Central Bank of Russia to sell its controlling stake in Sberbank to the finance ministry
Russia Central Bank of Russia to sell its controlling stake in Sberbank to the finance ministry About half of the shares of Sberbank, which is listed on the Moscow Stock Exchange, are currently held...
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Russia plans to increase food self-sufficiency goals, import bans not helping
Russia plans to increase food self-sufficiency goals, import bans not helping The draft for Russia’s updated national food security agenda calls for raising the degree of self-sufficiency to at least...
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World Bank Doing Business report shows no major changes in Russia’s business regulation last year
World Bank Doing Business report shows no major changes in Russia’s business regulation last year Russia ranked 51st out of 189 countries examined in the World Bank Group’s annual Doing Business repo...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Number of people in Russia living below minimum subsistence level up markedly
Number of people in Russia living below minimum subsistence level up markedly Largely stemming from last winter’s burst in inflation, real household incomes have been 4–5 % smaller on an on-year bas...
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Outflow of private capital from Russia and foreign currency cash holdings up sharply in 4Q2014
Outflow of private capital from Russia and foreign currency cash holdings up sharply in 4Q2014 As the immediate reason to the ruble’s slide, together the net capital outflow and the forex cash increa...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
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<p><strong>BOFIT Visiting Researcher Programme - Call for autumn/winter 2025</strong></p> <p><strong>Application period is open until April 27, 2025.</strong>...
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China increases oil imports from Southeast Asia and Russia to make up for lost Persian Gulf imports
BOFIT Weekly Review,China China increases oil imports from Southeast Asia and Russia to make up for lost Persian Gulf imports China Customs reports that nearly as much crude oil was imported into th...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2026
SCO summit announcements include construction of a new Russia-China gas pipeline and establishing a new development bank
china,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review SCO summit announcements include construction of a new Russia-China gas pipeline and establishing a new development bank This year’s 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
Partial release of balance-of-payments data gives general picture of Russia’s import decline and large capital outflows
Russia Partial release of balance-of-payments data gives general picture of Russia’s import decline and large capital outflows After a several months’ pause, the Bank of Russia released balance-of-p...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Rising investment in Russia slows economic slide, but sees increased role of state-owned enterprises and the government
#Russia Rising investment in Russia slows economic slide, but sees increased role of state-owned enterprises and the government Real growth in fixed investment exceeded 3 % y-o-y in the third q...
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Russia plans to increase government revenues in the next few years without hikes in large general taxes
Russia plans to increase government revenues in the next few years without hikes in large general taxes In the draft 2017‒2019 federal budget submitted to the Duma, the finance ministry computed that...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
IMF anticipates significant slowdown in global growth next year; Russia’s recession likely to be milder than earlier expected
Russia IMF anticipates significant slowdown in global growth next year; Russia’s recession likely to be milder than earlier expected The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook predicts that the world e...
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Government sector revenues in Russia have turned to rise, spending growth still brisk even if strong stimulus behind
Russia Government sector revenues in Russia have turned to rise, spending growth still brisk even if strong stimulus behind The consolidated budget, which comprises federal, regional, municipal and ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
At close to $600 billion, Russia holds the world’s fourth-largest foreign currency and gold reserves
Russia At close to $600 billion, Russia holds the world’s fourth-largest foreign currency and gold reserves At the end of 2020, the value of Russia’s total international reserves, including gold, am...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
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Russia’s economic growth slows further in August; BOFIT forecasts lower growth in the years ahead
Russia,economy Russia’s economic growth slows further in August; BOFIT forecasts lower growth in the years ahead GDP growth slowed in August The preliminary estimate of the economic development min...
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Russia plans on increasing government spending next year; fighting inflation could become more difficult
Russia,economy Russia plans on increasing government spending next year; fighting inflation could become more difficult Federal budget revenues and spending set to rise next year Russia’s new budget...
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Russia continued on a more moderate growth path in July; fixed investment supported first-half growth
Russia Russia continued on a more moderate growth path in July; fixed investment supported first-half growth Russian economic growth slowed significantly in June, but sustained its lower pace in Jul...
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Rosstat predicts a decline in Russia’s population over the next two decades
Russia Rosstat predicts a decline in Russia’s population over the next two decades In its latest demographic forecast, Rosstat offers three scenarios for Russian population growth through 2036. In t...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Russia and China rise in World Bank rankings; unchanged in WEF rankings
Russia Russia and China rise in World Bank rankings; unchanged in WEF rankings Both annual comparisons were released in October. The World Bank’s survey of 190 economies in Doing Business 2020 shows...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019