Growth returns to Russian goods trade
Growth returns to Russian goods trade Fourth-quarter goods imports were up 9 % y-o-y in value terms. Growth was seen in all largest product categories, with highest growth posted for imports of machi...
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New sanctions on Belarus foreign trade
Russia New sanctions on Belarus foreign trade Last week marked the first anniversary of the disputed Belarus presidential election. In the interim, the Belarus government has committed extensive hum...
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CBR continued to tighten monetary policy in July
Russia CBR continued to tighten monetary policy in July At its July meeting, the Central Bank of Russia raised the benchmark key rate by 100 basis points to 6.5 %. With Russian consumer prices ...
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Russian goods export growth lost momentum in the third quarter; import growth flat
Russian goods export growth lost momentum in the third quarter; import growth flat The value of Russian goods exports approached historic highs in the third quarter of this year. The value of total e...
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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...
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Russian unemployment falls to record post-Soviet low
Russia Russian unemployment falls to record post-Soviet low Russian unemployment was already low, with nearly all skilled workers having jobs prior to the invasion of Ukraine. Labour demand started ...
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BOFIT forecasts low growth for the Russian economy in coming years
Russia BOFIT forecasts low growth for the Russian economy in coming years Our latest BOFIT forecast for Russia, which covers the 2018–2020 period, sees GDP growth this year remaining below 2 %,...
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Putin's newest May Decree sets out typical government target and task list through 2024
Russia Putin's newest May Decree sets out typical government target and task list through 2024 As with Putin's third inauguration in 2012, he laid out on Monday (May 7) a new to-do list for ...
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Forecasters downgrade China’s 2022 GDP growth forecast, see high growth rates for India and predict a lower-than-expected contraction of the Russian economy
China,India,Russia Forecasters downgrade China’s 2022 GDP growth forecast, see high growth rates for India and predict a lower-than-expected contraction of the Russian economy In its latest World Ec...
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Russian government budget revenues weaken; high inflation erodes stimulus effects
Russia Russian government budget revenues weaken; high inflation erodes stimulus effects May federal budget revenues were up by just 10 % y-o-y in nominal terms. The rise was gravely insufficie...
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European Commission invites comments on EU-Gazprom gas dispute
European Commission invites comments on EU-Gazprom gas dispute An investigation launched in autumn 2012 into European gas markets initially found that Gazprom violated EU competition rules in many EU...
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China increased its share of EU foreign trade in 2015
China increased its share of EU foreign trade in 2015 The EU28’s goods imports from China last year rose 16 % y o y to €350 billion. The value of total non-EU goods imports increased 2 %. The value o...
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Russian inflation continues to pick up steam
Russian inflation continues to pick up steam Consumer prices showed in July-August their fastest on-month rise for years. In August consumer price inflation was nearly 16 % y-o-y and food prices were...
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Russian accounts inspector finds problems with National Welfare Fund use
Russian accounts inspector finds problems with National Welfare Fund use The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation reports that assets invested from the National Welfare Fund to finance large i...
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Russian output shows transient spike in December
Russian output shows transient spike in December Industrial output growth accelerated in December, particularly in a couple of manufacturing branches. Some experts suggest that the acceleration large...
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Call for visitors
#visitingresearcher Call for visitors within BOFIT Visiting Researcher Programme now open for Spring/Summer 2023 BOFIT Visiting Researchers scheme enables academics and researchers to spend a period...
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Russian government spending cushions fixed investment decline
Russia Russian government spending cushions fixed investment decline In Russia, the real volume of fixed investment declined in the second quarter by about 7.5 % y-o-y. The drop was less steep ...
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Russian government and businesses have cut back on investments
Russian government and businesses have cut back on investments Total fixed investments fell by about 12 % in real terms in 2014–2016. The ratio of fixed investments to GDP is just 21 %. Government in...
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Russian government receives abundant excess oil revenues
Russia Russian government receives abundant excess oil revenues Revenuesto the federal budget continued to climb up rapidly in the first quarter of this year, rising by well over 10 % from a year ea...
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American sanctions affecting Russian firms
Russia American sanctions affecting Russian firms The latest round of sanctions announced by the US Treasury Department on April 6 have significantly impacted targeted Russian firms, most notably on...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018