Survey paints dreary picture of Russian business conditions
Russia Survey paints dreary picture of Russian business conditions This autumn, the consulting firm PWC conducted a survey based on interviews with corporate representatives to get some notion of ho...
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Steady rise in Russian industrial output
Russia Steady rise in Russian industrial output According to Russian Statistics Service, the volume of industrial output rose by 2.1 % y-o-y in the first quarter of 2019. The output volume for ...
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Russian export earnings up significantly in 2018
Russia Russian export earnings up significantly in 2018 Preliminary balance-of-payments figures for the fourth quarter of 2018 show Russian revenues from exports of goods & services were up near...
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Russian central bank further eases monetary policy
Russia Russian central bank further eases monetary policy On September 16, the Central Bank of Russia lowered its key rate by 50 basis points to 7.5 %. It was the fifth consecutive rate cut sin...
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Chinese CEFC to acquire 14 % stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft
Russia,China Chinese CEFC to acquire 14 % stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft The deal is valued at around 7.5 billion euros. The Russian state retains its majority position in Rosneft even if the de...
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Russian economic trends remained weak in May
Russia Russian economic trends remained weak in May In many industries, on-year production continued to decline significantly. The nadir of the corona crisis, however, seems to have been reached in ...
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Russian markets fall as geopolitical tensions rise
Russia Russian markets fall as geopolitical tensions rise The declining market trend, which began at the end of October, has become steeper in recent weeks. The dollar-denominated RTS stock index ha...
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Changes in area and country structure of Russian goods imports show some stabilisation
Changes in area and country structure of Russian goods imports show some stabilisation Russian customs figures show that the share of imports from EU countries inched down to 38 % in the first half o...
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Russian GDP growth slows
Russia Russian GDP growth slows According to preliminary Rosstat estimates, Russian third-quarter GDP rose by 1.8 % y-o-y, down from 2.5 % in the second quarter. Growth appeared to slow on moderatin...
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Russian inflation reached 16.9 % in March
Russian inflation reached 16.9 % in March Russia last month returned to a level of consumer inflation not seen since 2002. Although the 12-month rise in prices soared, monthly inflation started to sl...
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Robust third-quarter recovery in private consumption last year, Russian fixed investment contracted
Russia Robust third-quarter recovery in private consumption last year, Russian fixed investment contracted Revised figures show that Russian GDP shrank in the third quarter by 3.4 % y-o-y. For ...
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Statistics
BOFIT,statistics,Russia,China,Ukraine Russia statistics China statistics Alternative indicators of China's economic growth BOFIT statistics As the basis for research and analysis, BOFIT uses ...
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Russian population in decline
Russian population in decline At the end of last year, Russia has 146.2 million people living permanently in the country. Excluding the population living in Crimea, illegally annexed in 2014, Russia’...
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Russian inflation rises to levels not seen for years
Russian inflation rises to levels not seen for years November consumer prices were up by 8 % y-o-y. Food prices, one of the biggest drivers of inflation, rose by 11 % y-o-y. Prices of non-f...
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China stays with its diversified energy import strategy; natural gas consumption and imports on the rise
China China stays with its diversified energy import strategy; natural gas consumption and imports on the rise China is the world’s biggest energy consumer. It also remains by far the largest consum...
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Russian economy lost steam in 2025
BOFIT Weekly Review,Russia Russian economy lost steam in 2025 Russia’s economic growth slowed sharply in 2025 with on-year GDP growth of only 1 %. Growth faded last year despite a rapid increase in ...
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Oil price collapse drives down ruble and Russian stock markets
Russia Oil price collapse drives down ruble and Russian stock markets The slow decline in oil prices seen in the first two months of this year accelerated at the end of last week. On Monday (Mar. 9)...
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Latest BOFIT forecast sees further contraction of Russian GDP and imports this year, with slow recovery thereafter
Latest BOFIT forecast sees further contraction of Russian GDP and imports this year, with slow recovery thereafter The Russian economy slowed for the third consecutive year with growth coming nearly...
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Russian GDP contracted by 3 % last year; domestic demand revived in second half
Russia Russian GDP contracted by 3 % last year; domestic demand revived in second half Rosstat released revisions of Russia’s national accounts at the beginning of this month. While its earlier...
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Russian central bank plans to start "bad" bank
Russia Russian central bank plans to start "bad" bank Central Bank of Russia deputy governor Vasily Pozdyshev said Monday (Apr. 2) that problem loans and certain other assets of the banks ...
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