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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While Russian officials wish for public spending to spur economic growth, experts remain sceptical
Russia While Russian officials wish for public spending to spur economic growth, experts remain sceptical Many Russian officials hope that the elixir to cure Russia’s malaise of low economic growth ...
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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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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...
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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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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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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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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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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...
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One-off payments boost Russian federal budget revenues in November, spending continues to grow
#Russia One-off payments boost Russian federal budget revenues in November, spending continues to grow Budget revenues saw November spikes that lifted revenues significantly relative to November 202...
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Topics at Moscow Gaidar Forum feature future economic growth and national projects
Russia Topics at Moscow Gaidar Forum feature future economic growth and national projects At the annual mega-get-together for economic discussions last week, economy minister Maxim Oreshkin noted th...
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Slowing growth in Russian foreign trade
Russia Slowing growth in Russian foreign trade Even with the slowdown, the value of goods exports and goods imports increased in 3Q17 still by about 20 % y-o-y in dollar terms. The higher value of e...
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Russian fixed investment developments vary across sectors
Russia Russian fixed investment developments vary across sectors Growth in fixed investments in the first half of this year cooled off to 0.6 % y-o-y, the slowest pace since growth remained at ...
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IMF holds its China forecast unchanged, but warns of rising risk from slowing growth
IMF holds its China forecast unchanged, but warns of rising risk from slowing growth In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) this week, the IMF slightly lowered its July estimate for growth of th...
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Oil market price volatility calms a bit
Russia Oil market price volatility calms a bit In just a month, the price of Brent crude rose from around $20 a barrel to nearly $35. The current price is now on par with levels in early March, but ...
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Exports of Russian pipeline gas down over 10 % last year
Exports of Russian pipeline gas down over 10 % last year The Central Bank of Russia reports that about 175 billion m3 of natural gas were exported last year. Exports to Ukraine were down significantl...
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Duma takes up bill on granting amnesty for unauthorised capital exports
Duma takes up bill on granting amnesty for unauthorised capital exports Last Friday (Mar. 27), the government submitted to the Duma a bill to release private individuals from liability for illegal ex...
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Russian economic trends remained stable in August
Russia Russian economic trends remained stable in August Primary production, construction and certain industrial branches related to construction and defence (e.g. cement production and metal fabric...
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Russian economic recovery begins to cool
Russia Russian economic recovery begins to cool While Russian GDP recovered to pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter of this year, the pace of recovery in recent months has slowed. The July read...
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