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 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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Strong growth in bank lending fuels Russian domestic demand
Russia Strong growth in bank lending fuels Russian domestic demand The stock of household loans grew last year by 23 % and the stock of corporate loans by 12 %. Growth in housing loans rem...
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Russian GDP figures confirm economic recovery in final months of 2016
Russian GDP figures confirm economic recovery in final months of 2016 The first set of quarterly GDP data for the entire year 2016 from Russia's national statistics agency Rosstat tell about the ...
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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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April output exceeded pre-covid levels in many Russian branches
Russia April output exceeded pre-covid levels in many Russian branches Many parts of the Russian economy posted eye-popping on-year growth figures in April, thanks largely to the low base reference ...
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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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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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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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Ukraine will receive significant funding from G7 loan program based on proceeds from frozen Russian assets this year
Ukraine,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Ukraine will receive significant funding from G7 loan program based on proceeds from frozen Russian assets this year Ukraine’s largest source of external funding ...
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Oil revenues continue increasing for the Russian government
Russia Oil revenues continue increasing for the Russian government The second-quarter rise in federal budget revenues was so substantial that first-half revenues were up by over 20 % y-o-y. Most of ...
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Only minor changes in value of China’s currency reserves since 2016
China Only minor changes in value of China’s currency reserves since 2016 At the end of January, the value of the People’s Band of China’s total official foreign reserve assets was 3.186 trillion do...
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Sanctions push CBR to adjust its ruble exchange rate policy
Russia Sanctions push CBR to adjust its ruble exchange rate policy The Central Bank of Russia abandoned its nominal exchange rate target and allowed the ruble to float freely in November 2014. The r...
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CBR leaves key rate unchanged
CBR leaves key rate unchanged The Central Bank of Russia’s regular board meeting on December 16 decided to keep the key rate at 10 %, where it has remained since September. As of end-November, 12-mon...
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Wide variations in Russian manufacturing branches last year
Russia Wide variations in Russian manufacturing branches last year Wide variations in Russian manufacturing branches last year Total manufacturing output recovered only slightly last year. After tw...
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Recovery in services boosts on-year GDP growth; seasonally adjusted GDP contracts from previous quarter
Recovery in services boosts on-year GDP growth; seasonally adjusted GDP contracts from previous quarter Russian third-quarter GDP was up by 4.3 % y-o-y and up by 0.6 % from two years previo...
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Change in the law pushes millions of Russians into Mir payment cards
Change in the law pushes millions of Russians into Mir payment cards At the start of the week, president Putin signed legislative amendments, whereby wages paid from government budgets and many socia...
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