Foreign direct investment inflow to Russia last year was lower than in 2009
Foreign direct investment inflow to Russia last year was lower than in 2009 Inbound foreign direct investment flow to Russia last year fell to $21 billion, down from an average of $55 billion a year...
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Russia and China conclude cooperation agreements during Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow last week
Russia and China conclude cooperation agreements during Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow last week Most of the agreements are very general in nature and their implementation will require long negotiation...
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Investment in Russia declines; structure of branches targeted for investment continues to shift
Investment in Russia declines; structure of branches targeted for investment continues to shift Fixed capital investments in Russia fell nearly 3 % last year. The on-year change decayed further in Ja...
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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...
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BOFIT Visiting Researcher Programme's application period is open!
<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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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
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
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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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...
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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
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
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...
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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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024
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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Russia’s national goals increasingly focus on nationalist themes and self-sufficiency
Russia’s national goals increasingly focus on nationalist themes and self-sufficiency President Vladimir Putin was inaugurated to another term as Russia’s president on May 7. He announced the member...
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Russia and Turkey celebrate progress in Black Sea gas pipeline project
Russia Russia and Turkey celebrate progress in Black Sea gas pipeline project The new Black Sea gas pipeline Turkish Stream (TurkStream) runs under the sea bottom from Krasnodar to west of Istanbul....
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
The role of the US dollar as a payment currency is under discussion in Russia
Russia The role of the US dollar as a payment currency is under discussion in Russia According to finance minister Anton Siluanov, the cabinet has taken up discussion of a de-dollarisation programme...
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New information about Russia’s military-industrial complex and its bank debts
Russia New information about Russia’s military-industrial complex and its bank debts Russia’s military industrial complex (Oboronno-promyshlennyi kompleks, OPK), which comprises over 1,300 firm...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Stimulus included in Russia’s 2020−2022 government sector budget framework
Russia Stimulus included in Russia’s 2020−2022 government sector budget framework The finance ministry’s three-year fiscal framework covers the entire consolidated budget. That includes the federal ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019