Russian imports plunge; value of exports remains high
Russia Russian imports plunge; value of exports remains high Western sanctions on Russia, combined with the voluntary decisions by international corporations to exit the Russian market and difficult...
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Finnish-Russian trade performed modestly last year
Russia Finnish-Russian trade performed modestly last year Finnish goods exports to Russia increased last year by 10 % to 3.6 billion euros. Much of the export growth, however, reflected on...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Russian president visits China
Russia Russian president visits China President Putin met with Chinese president Xi and attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit last week. As usual, during the presidents' meeting ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Finnish-Russian trade plummeted in second quarter
Russia Finnish-Russian trade plummeted in second quarter The value of Finland’s goods exports to Russia decreased by 32 % y-o-y in the second quarter. Exports were dragged down by the sudden co...
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More Russian firms added to US sanctions list
More Russian firms added to US sanctions list On September 1, the US Treasury Department announced an extension of sanctions on Russia for occupation of Crimea. Several Russian firms were added to th...
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Russian FDI on the rise
Russia Russian FDI on the rise The net flow of foreign direct investment into Russia from abroad in the first half of this year amounted to 17 billion dollars, which was clearly more than in the pre...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
Finnish-Russian trade contracts sharply
Russia Finnish-Russian trade contracts sharply Preliminary figures released by Finnish Customs show that Finland’s goods exports to Russia fell by 58 % y-o-y in April. Lower demand, EU export r...
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President Putin visits Japan
President Putin visits Japan Russian president Vladimir Putin made a two-day visit to Japan last week that included the familiar signings of memoranda of understanding and framework agreements. Putin...
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Growth in Finnish-Russian trade cooled in 1Q18
Russia Growth in Finnish-Russian trade cooled in 1Q18 Finnish goods exports to Russia in the first quarter remained at roughly the same level as in 1Q17. The export trend was in line with Russian go...
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Russian export earnings start to decline, recovery in imports continues
Russia Russian export earnings start to decline, recovery in imports continues Although Russian Customs ceased publication of foreign trade statistics after the invasion of Ukraine, it is possible t...
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Changes in the country structure of Russian inward and outward foreign direct investment
Russia Changes in the country structure of Russian inward and outward foreign direct investment Flows of foreign direct investment, especially inbound FDI flows to Russia, have continued to decrease...
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G7 countries move to reduce Russian export earnings
Russia G7 countries move to reduce Russian export earnings At the G7 summit held in late June, much of the discussion focused on dealing with Russia’s war in Ukraine and the knock-on effects to the ...
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Russian economic output growth slowed and economic imbalances worsened in second half of 2024
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Russian economic output growth slowed and economic imbalances worsened in second half of 2024 Slowing in output growth became more apparent at year’s end Prelimina...
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Russian population declines slightly in 2018 as immigration flows drop considerably
Russia Russian population declines slightly in 2018 as immigration flows drop considerably According to Rosstat, Russia’s population was 146.8 million at the end of the year. However, the figure inc...
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CBR opens representative office in Beijing
CBR opens representative office in Beijing The Central Bank of Russia opened its first overseas office last week in Beijing, making it the 13th representative office of a foreign central bank in that...
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Exports of Russian military technology hold steady
Exports of Russian military technology hold steady Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) reports the value of military technology exports last year amounted to $15.5 bi...
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Forecasting
BOFIT releases multi-year forecasts for the Russian and Chinese economies in spring and autumn.
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Russian and U.S. presidents met in Helsinki
Russia Russian and U.S. presidents met in Helsinki At the Helsinki summit last Monday (July 16), discussions focused on foreign and security policy, but also economic relations were touched upon. Pu...
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Russian Megafon plans to delist from London stock exchange
Russia Russian Megafon plans to delist from London stock exchange Under a plan released on July 16, one of Russia's largest mobile phone operators, Megafon, will offer to buy out the shares of m...
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Russian central bank keeps the key rate unchanged at 7.25 % p.a.
Russia Russian central bank keeps the key rate unchanged at 7.25 % p.a. The Central Bank of Russia's decision was mainly driven by increased geopolitical tensions that have led to ruble deprecia...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018