensive government debt. It was not hard to guess that this would happen. It is already obvious that Central Bank Governor Elvira Na
Russia’s MFA Urges Citizens in Gulf Countries to Take Precautions as Iran and U.S. Exchange Strikes - The Moscow Times (opens the original)
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday warned its citizens in Gulf countries to exercise caution after an interim deal to end the war in the Middle East fell apart and Iran and the United States exchanged back-and-forth strikes. In a statement, the ministry urged Russians to take “additional personal safety precautions” and remain in contact with tour companies and airlines. “Closely monitor alerts and warnings from local authorities, as well as statements from the MFA and Russian diplomatic mis
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