OREANDA-NEWS   In 2025, the Russian economy showed signs of fatigue. This is how one of China's largest rating agencies, China Lianhe Credit Rating, assessed the state of the economy, Vedomosti newspaper reports.

Despite the signs of fatigue shown by the country's economy, the agency maintained the country's credit ratings at BBBi+ in national currency and BBBi- in foreign currency. The experts gave a stable outlook and noted a moderate credit risk with some exposure to adverse changes in economic conditions.

"In 2025, Russia's GDP reached 2.6 trillion dollars. This "huge" scale (eighth place in the world) provides the country with a solid foundation for resilience to external shocks, but under the influence of high interest rates, inflationary pressures and weakening foreign trade last year, GDP growth plummeted by 3.9 percentage points to one percent — below the average of countries with comparable ratings,"— experts say

In late April, Elvira Nabiullina, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia, said that the 1.8 percent decline in GDP in January-February was due to atypically severe frosts and snowfalls, which led to downtime, as well as adaptation to tax changes.