Economic crisis

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts an increase in Russia's GDP by 0.7% in 2023 and by 1.3% next year, according to an updated report of the organization.

These are the biggest losses of billionaires since at least 2010.

The Kazakh authorities have banned the export of coal and lignite (brown coal) from the country by road for six months.

The volume of the National Welfare Fund as of January 1, 2023 is 10.43 trillion rubles, or 7.8% of GDP. In a month, it has decreased by almost a trillion rubles. As of December 1 last year, the volume of the fund was 11.38 trillion rubles, or 8.5% of GDP.