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domestic private credit, China’s implicit RRR tax burden is manageable (at 0.3% of GDP in 2010) and is located in the middle of our international comparison. It is lighter than those in Colombia a...
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influence of the Finnish investor. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Foreign direct investment in Finland Finnish direct investment abroad % of stock Other Manufacturing Services Source: Ban...
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Russian budget surplus expected to shrink in the next few years
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Russian government submits proposals to the Duma on raising the retirement age and VAT hike
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Several factors affect decline in Russian household income and spending
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Russian economic decline started to slow in June
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Russian pensioners get one-time payment and a return to inflation-indexed pensions
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CBR lowers key rate; no further interest rate cuts expected this year
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Russian imports finally on the rise
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Contraction of Russian economy accelerated in September
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Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Russian firms borrow modestly
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Bloomberg Barclays index to include Chinese government and policy bank debt securities
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Recent studies examine transport projects in Central Asia
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Higher oil prices boost surplus of Russian federal budget
Russia Higher oil prices boost surplus of Russian federal budget 2018 budget revenues were up 29 % last year. Much of the gain came from higher revenues from oil & gas taxes, which...
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Bulls run at Moscow Exchange
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Geopolitical concerns weigh on ruble exchange rate
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Extraordinary budget measures in Russia boosted federal revenues and expenditures in late 2016
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Consumption continued to fall in Russia in August; production picked up slightly
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Russia’s fixed investment structure continued to shift last year
Russia’s fixed investment structure continued to shift last year After declining 1.5 % in 2014, the volume of fixed capital investment in the Russian economy declined by over 8 % last year. ...
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