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Russia to Leapfrog Saudi in Wealth League as Oil Power Shifts

  • Saudi Arabia central bank reserves decline as Russia’s grow
  • Russia has saved despite oil’s drop while kingdom spent cash
How One Village on the Volga Sowed Chaos in Europe’s Oil Market
Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg
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The shifting balance of power in the oil world is showing up in a new indicator: central bank reserves.