1/7 July 'Russian Oil Tracker' by KSE Institute: 🇷🇺 oil revenues slightly decreased despite constant sanctions violations. In June, export revenues fell to $16.7B. Yet, crude & discounted oil sold above the price cap, and the shadow fleet's shipments grew. t.ly/KGL-0

Congratulations to Kyiv School of Economics'24 graduates! It was a privilege and an honor to teach some of these students. Micro, game theory.

🇺🇦 Since the full-scale Russian invasion in spring 2022, 17 million Ukrainians have fled the country. Remarkably, over 60 percent have already returned. Ilona Sologoub from VoxUkraine examines the factors influencing Ukrainians' decisions freepolicybriefs.org/2024/01/29/ukr… #FREENetwork

🌍 Concerns about democratic backsliding in Eastern Europe have grown over the past decade. Jonathan Lehne and Maiting Zhuang from Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) investigate whether declines in commonly used democracy indices reflect people's satisfaction with democracy freepolicybriefs.org/2023/05/29/sta…

1/9 KSE Institute 🇺🇦 presents "The Core of Russia’s Shadow Fleet: Identifying Targets for Future Tanker Designations," following the June report on 🇷🇺 shadow fleet. The new study offers coalition governments a priority list of vessels for future sanctions. bit.ly/4dtlmzl

45 shadow tankers have been consistently shipping Russian oil over the last 6 quarters. In total, there are 430+ shadow fleet tankers that shipped Ru oil at least once. This is 1/2 of global shadow fleet.

How Russia obtains its microchips? About a quarter - domestic production, and the rest is bought via shadow schemes. Western countries should do more to stop this. And it is not hard to see this - e.g. if German trade with Kyrgyzstan increases 10-fold, it is clear who is behind

1/6 ‘Russia's Shadow Oil Fleet Funding Putin's War Laid Bare’ reports Newsweek highlighting KSE Institute 🇺🇦 latest research on Russia's shadow fleet. Thanks to Brendan Cole for shining a light on this critical issue & quoting Benjamin Hilgenstock. bit.ly/3yKgQgI

🇷🇺military spending in 2023 was 5.9% of GDP. If EU+UK alone were to fund the support (to 🇺🇦 for corresponding amount), it would constitute 0.48% of their GDP. The west has the resources to help 🇺🇦Ukraine withstand 🇷🇺’s aggression and the burden of this support will be manageable.

🚨 Reminder! 🚨 The deadline to submit your papers for the “How Does Gender Matter in the Economy?” conference is fast approaching! ⏰ Submit by August 31, 2024. Don’t miss this opportunity to present your research alongside top experts in Stockholm. hhs.se/en/research/in…

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1/6 Are major international companies still fueling Russia’s economy? In 2023, companies like #RaiffeisenBank, Chery International, and Philip Morris International continued to contribute $1.78 billion in corporate taxes to 🇷🇺, quietly supporting the regime. Get the details: bit.ly/3X2Zm8D

🚨 A new report reveals Russia's shadow fleet, with 86 core tankers evading sanctions! UAE & Turkish entities are key players. The KSE Institute 🇺🇦 urges stronger sanctions to disrupt Russia's oil exports. 🔎Learn more: hhs.se/en/research/in… #sanctions #russia #oilandgas

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленьский (joke) appointed Vladyslav Vlasiuk Vladyslav Vlasiuk 💙💛🇪🇺 as Commissioner for Sanctions Policy.

💸📉Russia's economy is walking a tightrope. Subsidized mortgages are helping now, but what happens when they're gone? "It could create financial turmoil," warns Torbjorn Becker, Director of SITE, via Dagens Nyheter. 💡Learn more (in Swe): dn.se/ekonomi/ryssla… #Russia #Economy

Warmest wishes to the people of #Moldova on your 33rd Independence Day! We proudly stand by your side as you continue your journey towards EU integration. Here's to many more years of friendship and cooperation. Happy Independence Day! 🇲🇩

🚨 Final Reminder! The deadline to submit your paper for the “How Does Gender Matter in the Economy?” conference is almost here! ⌛️Submit by August 31, 2024! 📨Submit your paper for a chance to present in Stockholm on Dec 6, 2024. hhs.se/en/research/in…

Sanctions briefing for the US here at OPU with Shapoval Yulia Svyrydenko Iryna Mudra

📉🛢️Falling oil prices are squeezing Putin, forcing him to sell Russia’s main export at low rates. "But it’s the people, not his war machine, feeling the impact", says Torbjorn Becker, Director at SITE to SvD Näringsliv. 📰Read the article (in Swe): svd.se/a/bmkVXl/falla…

This is how the ruble is valued around the world. Still think the Russian economy is doing great?!?