Daily Memo: Russia’s Economy, Israel’s Plans for the West Bank

Alarm bells are ringing in Moscow over the state of the economy.

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Russian slowdown. The Russian economy fell into “technical stagnation” in the second quarter of this year and is experiencing a cooling period, Sberbank CEO German Gref said at an annual economic forum in Vladivostok. He also urged the central bank to further cut the key interest rate to help avoid a recession. Russia’s economic minister […]

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