Russian industrial output contracted in September
Russian industrial output contracted in September Total seasonally and workday-adjusted industrial output contracted slightly in September from August. The volume of production was down 0.8 % y-o-y....
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Consumption and industrial output continued to decline in November
Consumption and industrial output continued to decline in November Rosstat reports that the seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales contracted in November for the eleventh month in a row this yea...
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Russian farm output provides a small ray of light
Russian farm output provides a small ray of light The official end of the harvest season passed at the start of this month, even if it was estimated that less than 8 % of the land area dedicated to g...
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Slow export growth in China in the first half; value of imports declines
Slow export growth in China in the first half; value of imports declines In the first six months of 2015, the value of exports increased about 1 % from 1H14. The value of imports declined 16 %. Expo...
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Founding documents signed for AIIB development bank
Founding documents signed for AIIB development bank The founding agreement for the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was signed at the end of June by 50 counties, including Finla...
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Russian finance ministry expects spending on defence and social security to plateau next year
Russian finance ministry expects spending on defence and social security to plateau next year In its budget policy framework proposal, the finance ministry noted it expects defence and social spendi...
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Decline of investment limited by oil and gas sector
Decline of investment limited by oil and gas sector Total investment of the economy has fallen since spring 2013. Last year, investment contracted 2.5 % y-o-y, and in the first quarter of this year...
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Russian domestic demand down sharply in April
Russian domestic demand down sharply in April The slide in the volume of retail sales accelerated to 10 % y-o-y, a drop similar to that witnessed during the 2009 recession. In January-April, th...
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CBR returns to the forex market
CBR returns to the forex market Last week (May 14), the CBR announced it started regular forex purchases to increase its forex reserves. The central bank emphasised that the purpose of the forex buyi...
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IMF forecasts uneven development for the global economy
IMF forecasts uneven development for the global economy In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) released this week, the IMF sees economic growth strengthening in advanced economies this year, whil...
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Boom in Chinese tourism balances goods trade surplus
Boom in Chinese tourism balances goods trade surplus The goods trade surplus hit record highs again in January and February, with exports rising 15 % y-o-y and imports dropping by 20 % y-o-y. The gro...
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Russian inflation averaged 11.4 % in 2014
Russian inflation averaged 11.4 % in 2014 Inflation staged a dramatic pickup in November and December. Preliminary Rosstat figures show food prices increasing at an on-year rate above 15 % in Decembe...
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BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme
researchers,visiting scholars' programmes BOFIT Visiting Researchers programme BOFIT Visiting Researchers scheme enables academics and researchers to spend a period of time conducting research a...
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Financial woes of Russian regions begin to bite
Financial woes of Russian regions begin to bite Researchers at the Development Centre at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics report combined regional budget deficits this year could reach as much as ...
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Russian inflation soars
Russian inflation soars January consumer prices rose 15 % y-o-y. Inflation last ran this high in 2008. Food prices were up 21 % and other goods 11 %. The Russian government, concerned about the rapi...
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Finnish first-half goods trade deficit with China balanced by services trade surplus
China Finnish first-half goods trade deficit with China balanced by services trade surplus While Finnish Customs reports that Finland’s overall goods trade turnover grew at an average pace of 6 % y-...
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Russian economy started to recover again in January-February
Russian economy started to recover again in January-February Following weaker performance at the end of last year, the Russian economy appeared to get back to the track of slow growth in the first tw...
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China may introduce retaliatory measures as the US goes ahead with steel and aluminium import tariffs
China China may introduce retaliatory measures as the US goes ahead with steel and aluminium import tariffs China may introduce retaliatory measures as the US goes ahead with steel and aluminium imp...
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Big differences in regional economic growth rates
China Big differences in regional economic growth rates Big differences in regional economic growth rates Regional 2017 GDP growth figures for China's provinces range from a decline of 14 % in ...
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Russian federal budget revenues get a big boost from higher oil prices
Russian federal budget revenues get a big boost from higher oil prices Federal government revenues in the first quarter were much higher than in 1Q16. Revenues increased for the first time since late...
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