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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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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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...
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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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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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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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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Difficult to form a full picture of Russia’s sizeable public sector procurements
Russia Difficult to form a full picture of Russia’s sizeable public sector procurements Russia’s finance ministry reports that public sector contracts made last year under procurement oversight...
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Russia moves its large excess oil tax revenues from 2018 into the reserve fund
Russia Russia moves its large excess oil tax revenues from 2018 into the reserve fund The finance ministry deposited over 65 billion dollars (equal to about 4 % of GDP) in the National Wel...
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Significant economic differences across Russia’s cities with populations of more than one million
Russia Significant economic differences across Russia’s cities with populations of more than one million Russia has 16 cities with more than a million inhabitants. The five biggest cities after Mosc...
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Russia’s central bank lowers key rate and revises forecasts downwards
Russia Russia’s central bank lowers key rate and revises forecasts downwards On September 6, the Central Bank of Russia’s board of directors again lowered the key rate by 0.25 percentage points...
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