According to many local and foreign experts, over 2,100 international companies of various sizes and types are operatin in Russia today, despite these sanctions. This figure includes about 300 companies from the US and several hundred others from the EU and their global allies, such as the UK, Canada and South Korea, whose governments have adopted a more aggressive stance against Moscow due to the war in Ukraine. ...
The BRICS countries’ combined share of the world’s GDP, estimated in April 2026 at USD 77trln or 39.2% exceeded by almost 11% the combined share of the G7, valued at USD 57trln or 28.3% ...
Speaking on consolidation of the Russian banking industry and boosting its efficiency and stability, Kostin said, among other things, he had a tip or hint for Nabiullina on what to do with the Russian financial sector and its further development: “simply drastically reduce the number of financial institutions in the country.”