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Recession Looms over Russia

Nation's woes continue to worsen with ongoing sanctions and falling oil prices; banks facing "some panic."

By Olga Tanas and Lyubov Pronina, Bloomberg | Updated on December 02, 2014

Russia’s economic crisis deepened as the government acknowledged it’s heading for recession and a former central banker spoke of “some panic” in the financial system as oil prices plunged.

Speaking a day after President Vladimir Putin said Russia is scrapping a proposed $45 billion pipeline to Europe, the government predicted the economy will contract next year and canceled a bond auction. It was also forced to pledge 39.95 billion rubles (US$740 million) to support OAO Gazprombank, at least the third lender to secure a capital injection since U.S. and European Union sanctions curbed their ability to borrow.

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