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Russian defence industry continued to show fast growth last year

Russian defence industry continued to show fast growth last year Preliminary figures show that production of military and civilian products by Russia's defence-industrial complex (OPK) increased ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Brisk rise in Russian industrial producer prices

Russia Brisk rise in Russian industrial producer prices Prices of industrialproducts delivered domestically were up by nearly 8 % y-o-y this year so far. The rise matched last year's pace, even ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Ruble appreciation continues in the first two weeks of this year

Russia Ruble appreciation continues in the first two weeks of this year The ruble’s exchange rate has appreciated gradually since its lows at the end of 2018. Over the first weeks of this year, the ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020

CBR calls for better supervision of microlenders

CBR calls for better supervision of microlenders Although lending of commercial banks to households has declined, the growth of providers of small loans at high interest is booming. Some 3,000 regist...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Slow recovery in Russian consumption continues; good increases in industrial output

Russia Slow recovery in Russian consumption continues; good increases in industrial output Despite its slow revival pace, the recovery in seasonally-adjusted retail sales plodded forward in May. The...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

New data on last year’s improved performance of Russian economy

Russia New data on last year’s improved performance of Russian economy Rosstat’s fresh figures reinforce their first-round estimate that 2018 GDP growth at 2.3 % clearly beat out the 2017 perfo...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019

Russian growth accelerates

Russia,economy Russian growth accelerates Rosstat preliminarily estimates Russian GDP grew by 2.5 % y-o-y in 2Q17, up from 0.5 % growth in the first quarter. The 2Q acceleration seems to be partly s...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Russian government sector still dealing with austerity

Russian government sector still dealing with austerity Revenues to the federal budget performed weakly in 2016 also in areas other than taxes from oil & gas. Non-oil & gas revenues were up ju...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Ruble struggles back from record low

Ruble struggles back from record low The ruble’s exchange rate hit an all-time low January 21 after the price of Urals-grade crude oil fell below $25 a barrel. At bottom, one euro bought 93 rubles an...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

US extends sanctions, additional European countries join in certain EU sanctions

US extends sanctions, additional European countries join in certain EU sanctions ​The United States treasury department announced on July 30 that it was adding certain individuals and entities under ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015

Official launch of BRICS New Development Bank

Official launch of BRICS New Development Bank ​All five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) are members of the New Development Bank (NDB) with equal capital shares. All me...

Subject: China ; Kiina

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015

Dispute over pension system resolved

Dispute over pension system resolved On April 23, the government declared a resolution to its two-year dispute over the suspension of the “funded component” of the pension system. The funded componen...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015

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 economy enjoys growth spurt

Russian economy enjoys growth spurt Russia’s third quarter economic performance was surprisingly strong, but further gains are likely to be short-lived. Growth was driven by industrial production (up...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019

Little progress in reducing poverty, even as Russian living conditions generally improve

Russia Little progress in reducing poverty, even as Russian living conditions generally improve Every two years, Rosstat conducts a large nationwide household survey that covers widely living c...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019

Russian export volumes up significantly in recent years

Russia Russian export volumes up significantly in recent years Unlike other demand-side categories, the real volume of exports of goods and services grew overall at an average rate of 4 % a year in ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Russian government spending on investment rose sharply during the war, mixed performance in other investment

#Russia Russian government spending on investment rose sharply during the war, mixed performance in other investment Fixed investment in Russia has recovered and grown briskly since the recession in...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023

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

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 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