Duma elections produce few surprises
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Russia’s services trade shrinks sharply
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Consumers under major strain in Russian regions, industries struggle
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Korhonen Comments on Feldkircher et al 3.pdf
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w201943.pdf
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w201628.pdf
views of the Bank of Finland. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Current Account (% of GDP) Exports Imports USD bn...
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Russia posts another large current account surplus in August
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Oil revenues also boost Russia’s foreign currency and gold reserves
Russia Oil revenues also boost Russia’s foreign currency and gold reserves The CBR reports that the value of its foreign currency and gold reserves at the end of last year climbed ...
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Recent restrictions on Russian trade add to challenges facing Ukraine’s new leadership
Russia Recent restrictions on Russian trade add to challenges facing Ukraine’s new leadership The serious issues in Russia-Ukraine relations since the annexation of Crimea have bee...
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Life expectancies in Russia up sharply, but gap between men and women remains huge
Russia Life expectancies in Russia up sharply, but gap between men and women remains huge Life expectancies in Russia up sharply, but gap between men and women remains hug...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
Russia drops slightly in the Doing Business 2017 rankings
Russia drops slightly in the Doing Business 2017 rankings The World Bank’s latest business environment survey ranks Russia 40th out of 190 countries. Russia’s current ranki...
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Russia has plenty of college graduates, but spends little on education
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New US sanctions reduce presence of foreign investors in Russia’s bond market
Russia New US sanctions reduce presence of foreign investors in Russia’s bond market On April 15, United States officials at the behest of president Joe Biden announced new sanctio...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
CEFC China Energy actively investing in Russia, but goods trade remains the focus of economic relations
Russia CEFC China Energy actively investing in Russia, but goods trade remains the focus of economic relations An under-the-radar Chinese firm, CEFC China Energy, which had never i...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
Russian goods trade has recovered in recent months
Russia Russian goods trade has recovered in recent months With the recovery in demand, Russia’s imports of goods have quickly rebounded from last spring’s nadir. The value of impor...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Finnish exports to Russia finally on the rise
Finnish exports to Russia finally on the rise After contracting for 14 consecutive quarters in annual terms, thevalue of goods exports rose 6 % y-o-y in 4Q16. Fastest growth was recorded for...
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Russian carmakers have it rough
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Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Russia’s hydrocarbon-centric energy security doctrine stresses import substitution
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Increase in outflows of private capital from Russia
Russia Increase in outflows of private capital from Russia Preliminary balance-of-payments figures show that Russia’s net private-sector capital outflow went on in the sec...
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CBR’s monetary policy programme for 2019−21 sees good bank liquidity ahead
Russia CBR’s monetary policy programme for 2019−21 sees good bank liquidity ahead The Central Bank of Russia notes that its operative monetary policy goal is to hold interbank mone...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018