CBR lowers key rate by 25 basis points
CBR lowers key rate by 25 basis points The key rate is 9.75 % from this week. The CBR noted that a faster-than-expected drop in inflation and a slight decline in inflation expectations justified the ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
After a long pause, Ukraine receives new loan tranche from the IMF
Ukraine After a long pause, Ukraine receives new loan tranche from the IMF On Monday (Oct. 22), the executive board of the International Monetary Fund granted Ukraine a loan tranche of $700 million ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
Russian government budget revenues rise, spending growth slows and budget deficit shrinks
Russia Russian government budget revenues rise, spending growth slows and budget deficit shrinks Revenues to the consolidated budget (federal, regional and municipal budgets, plus state social fund ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
Russian industrial output contracted in September
Russian industrial output contracted in September Total seasonally and workday-adjusted industrial output contracted slightly in September from August. The volume of production was down 0.8 % y-o-y....
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Russian consumption and output declined in July
Russian consumption and output declined in July The volume of retail sales (seasonally adjusted) contracted further last month and was 5 % smaller than in July 2015. The decline from a year ago was s...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Russian economy has shrunk considerably from early 2015
Russian economy has shrunk considerably from early 2015 Seasonally adjusted figures show a substantial recovery in industrial output in the first three months of this year. Extractive industries, par...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Revised figures show some shifts in Russian GDP components in the past few years
Revised figures show some shifts in Russian GDP components in the past few years Rosstat’s revised annual data found no change in the GDP growth figures in 2012–2015. Compared to the previous data re...
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Russian government sector spending increased rapidly last year; oil price drop changes outlook
Russia Russian government sector spending increased rapidly last year; oil price drop changes outlook Growth in revenues to the consolidated budget (federal, regional and municipal budgets plus stat...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Russian farm output provides a small ray of light
Russian farm output provides a small ray of light The official end of the harvest season passed at the start of this month, even if it was estimated that less than 8 % of the land area dedicated to g...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Slow export growth in China in the first half; value of imports declines
Slow export growth in China in the first half; value of imports declines In the first six months of 2015, the value of exports increased about 1 % from 1H14. The value of imports declined 16 %. Expo...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Founding documents signed for AIIB development bank
Founding documents signed for AIIB development bank The founding agreement for the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) was signed at the end of June by 50 counties, including Finla...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
CBR returns to the forex market
CBR returns to the forex market Last week (May 14), the CBR announced it started regular forex purchases to increase its forex reserves. The central bank emphasised that the purpose of the forex buyi...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Call for BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme for autumn/winter 2023 is now open
visiting researchers programme Call for BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme for autumn/winter 2023 is now open BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme – call for autumn/winter 2023 is open until 1 May...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / BOFIT / News / 2023
Russian industrial output growth accelerated in April
Russian industrial output growth accelerated in April After three months of lower growth this year, industrial output growth accelerated in April to 4.6 % y-o-y. For the January-April period, in...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Archive search
BOFIT Weekly Review yearbooks 2004– Russian and Baltic Economies - The Week in Review yearbooks 2001–2003 Read more Archive search You can search for BOFIT Weekly Review articles on economic issues...
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Finnish goods exports to China rising much faster than exports generally
Finnish goods exports to China rising much faster than exports generally Finnish Customs reports that, while Finnish goods exports overall increased by less than 15 % last year, the value of Finnish ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Ukraine’s economy shrank by about a third last year
#Ukraine Ukraine’s economy shrank by about a third last year According to the preliminary assessments, the country’s GDP contracted by roughly 30 % last year. Both private consumption and fixed...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
Every fifth international patent application now comes from China
China Every fifth international patent application now comes from China The latest annual report from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) notes that globally 243,500 patent applicati...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme - Call Spring/Summer 2026
<p>Call for Spring/Summer 2026</p>
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / BOFIT / News / 2025
Digital archives of publication series
Digital archives of publication series All BOFIT publications can be found in digital (PDF) format in the Bank of Finland's institutional repository. The Bank of Finland’s Unit for Eastern Europe...
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