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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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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Weaker revenues and higher spending reign Russia’s federal and regional budgets
Russia Weaker revenues and higher spending reign Russia’s federal and regional budgets Due to various revenue streams other than oil & gas tax revenues, the slide in nominal federal budget reven...
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Russia facing harsher economic outlook for the rest of this year
Russia Russia facing harsher economic outlook for the rest of this year The preliminary figures from Rosstat show Russian GDP contracted by 4 % y-o-y in the second quarter. Thanks to strong gro...
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Russia’s federal budget sees exceptional drop in revenues in July; spending continues to rise
Russia Russia’s federal budget sees exceptional drop in revenues in July; spending continues to rise Federal budget revenues in July declined by 25 % from a year earlier. Tax revenues from oil ...
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Strict 2018 spending rules approved for Russia's federal budget and pension fund
Russia Strict 2018 spending rules approved for Russia's federal budget and pension fund Federal budget spending is set to contract slightly next year in nominal ruble terms, which means a real d...
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Russia reaches agreement with OPEC and other oil-producing countries on keeping cuts in place
Russia Russia reaches agreement with OPEC and other oil-producing countries on keeping cuts in place Russia reaches agreement with OPEC and other oil-producing countries on keeping cuts in place Th...
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Russia's 2018−20 monetary policy guidelines stress the role of inflation expectations
Russia's 2018−20 monetary policy guidelines stress the role of inflation expectations The Central Bank of Russia reaffirmed its inflation target of "close to 4 %" a year on average. The...
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Russia has plenty of college graduates, but spends little on education
Russia Russia has plenty of college graduates, but spends little on education Education at a Glance 2017, the latest publication of the education database kept by the Organisation of Economic Cooper...
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Russia introducing new import restrictions on public sector and SOE procurements
Russia introducing new import restrictions on public sector and SOE procurements Russia's import restrictions in recent years have been aimed at supporting domestic producers under an import subs...
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Trade with North Korea has little economic significance for China and Russia
China,Russia Trade with North Korea has little economic significance for China and Russia US president Donald Trump last weekend threatened to cut trade relations with countries that do business wit...
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This year's IMF Article IV consultation provides important recommendations to Russia
Russia This year's IMF Article IV consultation provides important recommendations to Russia This year's IMF Article IV consultation provides important recommendations to Russia The IMF kept...
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Russia imposes currency controls to deal with the ruble’s collapse
Russia Russia imposes currency controls to deal with the ruble’s collapse Because sanctions limit the Central Bank of Russia’s possibilities to use its foreign currency reserves to support the ruble...
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Russia on shaky ground in its ability to service foreign debt
Russia Russia on shaky ground in its ability to service foreign debt The restrictions imposed to support the ruble and Russia’s financial markets have made it difficult for firms to conduct normal f...
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