Russia

A coordinated opposition demonstration in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad held on February 4 attracted 10,000 protestors. The demonstration was organised by non governmental organisation... 2010-02-26

A new oil price agreement reached between Belarus and Russia on January 27 will ensure a renewal of oil supplies to Belarus, and onwards to European markets, at least until September... 2010-01-28

We hold to our view for Russia's external accounts to stabilise further in 2010, with the current account surplus forecast to rise to US$82.7bn (5.1% of GDP) this year. Beyond this... 2010-01-22

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has appointed Alexander Khloponin as the Kremlin's envoy to the newly created North Caucasus Federal District, which encompasses Chechnya, Ingushetia... 2010-01-22

Russian inflation came to 8.8% y-o-y at end-2009, just off of our 9.0% forecast. Going forward, we expect inflation to remain in the single digits though forecast a rise to 9.5% by... 2010-01-21

A combination of positive variables has served to bolster the Russian fiscal outlook through the medium term and as a result, we have revised down our federal budget deficit forecast... 2009-12-23

In the worst terrorist attack in Russia outside the North Caucasus region since 2004, a bombing on a Russian train left dozens dead and over 100 injured on November 28. The attack... 2009-12-22