Kyrgyzstan becomes newest member of Eurasian Economic Union; Kazakhstan completes WTO accession talks
Kazakhstan completes WTO accession talks The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), which includes Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia, welcomed the entry of Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday (Aug. 12). T...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Ruble remains weak
oil prices and fading capital outflows from Russia, the ruble-dollar rate has in past days still stood at around 63 and the ruble-euro rate around 69. Thus, the ruble is still clearly weaker ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
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...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Large disparities in Russian regional economic development
Large disparities in Russian regional economic development Apart from the Siberia and Far East federal districts, manufacturing output has risen over the past 3−4 years continuously in Russia’s
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Russia posts sluggish 2019 growth performance
Russia Russia posts sluggish 2019 growth performance As many analysts expected, Russian GDP growth slowed last year. In the first nine months of 2019, GDP rose by just 1.1 % y-o-y. Grow...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Russian defence spending large, even after declines
Russia Russian defence spending large, even after declines Russian government defence spending fell slightly in nominal ruble terms last year. In real terms, defence spending is down, but r...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Employment in Russia returns to pre-recession levels as unemployment drops to historical lows
Russia Employment in Russia returns to pre-recession levels as unemployment drops to historical lows The 2020 recession was brief and rather shallow, causing the number of employed...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
BOFIT sees Russian economy continuing moderate growth in coming years
Russia,forecast BOFIT sees Russian economy continuing moderate growth in coming years Lifted by higher oil prices, Russian GDP has returned to positive growth this year as anticipated. BOFI...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
National Welfare Fund assets invested in yuan-denominated debt securities
Russia National Welfare Fund assets invested in yuan-denominated debt securities At the beginning of March, the value of Russia’s National Welfare Fund (NWF) stood at $183 billion,...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
Russian financial markets seek new equilibrium
Russia Russian financial markets seek new equilibrium Foreign investors have abandoned the Moscow stock market As a result of Western economic sanctions imposed on Russia in March ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
Developments in industry, trade and fixed investment vary across Russia
Russia Developments in industry, trade and fixed investment vary across Russia The magnitude of the economic contractions experienced in spring 2020 varied considerably across ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
Pensions raised in Russia to keep up with inflation
Russia Pensions raised in Russia to keep up with inflation Pensions were raised at the beginning of this month by 10 %. The same increases were made to the minimum wage and of...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
No large increases in Russian government sector spending planned at the moment; budget revenues on the rise this year
Russia No large increases in Russian government sector spending planned at the moment; budget revenues on the rise this year Despite facing a deep recession, Russia’s leaders have ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Response of Russian labour market to the economic crisis manifested through various channels
crisis manifested through various channels The covid-19 epidemic has shaken Russia’s labour market with declining employment, rising unemployment, wages cuts and shorter working hours. While...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
bon2008-08.pdf
Lainela and Pekka Sutela: European Union, Russia, and TACIS No 3 Seija Lainela: Investoinnit kasvussa Venäjällä No 4 BOFIT: Venäjän talous Putinin aikana No 5 Merj...
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BOFIT-Venäjä-tietoisku-2022.pdf
valtiolliselle suunnittelulle ja jaolle Sellainen, joka perustuu yksityisomistukselle ja markkinasuhteille En osaa sanoa Propaganda ja poliittinen kyynisyys Paul Shields (2021), ´Killing Poli...
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ONBC Semi-Annual Report 2018 H2.pdf
appraisal and highlighted the importance of continued implementation of the third arrow of Abenomics – structural reforms, especially in the labor market. For more information, read the full report ...
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Russia’s federal budget sees exceptional drop in revenues in July; spending continues to rise
Russia Russia’s federal budget sees exceptional drop in revenues in July; spending continues to rise Federal budget revenues in July declined by 25 % from a year earlier. Tax revenues f...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Latest BOFIT forecast for Russia sees economy and imports still contracting further this year
Latest BOFIT forecast for Russia sees economy and imports still contracting further this year With the price of oil down by about 50 % in the second half of 2014, domestic demand, including ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
BOFIT Forecast 2021−2023 for Russia sees recovery amid exceptionally large risks
Russia BOFIT Forecast 2021−2023 for Russia sees recovery amid exceptionally large risks Our latest Forecast for Russia sees Russian GDP recovering from last year’s 3 ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021