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Articles with tag "Industry"

Russia Eyes Management of Cuba’s Industrial Production

The news comes as Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was in Havana Thursday to meet with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel.

Russia's Manufacturing PMI Falls in March as Confidence Hits Lowest Since 2022

Companies continued to report subdued demand, forcing them to cut production and reduce their workforces, S&P Global said. 
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Russia’s Civilian Industry Downturn Accelerated in Early 2026, Think Tank Says

The data underscore widening gaps between defense-driven growth and the broader economy as state spending on the military masks weakness in civilian industries...
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Russia’s KamAZ to Reintroduce 4-Day Workweek as Truck Market Slumps

A sharp downturn in the domestic heavy truck market is forcing the company to scale back production plans.
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Russia Forced to Rely on Chinese Optical Fiber Imports After Ukrainian Strikes Halt Domestic Plant

Both Russia and Ukraine have increasingly deployed fiber-optic cables to control drones, making them resistant to electronic warfare jamming.
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Russian Steelmakers Seek Tax Relief as Output Falls, Layoffs Begin

Producers have begun shifting to shorter working weeks, laid off about 3,000 employees and were placing blast furnaces into hot idle mode due to declining...
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Russian Manufacturing Activity Falls for Seventh Straight Month as 2025 Ends

The S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 48.1 in December, below the 50-point threshold that separates growth from contraction.
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Did Russia’s Defense-Sector Boom Peak in 2025?

Signs are pointing to a slowdown in the war industry, raising questions about how long Moscow can sustain its current level of military output.
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Russia’s Rostselmash Warns of Reduced Working Hours in 2026 as Demand Slumps

Rostselmash plans to cut output by 30% in 2025 to 2,700 combine harvesters and 800 tractors.
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Russian Industry Sentiment Falls to Late-1990s Lows – Report

November’s reading marks the weakest point since April 2020, when nationwide lockdowns froze much of the economy.
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Russia’s Forestry Industry Faces Steep Production Slump in 2026, Official Says

The worst-case scenario points to a 20-30% drop in output in 2026.
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Russia’s Rusal to Shutter Major Silicon Plant as Industry Cuts Deepen

The cutback adds to a growing list of Russian industrial firms reducing hours, output or staffing as economic pressures mount.
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Death Toll in Russian Artillery Ammo Plant Blast Up to 13

It is still not clear whether sabotage or other deliberate action caused the explosion.
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Russia’s Defense Industry Shows Signs of Slowdown After Years of Wartime Growth

Industries linked to the military sector entered stagnation or decline in September for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine began.
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Russia Nationalizes Major Machine-Building Plant

The Supreme Court said that the plant has “strategic significance for the defense and security of the country.”
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Russia’s State Shipbuilding Giant to Slash 70% of Workforce at Key Far East Shipyard

Tthe Khabarovsk Shipbuilding Plant, one of the largest shipyards in the country’s Far East, has grappled with a lack of production orders.
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Russia Eyes Industrial Levy to Shield Domestic Producers and Plug Budget Gaps

The proposal comes amid the sharpest contraction in manufacturing activity since 2022, as well as mounting fiscal pressure on the state. 
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Defense Drives Russia’s Industrial Growth as Civilian Production Contracts

Analysts warn that Russia’s economy has become disproportionately driven by the military-industrial complex in the fourth year of its invasion of Ukraine...
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Russia’s Easy-to-Reach Mineral Deposits Nearly Depleted, Minister Says

“Geologists are forced to move further and further into the Arctic and difficult-to-reach regions of the Far East and Siberia,” Russia’s Natural...
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U.S., U.K. Widen Ban on Russian Metals in Bid to Disrupt Revenues

The move bans metal exchanges from accepting any new aluminum, copper, and nickel produced by Russia.
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