As the world’s largest wheat exporter, Russia plays a major role in food security of Africa and the Middle East
Russia As the world’s largest wheat exporter, Russia plays a major role in food security of Africa and the Middle East Russia is a major global producer and exporter of grains. Figures from the UN’s...
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Russian growth overall slows, in some branches and regions output has declined
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Russian growth overall slows, in some branches and regions output has declined Preliminary Rosstat estimates show Russian GDP grew by 1.4 % y-o-y in the first quar...
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Russian central bank lowers its key rate; growth in corporate borrowing slows
russia,BOFIT Weekly Review,economy Russian central bank lowers its key rate; growth in corporate borrowing slows At its regular meeting on June 6, the Central Bank of Russia’s board of directors dec...
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Latest forecast sees Russian growth slowing in years ahead
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Latest forecast sees Russian growth slowing in years ahead On Monday (Mar. 24), BOFIT held its annual Russia briefing (in Finnish) to address Russia’s economy and ...
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Russian economic growth continued much slower in March
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Russian economic growth continued much slower in March Russia’s economic development ministry estimates that the country’s GDP growth fell in March to just 1.4 % y...
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Ukraine will receive significant funding from G7 loan program based on proceeds from frozen Russian assets this year
Ukraine,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Ukraine will receive significant funding from G7 loan program based on proceeds from frozen Russian assets this year Ukraine’s largest source of external funding ...
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Russian government driven to technical insolvency
Russia Russian government driven to technical insolvency The 30-day grace period for about 100 million dollars in Russian foreign debt that came due at the end of May was reached on June 27 without ...
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Corruption, bad institutions and lack of openness dog Russian competitiveness
Corruption, bad institutions and lack of openness dog Russian competitiveness The World Economic Forum (WEF) global competitiveness index last year ranked Russia 45th among 140 countries surveyed. Ru...
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EBRD continues financing freeze on Russian projects
EBRD continues financing freeze on Russian projects The majority of shareholders in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) decided in summer 2014 to halt any new projects in Russ...
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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...
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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 ...
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Weak performance of the agricultural sector dragged down Ukraine’s economic growth last year
Ukraine,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Weak performance of the agricultural sector dragged down Ukraine’s economic growth last year Ukraine’s GDP growth slowed more than expected in 2024. The State Sta...
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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...
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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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