Russia: source-linked stories on projects, data and official announcements. A story is listed when its record names the country; locations are never inferred. (Page 4 of 4)
Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman met online on 4 October to review global oil-market conditions and the outlook. The countries decided to maintain their September 2026 required production levels for November, according to OPEC’s announcement.
Russia’s consumer price index increased 0.35% in September 2026 from the previous month, according to data published by Rosstat on 9 October. The index was 5.04% higher than in December 2025 and 6.35% above September 2025.
The Bank of Russia put the country’s international reserves at $733.2 billion at the end of October 2. The total fell by $9.5 billion, or 1.3%, over the week.
Oil and gas shares returned 9.1% in September as oil prices rose, according to the Bank of Russia’s financial market review published on October 8. Information technology shares returned 5.3%.
The Bank of Russia reported that debt of organisations and households stood at RUB 181.8 trillion on July 1, 2026. Excluding currency revaluation, it increased by RUB 6.1 trillion during the second quarter.
