Impacts of Eurasian Customs and Economic Unions on the Kazakhstan market become clear
become clear Even before Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan established the Eurasian Customs Union (EACU) and unified their import duties in 2010, tariffs were all but eliminated between CIS cou...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Yamal peninsula LNG production comes on stream
2019. The Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is classed as part of Russia's Arctic Region and has long been Russia's main natural gas production area. But with Novatek's lique...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
This year's IMF Article IV consultation provides important recommendations to Russia
Russia
This year's IMF Article IV consultation provides important recommendations to Russia
This year's IMF Article IV consultation provides important recommendations to
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
w201849.pdf
information is compiled and edited from a variety of sources. The Bank of Finland assumes no responsibility for the completeness or accu- racy of the information, and opinions expressed do not nece...
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w201812.pdf
of the information, and opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the Bank of Finland. Russia Putin wins Russian presidential election as ex- pected. Russia’s sitting...
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China’s goods exports to Russia decline while bilateral trade deficit rises
China China’s goods exports to Russia decline while bilateral trade deficit rises China Customs reports that the value of goods exports to Russia shrank by 17 % y-o-y in June....
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
The ruble continues to appreciate
Russia The ruble continues to appreciate The ruble’s official exchange rate dropped sharply after Russia invaded Ukraine, falling as low as 120 rubles to the dollar at one point. S...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Monetary policy easing continues in Russia
Russia Monetary policy easing continues in Russia At its February meeting, the board of the Central Bank of Russia decided to reduce the key rate by another 25 basis point...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Russian economic growth accelerated
Russia Russian economic growth accelerated Rosstat’s preliminary estimate puts third-quarter GDP growth at 1.7 % y-o-y, well above the 0.7 % rate for the first six months of this ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Russia’s working-age population continues to decline despite immigration
Russia’s working-age population continues to decline despite immigration Rosstat estimates that Russia’s population at the start of 2016 was 146.5 million people. This includes the ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Russian economy cooled in March; latest forecasts expect GDP growth of 2–3 % this year
post on-month (seasonally adjusted) growth. After a slight slowdown at the end of last year, military-related manufacturing saw a burst of growth in the first quarter. The role of war-related producti...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024
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 I...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Sharp drop in births in Russia
Russia Sharp drop in births in Russia Therewere fewer than 1.7 million live births in Russia last year, a drop of 200,000 births from 2016. Last time such a drop in births...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
FDI inflow to Russia boosted by the sale of Rosneft stake
FDI inflow to Russia boosted by the sale of Rosneft stake Net direct investment inflows to Russia (investment of foreign firms in Russia minus funds repatriated by foreign ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
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 m...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
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 ... that pro...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Russia drops to sixth place among Finnish export markets
Russia drops to sixth place among Finnish export markets After falling for a couple years, Finland’s exports to Russia decreased by an additional third on-year in January-March to €...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Latest BOFIT Forecast for Russia sees lower economic growth ahead
Latest BOFIT Forecast for Russia sees lower economic growth ahead
In the March update of our Forecast for Russia 2024–2026, we highlight capacity constraints as a major cause of
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024
Russia’s current account surplus contracted in the third quarter of this year
Russia Russia’s current account surplus contracted in the third quarter of this year Preliminary balance-of-payments figures from the Central Bank of Russia show that earnings on ex...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Russia was Finland’s sixth-largest export market in 2021
Russia was Finland’s sixth-largest export market in 2021 Preliminary figures from Statistics Finland show that the value of Finland’s exports of goods and services to Russia last ye...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022