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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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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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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Weak first half for Russian economy; EU expands sanctions
BOFIT Weekly Review,BOFIT,Russia,economy Weak first half for Russian economy; EU expands sanctions Russia’s State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reports that the output of five core sectors of the eco...
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Forecasting
BOFIT releases multi-year forecasts for the Russian and Chinese economies in spring and autumn.
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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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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 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 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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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 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...
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Russian oil production expected to remain at current levels also this year
Russia Russian oil production expected to remain at current levels also this year Russian oil production expected to remain at current levels also this year Russia last year produced crude oil abou...
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Strong growth in Finnish-Russian trade
Russia Strong growth in Finnish-Russian trade The value of goods exports rose by 15 % last year to 3.4 billion euros. Strongest growth was in the machinery & equipment category, with the value o...
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Russian military spending increased last year
Russia Russian military spending increased last year New figures released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that Russia’s 2021 military spending amounted to 66 bil...
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IMF expects the Russian economy to grow by 1.7 % this year
Russia IMF expects the Russian economy to grow by 1.7 % this year The IMF's latest World Economic Outlook sees Russian GDP growth slowing next year to 1.5 %, which is in line with the IMF's ...
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Rosneft completes sale of 15 % stake in Vankorneft to the Indian ONGC
Rosneft completes sale of 15 % stake in Vankorneft to the Indian ONGC The Indian state energy company ONGC Videsh this week acquired a 15 % stake in Rosneft subsidiary Vankorneft for $1.3 billion. Th...
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Yamal peninsula LNG production comes on stream
Yamal peninsula LNG production comes on stream Novatek's massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) project includes e.g. gas production, liquefaction plants and a harbour for shipping LNG. The first ph...
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