Russia to dip into its sovereign funds
Russia to dip into its sovereign funds At the end of January, Russia’s sovereign funds amounted to $160 billion. Tax revenues from oil and gas have been accumulated to the funds since 2003. While the...
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Russia’s banking sector reflects economic uncertainty
Russia’s banking sector reflects economic uncertainty Total assets of the Russian banking sector at the end of last year amounted to 77.663 trillion rubles, an increase of 18 % y-o-y (all figures rep...
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Russia’s forex markets remain turbulent
Russia’s forex markets remain turbulent After recovering considerable ground last week, the ruble resumed its decline this week. The ruble’s latest drop was apparently sparked by economy ministry dat...
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Bank lending growth slows in Russia
Russia Bank lending growth slows in Russia In 2019, banks’ lending to the corporate sector slowed down and the nominal value of the loan stock, calculated in rubles, increased by just 1.2 %. Ab...
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Monetary policy easing continues in Russia
Russia Monetary policy easing continues in Russia At its February meeting, the board of the Central Bank of Russia decided to reduce the key rate by another 25 basis points to 6 % p.a. Consumer...
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Russia posts sluggish 2019 growth performance
Russia Russia posts sluggish 2019 growth performance As many analysts expected, Russian GDP growth slowed last year. In the first nine months of 2019, GDP rose by just 1.1 % y-o-y. Growth for a...
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Bank of Russia cuts key rate again
Russia Bank of Russia cuts key rate again Last Friday (Dec. 13), the Central Bank of Russia board of directors decided to cut the CBR key rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 %. The CBR said th...
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Small recovery in Finnish exports to Russia
Russia Small recovery in Finnish exports to Russia Finnish goods exports to Russia rose by 28 % y-o-y in 3Q19. Much of the growth came from gas pipeline deliveries to the Nord Stream 2 project....
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Russia brings in a hearty harvest
Russia Russia brings in a hearty harvest Two years ago weather conditions were very good, but last year heat and drought reduced the harvest. This year weather was again rather favourable. Harvests ...
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Central Bank of Russia lowers key rate
Russia Central Bank of Russia lowers key rate Last Friday (Oct. 25), the Central Bank of Russia lowered its key rate by 50 basis points. The new key rate is 6.5 %. The CBR board noted that 12-m...
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Russia and Belarus discuss deeper economic integration
Russia Russia and Belarus discuss deeper economic integration At the beginning of September, Russian Prime Minister Medvedev and Belarusian Prime Minister Rumas signed an action plan on creating a r...
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Russia’s economic growth remained slow
Russia Russia’s economic growth remained slow The preliminary Rosstat figure shows Russian second-quarter GDP growth was 0.9 % y-o-y. When combined with first-quarter GDP growth of 0.5 %, first...
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Russia’s goods trade stays rather flat
Russia Russia’s goods trade stays rather flat . According to Russian customs service, the dollar value of Russian goods imports in the second quarter declined by 3 % y-o-y. The earlier sha...
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US imposes new sanctions on Russia
Russia US imposes new sanctions on Russia At the beginning of August, president Donald Trump signed an executive order preventing United States financial institutions from participating in new issue...
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Transit shipments through Finland to Russia contracted sharply last year, while transit freight from Russia rose
Transit shipments through Finland to Russia contracted sharply last year, while transit freight from Russia rose The value of transit freight to Russia via Finland contracted last year by over a fift...
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Companies in Russia rely largely on domestic banks for financing
Russia Companies in Russia rely largely on domestic banks for financing Sanctions limit access to foreign lenders The access of large Russian corporations to international financial markets is extre...
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Latest BOFIT Forecast for Russia sees lower economic growth ahead
Latest BOFIT Forecast for Russia sees lower economic growth ahead In the March update of our Forecast for Russia 2024–2026, we highlight capacity constraints as a major cause of Russia’s economic slo...
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Russia plans further increases in government spending despite deficits
Russia plans further increases in government spending despite deficits Russia’s federal budget remained in deficit in 2023 According to the preliminary assessment released by Russia’s finance ministr...
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Inflationary pressures in Russia still on the rise
Russia Inflationary pressures in Russia still on the rise Retail sales and war-related industries drove output growth in October Russia’s ministry for economic development estimates that GDP grew by...
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Ruble sinks even as Russia’s current account surplus grows
Ruble sinks even as Russia’s current account surplus grows Current account surplus increased in the third quarter Preliminary figures released by the Central Bank of Russia show the country’s third-q...
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