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IMF expects only modest Russian growth in coming years; decelerating growth in China

Russia,China IMF expects only modest Russian growth in coming years; decelerating growth in China The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook sees the global economy growing by 3.7 % this year and ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

Growth in Russian imports stalls; capital outflows increase

Russia Growth in Russian imports stalls; capital outflows increase Preliminary balance-of-payments figures show that the value of Russian exports of goods and services increased by nearly 30 % ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

Russian oil companies see major improvements in earnings

Russia Russian oil companies see major improvements in earnings Despite a global rise in crude oil prices, the ruble has lost about 16 % of its value against the US dollar this year. Geopolitical fa...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

Caspian Sea states make progress in jurisdiction of territorial waters

Russia Caspian Sea states make progress in jurisdiction of territorial waters On August 12, the five littoral states surrounding the Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Russi...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

Ruble exchange rate plunges

Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Ruble exchange rate plunges New round of sanctions slams ruble’s external value The ruble’s exchange rate, which had weakened gradually since late summer, declined...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024

Russian inflation hits historical lows

Russia Russian inflation hits historical lows Russian inflation hits historical lows Consumer prices rose by 3 % y-o-y in September, which was Russia's smallest on-year increase in inflation in...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017

Russian GDP falls, but trends vary widely across individual sectors

Russia Russian GDP falls, but trends vary widely across individual sectors Recently revised Rosstat figures show that Russian GDP fell by 4.1 % y-o-y in the second quarter. The estimate for fir...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022

Russian state reduces stake in Rosneft

Russian state reduces stake in Rosneft The sale of almost a fifth of the state-majority controlled Rosneft oil company is a part of Russia's privatisation plan. Given the pressures from western s...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016

Russian bank lending remains strong

Russia Russian bank lending remains strong The stock of bank corporate lending, which increased by about 10 % last year, has seen robust growth for all of this year. Helped especially by high g...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021

CBR prepares strategy paper on improving access to banking services in 2018–2020

Russia CBR prepares strategy paper on improving access to banking services in 2018–2020 CBR prepares strategy paper on improving access to banking services in 2018–2020 While access to banking serv...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

Sistema to pay damages to Russian oil giant Rosneft in Bashneft deal

Russia Sistema to pay damages to Russian oil giant Rosneft in Bashneft deal Bashneft, a mid-sized oil company was privatized at the start of the 2000s to the leaders of Bashkortostan. A few years la...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

Russian imports exceed the level of a year ago

Russian imports exceed the level of a year ago Spending on imports of goods and services was up about 5 % y-o-y in the fourth quarter of 2016, the first increase since 3Q2013. Goods imports increased...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017

President Putin hits familiar themes in address to St. Petersburg Economic Forum

President Putin hits familiar themes in address to St. Petersburg Economic Forum Among the priority themes of current economic policy, Putin stressed his vision of the Eurasian Economic Union as the ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016

Brexit result has had only minor impact on Russian economy so far

Brexit result has had only minor impact on Russian economy so far The immediate effects of the UK EU referendum on the Russian economy are quite marginal at this point. Oil prices fell, the ruble los...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016

China’s arms exports grow rapidly

China’s arms exports grow rapidly According to the new data by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), China has established itself as the world’s third-largest arms exporter, a...

Subject: China ; Kiina

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016

Growth of housing production slowed

Growth of housing production slowed Housing construction contracted slightly last year. Rosstat reports that the total volume of new apartments completed in Russia last year amounted to 84 million m&...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016

Ruble continues to weaken despite higher oil prices

Russia Ruble continues to weaken despite higher oil prices The world-market price of Urals-grade crude oil has soared in recent weeks, breaking the $90-a-barrel barrier in late January. Oil prices h...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022

Russian retailer Magnit sold to state-owned bank VTB

Russia Russian retailer Magnit sold to state-owned bank VTB Russian retailer Magnit sold to state-owned bank VTB Last week businessman Sergei Galitski announced he was selling nearly all his holdin...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

CBR takes over Promsvyazbank

Russia CBR takes over Promsvyazbank CBR takes over Promsvyazbank Last Friday (Dec. 15), the CBR announced it would start measures to prevent the bankruptcy of Promsvyazbank, the country's ninth...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017

Rise in Russian consumer prices slowed in January-May

Rise in Russian consumer prices slowed in January-May May consumer prices were up less than 3 % from December, whereas the comparative figure in 2015 was well over 8 %. As in the previous two months,...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016