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Arriving At The Right Time: Q&A With Tinkoff Bank’s Max Evdokimov

Max Evdokimov, head of digital and mobile strategy and chief UX (user experience) officer at Tinkoff Bank, talks about how Tinkoff is making digital banking work in Russia.

Features

Cities With Highest Cost Of Living 2018

A comparison of food, clothes, shelter, transportation, and entertainment costs of the world's cities.

Award Winners

Q&A With Tinkoff Bank VP Maxim Evdokimov

Advanced technologies help banks be competitive and retain customers. Maxim Evdokimov, vice president of Russia’s Tinkoff Bank, a digital leader that took several regional awards, explains how technology and lifestyle banking will drive the industry.

News

Russia Wins In Breakthrough For Trans-Caspian Pipeline

Diplomatic breakthrough on disputed sea and energy issues.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Russia: Pulling Up The Drawbridge

Russia has stabilized itself since its 2014 break with the West—but prospects for faster growth that could attract foreign investors remain dim.

Features

GDP Growth For Major World Economies 2017

These are the 15 biggest countries in terms of GDP plus the Euro Area and the European Union aggregates.

Country Report

Russia: A Slow Pivot

Yulia Tseplyaeva, now chief economist for Russia at Sberbank, speaks about Russia’s pivot East and adjustment to ruble devaluation.

Country Report

Russia Takes A Half Turn To Asia

Russia is working to reduce its dependency on Europe by strengthening domestic industry and ties to the Far East. It’s a work in progress.

News

Russia’s Central Bank Chief Unscathed Despite Cuts

Russia’s Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina retains the confidence of leadership despite shutting down some 400 banks, and even as she goes after larger financial institutions.

Banking

Scandal And Risk Drive Private Banks Out Of Russia

Facing reputational risk and poor prospects, private banking operations are bailing on Russia and encouraging its wealthy to park their assets offshore.

Data

Percentage of Public Deficit/Surplus in GDP Around the World

Government deficit or surplus is the difference between government receipts (mainly tax revenue) and government spending (i.e. salaries of government employees, social benefits, interest on the public debt) in a single year.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Appointment Further Strains Russia / Ukraine Relations

Newsmakers | Ukraine Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have run high since late 2013, when Russia resisted Ukrainian efforts to move out of the Russian sphere of influence and toward the West.