National Welfare Fund now exceeds 11 % of GDP after transfers of last year’s excess oil and gas tax earnings
National Welfare Fund now exceeds 11 % of GDP after transfers of last year’s excess oil and gas tax earnings On March 19, Russia’s finance ministry reported that it had completed the final t...
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National Welfare Fund stabilises at 12 % of GDP
Russia National Welfare Fund stabilises at 12 % of GDP As of end-June, Russia’s National Welfare Fund, which holds surplus oil & gas revenues, was worth about 187.6 billion USD...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
In Russian labour markets wages adjust downwards relatively easily
released a wide-reaching report on Russia's labour market. The report finds that Russia differs from most countries in that during economic downturn wages adjust downwards but un...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
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Contraction of Russian GDP continued in the third quarter
Russia Contraction of Russian GDP continued in the third quarter Preliminary Rosstat figures show that Russian GDP contracted by 4 % y-o-y in the July-September period (second quarter ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Finnish investment in Russia continues to heavily exceed Russian investment in Finland
Finnish investment in Russia continues to heavily exceed Russian investment in Finland Statistics Finland (SF) reports that the stock of Finland’s foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2014 amo...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Rosneft divests its holdings in Venezuela to avoid US sanctions
Russia Rosneft divests its holdings in Venezuela to avoid US sanctions On March 28, Russia’s largest oil company, Rosneft, announced that it had sold off all its operations in Vene...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Russian stock exchange on the upswing
Russia Russian stock exchange on the upswing In recent weeks, the RTS (Russian Trading System) index, Russia’s core dollar-denominated stock index, has climbed to levels not seen s...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Sluggish growth in Russian foreign trade
Russia Sluggish growth in Russian foreign trade Russian customs reports that Russia’s goods exports, measured in dollar terms, rose a mere 1.4 % y-o-y in the first quarter of ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Russian import growth slows further; net flow of foreign liabilities turns negative
Russia Russian import growth slows further; net flow of foreign liabilities turns negative Preliminary balance-of-payments figures show the dollar-value of Russian goods and services export...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Russian foreign trade contracts slightly
Russia Russian foreign trade contracts slightly Preliminary balance-of-payments figures released by the Central Bank of Russia show that Russian earnings from exports of goods and ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Russian oil production expected to increase slightly in coming years
Russia Russian oil production expected to increase slightly in coming years According to the July forecast by Russia's economic development ministry, Russia will this ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Growth of Russia's defence industry slowed last year
Russia Growth of Russia's defence industry slowed last year Production of the military-industrial complex (oboronno-promyshennyi kompleks or OPK) increased last year by over 3 ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
No large economic policy changes expected from Russia's new cabinet
Russia No large economic policy changes expected from Russia's new cabinet On May 18 president Vladimir Putin approved the new cabinet proposed by prime minister Medvedev, cons...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Russia drops in TI corruption rankings
Russia drops in TI corruption rankings The 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International (TI), downgraded Russia's position in the rankings from 2015...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
Russia’s economy minister arrested
Russia’s economy minister arrested Russia’s Federal Investigative Committee announced very early Tuesday morning (Nov. 15) that economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev had been detained. ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Profitability of Russia’s banking sector weakens
Profitability of Russia’s banking sector weakens Growth of Russia’s banking system largely stopped last year and profitability fell significantly. The Central Bank of Russia
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Asia top destination for Russian arms exports
Asia top destination for Russian arms exports The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reports that the volume of international arms sales increased by 14 % in 2011–2015 compared t...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
WTO panel confirms Russian import duty violations
filed at the end of 2014, that Russia has levied excessive import duties on certain goods. The panel confirmed that Russian import duties on certain paper and paper board products, palm oil a...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Forecasters slightly improve their Russia forecasts for this year
Forecasters slightly improve their Russia forecasts for this year In May and June, a number of authorities, including Russia’s economy ministry, the Central Bank of Russia...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015