... from Eurozone & Germany: Data on Germany’s manufacturing orders along with Eurozone retail sales serve as indicators reflecting regional economic activity; positive results signal recovery enhancing demand for Russian export products including energy resources & metals while declines might indicate slowing growth negatively affecting Russian exports. Corporate Events in Russia: Decisions regarding dividend payments or capital increases by Russian companies influence their investment attractiveness; ...

... the availability of borrowed capital for businesses and consumers. 3. Budget Constraints and Reduced Economic Growth A large debt burden limits the federal budget’s capacity. When large amounts of money are spent on debt servicing, there are fewer resources available for investment in key areas such as infrastructure, education, and innovation. This can slow economic growth in the long term, as investments in the future are replaced by debt payments. Jerome Powell's Statement and Possible Debt ...

... according to data from the Ministry of Finance. Over the same period, the share of AIT in the structure of oil and gas budget revenues grew from 12% to 18%. Unlike the Mineral Extraction Tax (MET), AIT is calculated not based on the volume of extracted resources but on the revenue from their sale minus production and transportation costs. The introduction of AIT coincided with a major tax maneuver launched in 2019, which was no coincidence. The Ministry of Finance aimed to bring additional funds into ...

... about $12 billion, highlighting the incredible appetite of investors. Elon Musk’s startup xAI closed a record funding round: around $5 billion was raised in equity and another $5 billion through debt instruments, providing the project with colossal resources to develop its AI platform and data center infrastructure. According to insider estimates, xAI's value now exceeds $100 billion, placing the company among the most valuable private firms globally. Significant investment is also flowing into ...

... that the total transaction volume in Russia for the entirety of 2024 was less than 10 billion rubles (approximately $120 million)—a drop in the ocean by global standards. Nevertheless, the local ecosystem continues to develop, relying on internal resources. In 2025, major corporations, banks, and state institutions have intensified support for strategically important technologies. At specialized forums (such as the Russian Venture Forum in Kazan, the "Pulse of Digitalization" conference,...