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 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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Russia and India agree on new arms sales, but overall trade between the countries continues to shrink
Russia and India agree on new arms sales, but overall trade between the countries continues to shrink During the BRICS summit in Goa last week, India revealed it was buying new weapons systems from R...
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Debt and trade disputes further erode economic relations between Russia and Ukraine; EU decides to keep Russian sanctions in place
Debt and trade disputes further erode economic relations between Russia and Ukraine; EU decides to keep Russian sanctions in place As expected, Ukraine announced late last week that it cannot pay ba...
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CBR announces timetable for digital ruble rollout
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review CBR announces timetable for digital ruble rollout With the widescale adoption of electronic payments and commercial cryptocurrencies, central banks around the worl...
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Russia’s central bank raises its key rate to 18 % on inflation concerns; key rate now expected to remain high for a longer time
Russia Russia’s central bank raises its key rate to 18 % on inflation concerns; key rate now expected to remain high for a longer time The Central Bank of Russia’s board of directors decided at its ...
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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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Critical reports from Accounts Chamber on economic forecast that forms basis for Russia’s government budget projections generate questions about budget expenditures
Russia Critical reports from Accounts Chamber on economic forecast that forms basis for Russia’s government budget projections generate questions about budget expenditures Reports by Russia’s Accoun...
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Russian economic growth continued to slow in July
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Russian economic growth continued to slow in July Russian output growth remained slow in July. The drag from tight monetary policy on demand is becoming more appar...
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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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
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
Global military spending on the rise
russia,BOFIT Weekly Review,economy Global military spending on the rise Figures compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that government military expenditure glo...
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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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016