The impact of Western sanctions imposed over Russia’s actions in Ukraine has sparked a cash crunch by shutting many companies out of international funding markets.
A collapse in the ruble, driven in part by plunging oil prices, is causing economic pain by driving up inflation. That has prompted the central bank to jack up interest rates.
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