Russian GDP growth slowed in the first quarter of this year
Russia Russian GDP growth slowed in the first quarter of this year The latest Rosstat figures show that seasonally adjusted GDP in the first quarter increased by 0.5 % from the previous quarter...
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Recovery in Russian fixed investment
Russia Recovery in Russian fixed investment Recovery in Russian fixed investment The volume of fixed investmentrose by well over 6 % y-o-y in the second quarter. For the first half, growth was near...
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Russian ruble has strengthened substantially
Russia Russian ruble has strengthened substantially Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, the ruble-dollar exchange rate stood at about 75 rubles to the dollar. The ruble initially p...
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Ruble exchange rate fluctuations in recent weeks fairly muted compared to the huge swings in oil prices
Russia Ruble exchange rate fluctuations in recent weeks fairly muted compared to the huge swings in oil prices Recent weeks have seen large daily moves in oil prices. For example, the price of Urals...
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Russian economic growth remains sluggish and subject to structural imbalances
Russia,BOFIT Weekly Review Russian economic growth remains sluggish and subject to structural imbalances The Russian economy has continued to grow slowly in recent months, with the overall economic ...
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Growth in Russian government sector spending accelerates
Russia Growth in Russian government sector spending accelerates Expenditures of the consolidated budget (federal, regional and municipal budgets, plus state social funds) increased in the third quar...
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Moderate rise in Russian government spending
Russia Moderate rise in Russian government spending Revenues to Russia’s consolidated budget (federal, regional and municipal budgets plus state social funds) in the first half of this year were up ...
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Russian president tours East Asia
Russia Russian president tours East Asia On April 25, Vladimir Putin hosted North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un in Vladivostok. He then continued to Beijing to participate in the Belt and Road Forum wh...
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Credit rating agency Moody’s upgrades Russian sovereign debt
Russia Credit rating agency Moody’s upgrades Russian sovereign debt On February 8, Moody’s upgraded Russia’s credit rating score by a notch from Ba1 to Baa3, its tenth-best rating score. Bonds in th...
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CBR raises key rate and announces resumption of the fiscal-rule forex buying in January
Russia CBR raises key rate and announces resumption of the fiscal-rule forex buying in January The Central Bank of Russia decided to raise the key rate by 25 basis points to 7.75 %. The increas...
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Robust increase in Russian government revenues, substantial budget surpluses
Russia Robust increase in Russian government revenues, substantial budget surpluses Revenues to the consolidated budget (federal, regional and local budgets, plus government social funds) in the fir...
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CBR injects more money into troubled banks
Russia CBR injects more money into troubled banks The Central Bank of Russia last year had to take over three large private banks – Otkritie, B&N Bank and Promsvyazbank – to ensure their c...
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Higher oil prices drove growth in earnings from Russian goods exports in first half
Russia Higher oil prices drove growth in earnings from Russian goods exports in first half The value of goods exports (measured in dollars) was up by 27 % in the first half of this year compared to ...
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Rapid growth in Russian goods trade continued in first quarter
Russia Rapid growth in Russian goods trade continued in first quarter The value of goods exports in the first quarter slightly exceeded $100 billion, an increase of over 20 % y-o-y. Rising oil price...
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Russian investments focused increasingly on oil & gas last year
Russia Russian investments focused increasingly on oil & gas last year Russian investments focused increasingly on oil & gas last year After years of contraction, Russia's total fixed i...
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Russian economic trends seem to have stabilised in July
Russia Russian economic trends seem to have stabilised in July Although retail sales and many branches of manufacturing experienced weaker growth in July, the Russian economy garnered support from o...
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The big push of Finnish firms to invest in their Chinese affiliates came in 2015
The big push of Finnish firms to invest in their Chinese affiliates came in 2015 Statistics Finland figures for 2015 show that the affiliates of Finnish firms in China for the first time made China F...
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March PMI indicators suggest Russian economy already contracting
Russia March PMI indicators suggest Russian economy already contracting Readings of the Markit Economics purchasing manager indices for March show contractions in both manufacturing and service bran...
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Procurements of public sector and state-owned enterprises in 2016 exceeded 30 % of Russian GDP
Procurements of public sector and state-owned enterprises in 2016 exceeded 30 % of Russian GDP Theeconomy ministry reports that public procurements in Russia last year were valued at 5.3 trillion rub...
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