MOSCOW (Reuters) - The number of Russians living below the poverty line in 2023 dropped to 13.5 million from 14.3 million a year earlier, the Rosstat statistics service said on Wednesday, with the ...

The poverty rate in Russia fell below 10% for 2023, crossing the historical minimum for the first time in more than 12 years. Details: According to the publication, Russia is in "good" shape heading ...

Angry Russians turn on Putin over poverty and stagnant economy during marathon press conference - ‘Why do ordinary people live worse than Papuans [citizens of Papua New Guinea]?’ hit out one Russian v ...

Soaring food and energy prices have pushed more than 71 million people worldwide into poverty since late February when Russia launched its war on Ukraine, a United Nations agency said. The report by ...

Nearly four years of war in Ukraine have devastated the Russian civilian economy. This year, 75 percent of Russia’s regions report serious budget deficits and more enterprises are becoming ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Poverty and corruption are the biggest internal threats to Russia's security, President Dmitry Medvedev told Reuters, promising a major push to fight the twin scourges. Foreign ...

A decline in remittances from Russia and rising cost of living could push an additional one million people into poverty in the region Poverty reduction in the Caucasus and Central Asia is likely to ...