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Russian export earnings and import spending continue to fall

Russian export earnings and import spending continue to fall Preliminary balance-of-payments figures from the Central Bank of Russia show export earnings from goods and services fell by a third in th...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016

Higher oil prices lift ruble’s exchange rate

Higher oil prices lift ruble’s exchange rate The rising price of Urals-grade crude oil since January has also boosted the ruble’s exchange rate. On Thursday (Apr. 7) the price of Urals crude was $36....

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016

Russian federal budget revenue streams at low level; spending continues to rise

Russia Russian federal budget revenue streams at low level; spending continues to rise As in September, nominal federal budget revenues dwindled by about 4 % a year in October. Even though the ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022

Despite devastating attacks, Ukraine’s economy grew by nearly 2 % last year

BOFIT Weekly Review,Ukraine Despite devastating attacks, Ukraine’s economy grew by nearly 2 % last year Energy sector destruction held back Ukrainian economic growth in late 2025 Ukraine’s 12-m...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2026

Ukraine’s economy slows and fiscal deficit rises

Ukraine,BOFIT Weekly Review Ukraine’s economy slows and fiscal deficit rises Shelling on Ukraine’s energy sector and belated harvest reduced first-half growth Ukraine’s on-year GDP growth fell below...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025

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 ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025

China’s global car exports boom

#china China’s global car exports boom China is both the world’s largest car market and the world’s largest car producer. Last year 27 million cars were produced in China, a 1-million-car increase f...

Subject: China ; Kiina

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019

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 ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

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 ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

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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Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018