{"id":110961,"date":"2026-05-07T07:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T04:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/russia-asks-economists-not-to-forecast-price-increases-for-food-and-fuel-anymore\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:12:03","slug":"russia-asks-economists-not-to-forecast-price-increases-for-food-and-fuel-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/russia-asks-economists-not-to-forecast-price-increases-for-food-and-fuel-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia asks economists not to forecast price increases for food and fuel anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia has issued several warnings to analysts due to public statements about possible price increases.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Such forecasts can be perceived by market participants as an impulse for changing the prices of goods and can provoke an increase in demand from consumers&#8221;<\/em>, the institution conveyed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Reuters<\/a>, among those targeted is the head of the analysis department of the investment company &#8220;Rikom-Trust&#8221;, Oleg Abelev, who commented in the press about a possible increase in food prices.<\/p>\n\n<p>Similar warnings were issued also for the communication director of GIS Mining company and for the general director of &#8220;Alliance Trucks&#8221;, who had predicted fuel price increases.<\/p>\n\n<p>FAS justified its decision by stating that &#8220;the coordinated actions of competing companies, which may lead to the establishment or maintenance of prices, show signs of violating competition protection legislation.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p>Details, <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.themoscowtimes.com\/2026\/05\/06\/rossiiskim-ekonomistam-zapretili-prognozirovat-rost-tsen-na-produkti-i-benzin-a194709\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia has issued several warnings to analysts due to public statements about possible price increases. &#8220;Such forecasts can be perceived by market participants as an impulse for changing the prices of goods and can provoke an increase in demand from consumers&#8221;, the institution conveyed on Wednesday. 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