Growth in Chinese and Russian arms exports lags growth of other major arms suppliers
China,Russia Growth in Chinese and Russian arms exports lags growth of other major arms suppliers The latest report on global arms transfers from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute...
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Outlook for Russian businesses grows cloudier in June
Russia Outlook for Russian businesses grows cloudier in June The monthly PMI readings, which are based on surveys of Russian purchasing managers by market intelligence provider S&P, give a sense...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Recent Russian market swings fairly modest compared to other emerging markets
Russia Recent Russian market swings fairly modest compared to other emerging markets In recent months, foreign investors have been selling their assets in emerging economies. Some of the sell-offs h...
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EU’s planned carbon border adjustment mechanism could cause additional costs for Russian exporters
Russia EU’s planned carbon border adjustment mechanism could cause additional costs for Russian exporters In July, the European Commission released a proposal on measures designed to bolster the mor...
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Russian markets supported by administrative measures
Russia Russian markets supported by administrative measures After a nearly month-long closure, the Moscow Exchange has been opened gradually. Trading has still been quite limited, however. For examp...
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Gold and wheat exports partly compensated for drop in value of Russian oil exports last year
Gold and wheat exports partly compensated for drop in value of Russian oil exports last year The 21 % contraction in the value of Russian goods exports last year largely reflected the collapse i...
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IMF forecast sees sharp contraction in Russian economy this year followed by sluggish recovery next year
Russia* IMF forecast sees sharp contraction in Russian economy this year followed by sluggish recovery next year The latest IMF World Economic Outlook, released last week, forecasts a sharp three-pe...
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Kyrgyzstan becomes newest member of Eurasian Economic Union; Kazakhstan completes WTO accession talks
Kyrgyzstan becomes newest member of Eurasian Economic Union; Kazakhstan completes WTO accession talks The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), which includes Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia, welcom...
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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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
Russian economy lost steam in 2025
BOFIT Weekly Review,Russia Russian economy lost steam in 2025 Russia’s economic growth slowed sharply in 2025 with on-year GDP growth of only 1 %. Growth faded last year despite a rapid increase in ...
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China stays with its diversified energy import strategy; natural gas consumption and imports on the rise
China China stays with its diversified energy import strategy; natural gas consumption and imports on the rise China is the world’s biggest energy consumer. It also remains by far the largest consum...
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Russian inflation rises to levels not seen for years
Russian inflation rises to levels not seen for years November consumer prices were up by 8 % y-o-y. Food prices, one of the biggest drivers of inflation, rose by 11 % y-o-y. Prices of non-f...
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Ruble rise halted in 2017
Russia Ruble rise halted in 2017 Ruble rise halted in 2017 After appreciating for a few months early last year, the ruble's exchange rate generally slid down. While the ruble's December ave...
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Russian export earnings and imports continue to recover rapidly, even if the fastest pace has slowed
Russia Russian export earnings and imports continue to recover rapidly, even if the fastest pace has slowed Russian export earnings and imports continue to recover rapidly, even if the fastest pace ...
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Russian economy cooled in March; latest forecasts expect GDP growth of 2–3 % this year
Russian economy cooled in March; latest forecasts expect GDP growth of 2–3 % this year The level of output dipped slightly in March (seasonally adjusted) in nearly all core sectors of the economy. I...
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Proposed changes to Russian legislation could reduce economic transparency
Russia Proposed changes to Russian legislation could reduce economic transparency The government this week submitted to the Duma draft legislation that modifies rules on public disclosure of certain...
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Russian central bank plans to start "bad" bank
Russia Russian central bank plans to start "bad" bank Central Bank of Russia deputy governor Vasily Pozdyshev said Monday (Apr. 2) that problem loans and certain other assets of the banks ...
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Russian central bank continues accommodating monetary policy
Russia Russian central bank continues accommodating monetary policy Russian central bank continues accommodating monetary policy At its regular meeting last week, the Central Bank of Russia's b...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017