Yesterday

Invidious position: finding Jensen Huang’s successor

Nvidia’s micromanaging supremo is out and a caretaker boss is in. We ask how the AI-chip giant might survive the transition. We look at the careful effort Russia is making across Africa to portray itself as a benevolent partner in an uncertain world. And a tribute to Jack Preger, ... Show More

22m 18s

Nov 12

Abate and switch: how China’s emissions fell

The world’s largest carbon emitter is finally turning a corner and the rest of the world ought to pay attention. El Salvador’s president Nayib Bukele is taking his gangbusting tactics beyond his borders. And how dogs disrupt wolves’ biology.Guests and host:Oliver Morton, senior e ... Show More

20m 53s

Nov 11

Let’s get this party restarted: Republicans reel from the midterms

As Donald Trump’s party absorbs a sobering defeat at the ballot box, politicians are in reflective mood. Is Trumpism over? Parents across income groups are spending more to get their children ahead, but it might be for naught. And the dramas trying to turn viewers against the und ... Show More

22m 58s

Sep 2025

Fortunes of war: is Russia’s economy slowing?

The collapse of Russia’s wartime economy has long been foretold, yet massive fiscal stimulus has compensated for the effect of sanctions. Though the pinch is now being felt, the labour market is surprisingly resilient. Protesters in China are getting more creative. And why car to ... Show More

23m 30s

Mar 2022

Oil and vodka: Russia’s resilient economy

<p>After Russia invaded Ukraine, Western businesses pulled out and governments imposed punishing sanctions. But <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2022/03/30/under-unprecedented-sanctions-how-is-the-russian-economy-faring" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_ ... Show More

22m 43s

Jun 2022

Nyet effects: Russia’s resilient economy

Western sanctions are intended to starve Russia’s economy and hinder its ability to wage war in Ukraine. And while the long-term outlook remains grim, so far oil and gas earnings have kept its economy humming. Why Latin America’s commercial capital isn’t even in Latin America: it ... Show More

21m 24s

Mar 2024

The Economic War: How Hard Are Sanctions Hitting Russia?

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it has been subject to thousands of sanctions from the West - but despite this, Russia’s economy is thriving. So how is the world’s most sanctioned country getting around them? And what does this tell us about how effectiv ... Show More

27m 4s

Apr 2024

The Intelligence: Bear up

<p>In Russia inflation is under control, wages are on the up and supposedly tough sanctions have been successfully skirted. Why is the <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/03/10/russias-economy-once-again-defies-the-doomsayers?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium ... Show More

25m 6s

Aug 2025

Why Russia’s wartime economy is starting to crack, with Elina Ribakova

When the EU and US hit Russia with fresh sanctions in 2022, many analysts expected the country’s economy to crack. Instead, Russia has shown strong GDP growth, powered in large part by a massive boost to war-related industries. Now, the effects of that boost appear to be fading. ... Show More

28m 8s

Mar 2022

Russia’s war on Ukraine boosts China’s financial ambitions

<p>Oil and natural gas prices see-sawed as global stocks fell on Monday after a US push to ban Russian crude faced German resistance, the US Treasury warns banks to be on high alert for sanctions evasion, sanctions on Russia could aid Beijing’s efforts to internationalise the ren ... Show More

10m 47s

Feb 2022

Russia Meets A Strong Resistance

Russia's war against Ukraine rages on, but for now Russian troops appear to have been met with a level of resistance they were not prepared for. While the U.S. and its allies have pulled together in an attempt to cripple Russia's economy. NPR's Chief Economic Correspondent Scott ... Show More

12m 2s

Fortunes of war: is Russia’s economy slo...