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Russia's Economy Ravaged by War as Budget Surplus Completely Wiped Out
Newsweek ^ | Oct. 13, 2022 | Brendan Cole

Posted on 10/14/2022 11:59:39 PM PDT by canuck_conservative

Preliminary data from Russia's Finance Ministry showed that the country's fiscal surplus shrank to 55 billion rubles ($860 million) in the first nine months of the year, down from 137 billion roubles ($2.15 billion), Bloomberg reported.

Olga Bychkova, an economist at Moody's Analytics, told Newsweek that the Russian government surplus is 30 times lower, when compared to the same period last year....

She predicted the government budget would post a modest surplus of 0.6 percent in 2022 on high energy prices but flip to a deep deficit of around nine percent in 2023 due to limited growth, imports, and the opportunity to spend oil and gas revenues....

Russia's finances have also been hit by less income from shipments of energy, its chief export earner. This followed Moscow's decision to cut back gas supplies to Europe and sell oil at a discount to Asia, in particular to China and India....

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated that Russia's economy will contract by 2.3 percent next year, the third worst performance in the world and that Russia's public finances would remain in deficit until 2026.

It comes as a European Union Commission report said this week that sanctions imposed on Moscow were "melting away" Russia's ability to finance the war....

While there was a brief rise in energy prices earlier this year, "oil production is down by 10 percent, and gas production declined by 22 percent year-on-year in August," according to the EU....

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


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in future years, Russia will look back on 2021 as "the good old days", a high-water mark
1 posted on 10/14/2022 11:59:39 PM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: canuck_conservative

Don’t forget they’re saying that up to 800,000 Russians may have left the country already due to the war. That’s a lot of people for a country of 145 million.


2 posted on 10/15/2022 12:02:01 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: canuck_conservative

“As Europe falls into recession, Russia climbs out”
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2022/10/11/as-europe-falls-into-recession-russia-climbs-out

.

“Kiev seeks $20B lending program from IMF - Zelensky”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4100137/posts


3 posted on 10/15/2022 12:05:04 AM PDT by cranked
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To: canuck_conservative

Commies never can handle money. They always go under and the elite leaders demand more from the lowly peasants beneath their contempt.

Sounds like the DNC.


4 posted on 10/15/2022 12:09:07 AM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: cranked

a lot of Russia’s declining oil & gas production is due to simply not being able to get the Western parts needed for maintenance

and a European boycott of Russian oil begins Dec. 5th

Russia is soon to become a lot poorer


5 posted on 10/15/2022 12:09:18 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: canuck_conservative; MinorityRepublican; cranked; hardspunned
How Liz Truss, Russia's Nemesis, Could Change Ukraine War if She Becomes PM
Newsweak ^ | 7/22/22 | Brendan Cole
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4091178/posts

Liz Truss is gone next week.

EARLY next week.

Brendan Cole is a fabulist.

6 posted on 10/15/2022 12:09:44 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: canuck_conservative

No one is chummer than a Dummy...


7 posted on 10/15/2022 12:10:49 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: canuck_conservative

Let me see, hold on a sec.

Newsweek or the Economist?
Newsweek or the Economist?
Newsweek or the Economist?

Yeah, I know which one has more validity....


8 posted on 10/15/2022 12:11:08 AM PDT by cranked
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To: kiryandil

Liz Truss may be going away, but Russia’s financial problems aren’t


9 posted on 10/15/2022 12:11:27 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: cranked
USA, China, Japan, Germany, Russia-pick one and tell us which one is going to succumb to sovereign debt crisis first?


10 posted on 10/15/2022 12:14:01 AM PDT by nathanbedford (Attack, repeat, attack! - Bull Halsey)
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To: canuck_conservative; cranked
Liz Truss may be going away, but Russia’s financial problems aren’t

I forgot.

Most Chummies aren't bright enough to be taught economics.

Your Owners don't want you figuring out how much your country's physical wealth is ACTUALLY worth...

11 posted on 10/15/2022 12:14:04 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: canuck_conservative

Ukraine broke.
Ukraine economy is wrecked.

Memo ZelenskyyIdiot how he plans to pay his military, fix destroyed electrical grids, buy more military hardware to replace that which is steadily being destroyed, etc., etc., etc. without money?

Oh wait, my bad, I know how: ZelenskyyIdiot will just continue to grovel, beg and plead with the US, EU, UK, and NATO for more money, tanks, planes, artillery, other military hardware, munitions like a dog that sits on the floor at the end of a table waiting for those sitting at the table to throw scraps to it.....


12 posted on 10/15/2022 12:16:13 AM PDT by cranked
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To: kiryandil

like most of the Russian trolls here,

we didn’t think you’d add anything to the discussion

(enjoy those sanctions)


13 posted on 10/15/2022 12:16:34 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: canuck_conservative

Wow, proficit eliminated! Xiden would be glad to see deficit away.


14 posted on 10/15/2022 12:21:19 AM PDT by NorseViking
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To: canuck_conservative

Adding anything to the discussion is subjective, and you are in no place be be dictating what is who or whom “adds anything to the discussion” or not.


15 posted on 10/15/2022 12:21:21 AM PDT by cranked
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To: canuck_conservative
Every Canadian that I've run into online that doesn't know ANYTHING - thinks they know EVERYTHING.

Dunning-Kruger on steroids.

16 posted on 10/15/2022 12:22:53 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: cranked
We have to remember that Chrystia Freeland lets these little barking things out for a run occasionally.

So we must endure until they get cold, and want to go back inside.

17 posted on 10/15/2022 12:25:51 AM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: kiryandil

The problem here is that these peddlers want us to shut-up and be silenced so that it makes their peddling of BS much more easier.

Not happening.


18 posted on 10/15/2022 12:28:52 AM PDT by cranked
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To: cranked

not “dictating”, just making an honest observation

if every one of your numerous posts were removed, no valuable content would be lost or missed

and that applies to most Russian shills here, they offer nothing but insults and lies


19 posted on 10/15/2022 12:30:37 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: canuck_conservative

Nearly all your “honest observations” always lacks sources.
Irony or coincidence?


20 posted on 10/15/2022 12:32:16 AM PDT by cranked
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