CBR releases elaborated assessment of foreign debt servicing payments through end of this year
CBR releases elaborated assessment of foreign debt servicing payments through end of this year The Central Bank of Russia estimates the actual amount for foreign debt of banks and non-bank corporatio...
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Russian markets dive after US imposes more sanctions
Russia Russian markets dive after US imposes more sanctions On April 6, the United States added 24 Russian businessmen and public officials, along with 15 Russian companies, to its sanctions list. H...
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Russian foreign debt turned to slight growth last year
Russian foreign debt turned to slight growth last year At the end of 2017, Russia's foreign debt was about 530 billion dollars, an increase of 3 % y-o-y. Russian banks continued to pay down forei...
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Russian foreign trade continues to recover; capital outflows up slightly
Russia Russian foreign trade continues to recover; capital outflows up slightly Russian revenues from goods and services exports, as well as spending on goods and services imports were each up rough...
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Arms sales still a minor share of Russian exports
Arms sales still a minor share of Russian exports President Putin recently put the value of Russian arms exports last year at just over $15 billion, only a few per cent more than in 2015. Arms export...
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Russian GDP grew by 1.6 % in the first quarter
Russia Russian GDP grew by 1.6 % in the first quarter While growth slowed slightly from 2.1 % y-o-y in the fourth quarter of 2019, it was a relatively good performance on the cusp of the C...
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LNG drives growth in Russian natural gas production
Russia LNG drives growth in Russian natural gas production The volume of Russian natural gas production (excluding “associated” gas from oil wells) grew by 3 % to the highest output ever – almo...
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Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline construction continues; EU reaches preliminary agreement on gas directive changes
Russia Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline construction continues; EU reaches preliminary agreement on gas directive changes The first Nord Stream natural gas pipeline was completed in 2012. The Nord Stream ...
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Russian oil fund’s assets doubled last year
Russia Russian oil fund’s assets doubled last year Higher oil prices and a stabilizing economy have created the conditions for replenishing Russia’s National Welfare Fund (NWF) with oil & gas ea...
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CBR keeps its key rate at a record high 20 % level
Russia CBR keeps its key rate at a record high 20 % level At its scheduled meeting on March 18, the Central Bank of Russia’s board decided to keep the key rate unchanged at the unprecedented le...
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Topics at BOFIT 30th Anniversary Conference include central bank digital currencies and the impacts of sanctions on foreign trade
Russia,China Topics at BOFIT 30th Anniversary Conference include central bank digital currencies and the impacts of sanctions on foreign trade Last Tuesday (Nov. 9), the Bank of Finland Institute fo...
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Industrial output in Russian regions rises, while consumption gradually recovers
Russia,economy Industrial output in Russian regions rises, while consumption gradually recovers Industrial output growth continuedin the first half of this year in all of Russia's eight federal ...
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Major forecasts for the Russian economy anticipate a large contraction this year along with sharp drops in exports and imports
Russia Major forecasts for the Russian economy anticipate a large contraction this year along with sharp drops in exports and imports The latest batch of forecasts released in April and May see the ...
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Russian growth slows, increased risks from declining oil prices
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Russian growth slows, increased risks from declining oil prices Economic growth is slowing Growth in Russian’s economic output was slowed down in the first two mon...
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National Welfare Fund divests its dollar assets
Russia National Welfare Fund divests its dollar assets Finance minister Anton Siluanov told at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (June 2–5) that Russia plans to divest its liquid dolla...
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Russian oil production and exports contracted sharply last year
Russia Russian oil production and exports contracted sharply last year Russian crude oil production (including gas condensates) last year fell to 512 million metric tons (about 10.3 million barrels ...
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Signs of recovery in Russian foreign trade, capital outflows rather large
Russia Signs of recovery in Russian foreign trade, capital outflows rather large Preliminary Central Bank of Russia balance-of-payments figures show that Russian earnings on exports of goods and ser...
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Russian export earnings and imports recovered quickly in 2021, large private capital outflows
Russia Russian export earnings and imports recovered quickly in 2021, large private capital outflows Preliminary balance of payments figures from the Bank of Russia show a strong recovery in the cou...
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Global military spending on the rise
russia,BOFIT Weekly Review,economy Global military spending on the rise Figures compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that government military expenditure glo...
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Russian financial markets seek new equilibrium
Russia Russian financial markets seek new equilibrium Foreign investors have abandoned the Moscow stock market As a result of Western economic sanctions imposed on Russia in March 2022 after the inv...
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