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Sanctions
Is European resolve against Russia’s war beginning to soften?
May 31, 2022
The EU has just unveiled a punitive ban on oil imports from Russia — but the Ukrainian government is unimpressed.
Floating liabilities: Western authorities grapple with the cost of seizing oligarchs’ superyachts
May 19, 2022
Detaining luxury vessels worth hundreds of millions of dollars was the easy bit. Maintenance runs about 10% of the yachts' value.
Global economic growth will be almost cut in half this year — or will it?
Apr 19, 2022
The IMF forecasts a slowdown in growth from 6.1% in 2021 to 3.6% in 2022. But the pandemic and the war could change its outlook.
Russian sanctions result in a shortage of prized vacuum-tube guitar amps
Apr 13, 2022
Few factories make the tubes, valued for the sound quality they bring to amplifiers. A run on the market is driving up prices.
For Europe, quitting Russian coal will be easier than quitting Russian natural gas
by
Lily Jamali
Apr 5, 2022
Russia supplies more of the EU's oil and gas than it does coal.
The ruble recovers, at least on paper
Apr 5, 2022
At one point, a ruble was worth a fraction of a penny. Demand for energy exports has helped, but Russia's economy is still in recession.
What another round of economic sanctions could entail
Apr 5, 2022
The Biden administration is considering secondary sanctions on Russia – and its supporters.
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How China could cushion the effects of sanctions on Russia
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Lily Jamali
Mar 18, 2022
China has experience serving as a sort of middleman for sanctioned nations like North Korea and Iran, one expert says.
How will sanctions affect ordinary Russians? Iranians can provide some insight.
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Lily Jamali
Mar 17, 2022
Until the recent moves against Russia, Iran faced more sanctions than any country.
China walks a trade tightrope between Russia and the West
by
Jennifer Pak
Mar 17, 2022
The Chinese government is opposed to sanctions against Russia and says it will continue to trade with it. But that is not easy in practice.