Episode Details

Russia’s Banking Stress Deepens as Cash Withdrawals Surge

Russia’s War Economy Faces Banking, Farm, and Fuel Crises

Russian Banks, Wildberries, and the Signs of Economic Stress

Russia’s Financial Warning Lights: Cash Flight and Debt Stress

I examine Russia’s worsening economic indicators: bank cash withdrawals, capital flight, soaring bond yields, Wildberries debt and logistics damage, fuel shortages, agricultural losses, tax increases, and the Ukraine war budget. These are warning signs of financial stress—not proof of imminent collapse—but they show mounting pressure on Russia’s banking system and war economy.

Chapters

00:00 Russia’s Economic Warning Signs

02:17 Tax Increases and the Agricultural Crisis

04:16 Capital Flight, Bad Loans, and Sovereign Reserves

06:52 Oligarch Asset Flight and Bank Withdrawals

09:23 Fuel Imports, Deposit Fears, and Bond Market Stress

11:29 Russian Media on Growth, Industry, and Agriculture

14:31 Wildberries Damage and North Korean Labor

16:32 What to Watch in Russia’s Economy

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