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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Russia and other major oil producers fail to reach agreement on oil production freeze
Russia and other major oil producers fail to reach agreement on oil production freeze Last weekend, Russia and a number of other non-OPEC countries resumed talks with several OPEC members. In Februar...
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As China and Russia boost military spending, so do their neighbours
As China and Russia boost military spending, so do their neighbours New data compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that military spending of governments increa...
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Capital flows between Russia and the rest of the world remain small
Capital flows between Russia and the rest of the world remain small Especially in light of seasonal variations, the net flow of private capital abroad was very small in the first quarter. Like last y...
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China and Russia see Panama Papers as Western attempt to destabilise their political systems
China and Russia see Panama Papers as Western attempt to destabilise their political systems The unprecedentedly large data leak on offshore companies released last week by the International Consorti...
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Russia’s finance ministry issues 250 billion rubles worth of domestic bonds in first quarter
Russia’s finance ministry issues 250 billion rubles worth of domestic bonds in first quarter For the first time since 2011, the latest government domestic bond issues have been almost fully subscrib...
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Russia launches action plan until 2025 under its programme of population policy
Russia Russia launches action plan until 2025 under its programme of population policy The plan is the final phase of the population policy guideline approved by president Vladimir Putin in 2007. In...
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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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Latest BOFIT Forecast for Russia sees moderate growth ahead, large risks persist
Russia Latest BOFIT Forecast for Russia sees moderate growth ahead, large risks persist In our latest Forecast for Russia, we see Russian GDP rising this year by over 3.5 % from last year’s rec...
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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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Separate development plan approved for areas near Chinese border in Russia’s Far East regions
Separate development plan approved for areas near Chinese border in Russia’s Far East regions In recent years, Russia has focused greater attention on its Far Eastern regions, but despite development...
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Russia’s consolidated budget deficit fairly small so far this year
Russia’s consolidated budget deficit fairly small so far this year The consolidated budget (which combines federal, regional and municipal budgets, plus state social funds) showed a January-September...
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Finnish investment in Russia continues to heavily exceed Russian investment in Finland
Finnish investment in Russia continues to heavily exceed Russian investment in Finland Statistics Finland (SF) reports that the stock of Finland’s foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2014 amounted to ...
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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...
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Russia restarts gas deliveries to Ukraine; air travel between the two countries set to end
Russia restarts gas deliveries to Ukraine; air travel between the two countries set to end Having received from Naftogaz a $230 million advance payment for next winter’s gas, Gazprom this week again ...
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Russia’s third-quarter exports and imports figures fall to 2010 levels
Russia’s third-quarter exports and imports figures fall to 2010 levels Preliminary balance-of-payments figures from the Central Bank of Russia show earnings on exports of goods and services fell yet ...
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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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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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Finnish exports to Russia down sharply in the first half, exports to other countries unchanged
Finnish exports to Russia down sharply in the first half, exports to other countries unchanged Finnish goods exports to Russia amounted to €1.5 billion in the first half, down by a third from a year ...
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