Half a million Russians declared bankruptcy as war in Ukraine strains banking system, intelligence report says
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Stephen Quillen, Sarah Shamim
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A European intelligence report reveals that half a million Russians declared bankruptcy last year as the country's banking system faces strain from the ongoing war in Ukraine. Russia's Ministry of Economic Development has slashed its 2026 GDP forecast from 1.3% to 0.4%. Rising household debt is creating conditions for a potential banking crisis, though experts suggest a full-blown systemic collapse remains unlikely. The report highlights the economic toll of the war on ordinary Russians through a cost-of-living crisis and mounting financial pressures.
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· 3 pulledHalf a million Russians declared bankruptcy last year as the country's banking institutions bear the brunt of the cost of the war in Ukraine, a European intelligence report says this week.
Rising household debt is one of the things creating the conditions for an 'explosive' banking crisis, according to the European intelligence report.
Russia's Ministry of Economic Development has cut its GDP forecast for 2026 from 1.3 percent to 0.4 percent.
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