FDI inflow to Russia boosted by the sale of Rosneft stake
FDI inflow to Russia boosted by the sale of Rosneft stake Net direct investment inflows to Russia (investment of foreign firms in Russia minus funds repatriated by foreign firms) amounted to USD 33 b...
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Industry recovers in Russia's federal districts, while retail sales continue to contract
Industry recovers in Russia's federal districts, while retail sales continue to contract Industrial output increased in 2016 in all of Russia's federal districts (FD), which encompass numerou...
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Bank profitability improved in Russia, even with a decline in corporate borrowing
Bank profitability improved in Russia, even with a decline in corporate borrowing Figures from the Central Bank of Russia show total banking sector assets nominally declined last year by 3.5 %. If ru...
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With covid cases soaring, Russia implements short partial lockdowns on several parts of the economy
Russia With covid cases soaring, Russia implements short partial lockdowns on several parts of the economy Following a cabinet recommendation, president Vladimir Putin last week decreed paid leave d...
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Russia’s government budget expected to show surpluses as efforts are ahead to slow spending growth
Russia Russia’s government budget expected to show surpluses as efforts are ahead to slow spending growth At the end of September, the federal budget and the budgets for the state’s three social fun...
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Fixed investment increased in Russia, government plans funding for investment projects
Russia Fixed investment increased in Russia, government plans funding for investment projects In the first half of this year, real fixed investment increased notably and was up by 5 % from two ...
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BOFIT 25th Anniversary Conference examines evolutionary paths of Russia and other post-communist systems
BOFIT 25th Anniversary Conference examines evolutionary paths of Russia and other post-communist systems The first keynote address, delivered by Professor Gerárd Roland (University of California...
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Government subsidies keep Russia’s inefficient car producers on life support
Government subsidies keep Russia’s inefficient car producers on life support The economy ministry last week released a study that found that Russia’s car industry received state subsidies of about 40...
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Covid case numbers rising in Russia; officials struggle with vaccine hesitancy
Russia Covid case numbers rising in Russia; officials struggle with vaccine hesitancy The number of confirmed covid-19 infections has risen sharply in Russia in recent weeks. Case growth has been fa...
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Russia imposes new procurement restrictions on the public sector and state enterprises
Russia imposes new procurement restrictions on the public sector and state enterprises Most public sector food procurement (including fish, meat, milk and rice) must now favour domestic producers (Eu...
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BOFIT Russia forecast sees slow recoveries for the economy and imports
BOFIT Russia forecast sees slow recoveries for the economy and imports The GDP contraction in the first half was mild (less than 1 % y-o-y), given that the oil price was 30 % lower than in 1H15 and o...
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Fixed investment in Russia increasingly goes to oil & gas production
Fixed investment in Russia increasingly goes to oil & gas production The total volume of fixed investment fell over 4 % y-o-y in the first half of this year (down over 8 % in 2015). Rosstat estim...
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New US sanctions reduce presence of foreign investors in Russia’s bond market
Russia New US sanctions reduce presence of foreign investors in Russia’s bond market On April 15, United States officials at the behest of president Joe Biden announced new sanctions to take effect ...
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BOFIT Forecast 2021−2023 for Russia sees recovery amid exceptionally large risks
Russia BOFIT Forecast 2021−2023 for Russia sees recovery amid exceptionally large risks Our latest Forecast for Russia sees Russian GDP recovering from last year’s 3 % dip by growing nearly 3&#...
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Russia expands price monitoring significantly; food prices under pressure to rise
Russia Russia expands price monitoring significantly; food prices under pressure to rise A government regulation will extend price monitoring widely by including a monitoring list of goods and servi...
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Russia imposes price controls in response to rising prices on certain food items
Russia Russia imposes price controls in response to rising prices on certain food items The month-on-month rise in consumer prices accelerated significantly in October and especially in November. Th...
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Number of banks operating in Russia still declining, but not as fast as earlier
Russia Number of banks operating in Russia still declining, but not as fast as earlier Central Bank of Russia governor Elvira Nabiullina declared that the purging of unhealthy banks from the sector ...
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Russia signs on to OECD’s Automatic Exchange of Information initiative
Russia signs on to OECD’s Automatic Exchange of Information initiative The OECD and G20 countries have developed the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) standard procedure as a way to increase i...
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Russia dips into the Reserve Fund to cover the budget deficit
Russia dips into the Reserve Fund to cover the budget deficit Russia waited until April to tap the Reserve Fund this year, withdrawing a total of 390 billion rubles ($6 billion). At the end of April,...
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Net FDI inflow to Russia falls to lowest level in over a decade
Net FDI inflow to Russia falls to lowest level in over a decade The net inflow of foreign direct investment into Russia last year was less than $5 billion and remained positive only due to reinvested...
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