Russian services trade grew last year
Russia Russian services trade grew last year The Central Bank of Russia reports that services exports last year rose by 12 % and service imports by 7 %. Thanks to some extent to the FIFA World Cup, ...
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Russian oil production expected to increase slightly in coming years
Russia Russian oil production expected to increase slightly in coming years According to the July forecast by Russia's economic development ministry, Russia will this year produce 549 million to...
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CBR becomes sole owner of Otkritie Bank
Russia CBR becomes sole owner of Otkritie Bank On Monday (Dec. 11), the Central Bank of Russia announced it had taken control of a 99.9 % stake in the troubled Otkritie Bank. The CBR last week estim...
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Russian central bank further eases monetary policy
Russia Russian central bank further eases monetary policy At an unscheduled meeting on May 26, the Central Bank of Russia decided to lower the key rate by 300 basis points to 11 %. This was a t...
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Russian GDP forecasts increased in recent months
Russia Russian GDP forecasts increased in recent months Russian GDP forecasts increased in recent months The IMF's latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) sees Russian GDP rising by 1.8 % this year...
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Few surprises in Duma election
Russia Few surprises in Duma election On September 17–19, Russian voters went to the polls to select their next set of lower-house Duma deputies. Due to the restrictions keeping opposition candidate...
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OPEC+ group agrees on raising crude oil production ceilings; markets down on new information about spread of coronavirus delta variant
Russia OPEC+ group agrees on raising crude oil production ceilings; markets down on new information about spread of coronavirus delta variant The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and Ru...
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Finnish-Russian trade continues to shrink
Finnish-Russian trade continues to shrink The value of Finland’s goods exports to Russia fell 11 % y-o-y in the first half of the year to €1.3 billion. The slide in exports slowed in the spring, but ...
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WTO panel confirms Russian import duty violations
WTO panel confirms Russian import duty violations A WTO panel last week agreed with the EU’s claim, filed at the end of 2014, that Russia has levied excessive import duties on certain goods. The pane...
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Rosneft divests its holdings in Venezuela to avoid US sanctions
Russia Rosneft divests its holdings in Venezuela to avoid US sanctions On March 28, Russia’s largest oil company, Rosneft, announced that it had sold off all its operations in Venezuela to another R...
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Asia top destination for Russian arms exports
Asia top destination for Russian arms exports The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reports that the volume of international arms sales increased by 14 % in 2011–2015 compared ...
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Russian stock exchange on the upswing
Russia Russian stock exchange on the upswing In recent weeks, the RTS (Russian Trading System) index, Russia’s core dollar-denominated stock index, has climbed to levels not seen since 2013. The ris...
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Russian import growth slows further; net flow of foreign liabilities turns negative
Russia Russian import growth slows further; net flow of foreign liabilities turns negative Preliminary balance-of-payments figures show the dollar-value of Russian goods and services exports rose in...
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Despite falling stock and oil prices, the ruble has appreciated this year
Despite falling stock and oil prices, the ruble has appreciated this year Given that over half of the weight of firms listed on the Moscow stock exchange are firms involved in the oil & gas indus...
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Rapid growth in Finnish-Russian trade
Rapid growth in Finnish-Russian trade In the first quarter of this year, the value of goods exported to Russia increased by nearly 30 % y-o-y. Russia's total goods imports grew at roughly the sam...
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Russian exports and imports sink below 2010 levels
Russian exports and imports sink below 2010 levels Preliminary 2015 balance-of-payments figures released by the Central Bank of Russia show that the 2010 level was hit in the third quarter in both r...
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Finnish-Russian trade scraping bottom
Finnish-Russian trade scraping bottom The value of Finnish goods exported to Russia in the first nine months of this year was down by a third from the same period in 2014. Despite slightly better pe...
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Russian foreign trade contracts slightly
Russia Russian foreign trade contracts slightly Preliminary balance-of-payments figures released by the Central Bank of Russia show that Russian earnings from exports of goods and services fell in t...
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Russian growth fades, budget spending up sharply
Russian growth fades, budget spending up sharply Total output growth slowed in recent months Based on the monthly estimate released by Russia’s ministry for economic development, on-year GDP growth ...
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Sanctions push CBR to adjust its ruble exchange rate policy
Russia Sanctions push CBR to adjust its ruble exchange rate policy The Central Bank of Russia abandoned its nominal exchange rate target and allowed the ruble to float freely in November 2014. The r...
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