Contents tagged with Kudrin

  • Russia's former Finance Minister urges businessmen to brace for sanctions after US published the 'Kremlin List'

    The Kremlin List, published by the US Treasury, is a list of businessmen and government officials who may fall under US sanctions in the future. The list has already begun to affect the work of Russian companies, the Head of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) and former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin stated, Interfax reports.

    "These are not just sanctions that will come later. Unfortunately, it is already taking effect," the former Finance Minister told reporters on the sidelines of the …

  • Former Russian Finance Minister: There is a shortage of money for pension payments in Russia

    In an interview with newspaper Argumenty i Fakty, Former Russian Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) Alexei Kudrin has spoken about a funding shortage in the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation.

    Kudrin replied to a question of whether Russia retained enough financial resources "for a modest pension for seniors”, Kudrin responded: "I will tell you straight: yes, there is none left." He stressed that in 2016 "the state violated its obligations for the …