National Welfare Fund divests its dollar assets
Russia National Welfare Fund divests its dollar assets Finance minister Anton Siluanov told at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (June 2–5) that Russia plans to dives...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
Impacts of Ukraine invasion on Russia’s economy already apparent in March
Russia Impacts of Ukraine invasion on Russia’s economy already apparent in March Rosstat preliminary figures show Russian first-quarter GDP growing by 3.5 % y-o-y. Rosstat fig...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Russian GDP grew by 1.6 % in the first quarter
Russia Russian GDP grew by 1.6 % in the first quarter While growth slowed slightly from 2.1 % y-o-y in the fourth quarter of 2019, it was a relatively good performance on the cusp...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Russian first-quarter growth supported by extractive sector and certain service-sector branches
Russia Russian first-quarter growth supported by extractive sector and certain service-sector branches The latest Rosstat figures show Russia’s seasonally adjusted gross domestic p...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Significant drop in oil prices could lead to new production limits
Russia Significant drop in oil prices could lead to new production limits The price of Urals-grade crude slightly exceeded 85 dollars a barrel in early October, its highest level this ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Capital outflow from Russia continued strong due to foreign debt payments
Capital outflow from Russia continued strong due to foreign debt payments The net capital outflow of private sector in the first quarter was $33 billion, down from $48 billion a year earlier...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Real wages continue to slide in Russia
Real wages continue to slide in Russia Real wages declined in the fourth quarter of 2014 – the first time this has happened since the 2009 recession. The decrease has continued this year. F...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Multiple impacts on Russia’s labour market from current recession
Multiple impacts on Russia’s labour market from current recession Despite a strong pick-up in inflation, the rise of private sector wages in nominal ruble terms has stayed at a record-slow r...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Russia strengthens its position as China’s biggest oil supplier
China,Russia Russia strengthens its position as China’s biggest oil supplier China imported 462 million metric tons of crude oil last year, an increase of 10 % from 2017. China’s domest...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Central Bank of Russia lowers key rate
Russia Central Bank of Russia lowers key rate Last Friday (Oct. 25), the Central Bank of Russia lowered its key rate by 50 basis points. The new key rate is 6.5 %. Th...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
CBR keeps key rate unchanged, tightens guidance
Russia CBR keeps key rate unchanged, tightens guidance The Central Bank of Russia decided last Friday (Jun. 15) to hold the key rate at 7.25 %. As the main reason for the decision ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Russia sanctions affecting China as well
China,Russia Russia sanctions affecting China as well In the first two weeks after Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, China sought to strike a balance with both sides in its p...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Central Bank of Russia continued to tighten monetary policy
Central Bank of Russia continued to tighten monetary policy Last Friday (Dec. 17), the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) hiked its key rate by a full percentage point to deal with accele...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
Russian foreign trade continues to recover; capital outflows up slightly
Russia Russian foreign trade continues to recover; capital outflows up slightly Russian revenues from goods and services exports, as well as spending on goods and services imports were each...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Russian foreign debt turned to slight growth last year
Russian foreign debt turned to slight growth last year At the end of 2017, Russia's foreign debt was about 530 billion dollars, an increase of 3 % y-o-y. Russian banks continued to pay d...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Russia's central bank lowers key rate and revises forecast up slightly
Russia's central bank lowers key rate and revises forecast up slightly Russia's central bank lowers key rate and revises forecast up slightly At its regular monetary policy meeting on June 16,...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
National Welfare Fund again close to 12 % of Russian GDP
Russia National Welfare Fund again close to 12 % of Russian GDP At the end of 2020, Russia’s “excess” earnings on energy and higher share prices boosted the value of the Natio...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
Russia releases 2011–13 GDP figures produced with new methodology
Russia Russia releases 2011–13 GDP figures produced with new methodology Russia releases 2011–13 GDP figures produced with new methodology GDP and its components for the years 2011...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
w201110.pdf
security 4 546 28.3 20.7 5 863 33.9 29.0 - pensions 3 235 20.2 25.5 4 436 25.6 37.1 Education 1 778 11.1 6.8 1 894 10.9 6.5 Health care 1 653 10.3 6.9 1 709 9.9 3.4 Housing 1 006 6.3 -12.8 1 072 6...
Bofit.fi / globalassets / bofit / monitoring / weekly / 2011
w201112.pdf
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