Russia discusses how to invest government reserve fund assets
Russia Russia discusses how to invest government reserve fund assets The discussion has focused on investing liquid assets in the National Welfare Fund (NWF) when the liquid assets exceed a tar...
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BOFIT Forecasts for Russia and China 2021–2023 / 2
Russia,China,forecast Forecast for Russia Forecast for China https://youtu.be/hHBfFr4p68I https://youtu.be/w2tc4f0jDvc BOFIT Forecasts for Russia and China 2021–2023 russia The forecast for the ...
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BOFIT Forecasts for Russia and China 2019–2021
Russia,China,forecast BOFIT Forecasts for Russia and China 2019–2021 RUSSIA Russian economic growth gathered steam in 2018. Rising oil prices and ruble depreciation combined to boost budget revenues...
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Russia’s population declines, greys and increasingly packs into cities
Russia Russia’s population declines, greys and increasingly packs into cities The UN’s latest population forecast shows the Russian population falling from its current 146 million to 135 million by ...
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Russia suspends flights to Georgia after July 8
Russia Russia suspends flights to Georgia after July 8 Last Friday (Jun. 21), President Vladimir Putin signed a decree suspending direct flights between Russia and Georgia citing heightened security...
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Russia’s labour force shrinks along with unemployment
Russia Russia’s labour force shrinks along with unemployment Rosstat’s latest labour market survey, which is based on the methodology of the International Labour Organization (ILO), finds that the e...
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Fewer sectors in Russia targeted for direct investment from abroad
Russia Fewer sectors in Russia targeted for direct investment from abroad In recent years, FDI inflows have overwhelmingly focused on the financial sector, the energy sector (basically oil & gas...
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Russia’s hydrocarbon-centric energy security doctrine stresses import substitution
Russia Russia’s hydrocarbon-centric energy security doctrine stresses import substitution President Vladimir Putin last week (May 13) approved Russia’s updated energy security doctrine. The document...
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Rapid growth in use of payment cards in Russia
Russia Rapid growth in use of payment cards in Russia The use of new forms of electronic payments has increased rapidly in Russia, and the Central Bank of Russia has clearly indicated its intention ...
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Higher export prices drive up industrial producer prices in Russia
Russia Higher export prices drive up industrial producer prices in Russia The rise in producer prices for supplies to domestic customers has accelerated this year, exceeding 14 % y-o-y in Septe...
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Poor health lowers Russia’s ranking in human capital comparisons
Russia Poor health lowers Russia’s ranking in human capital comparisons Russia’s “human capital” (the knowledge, skills, talents and capabilities of its population) can be evaluated by different met...
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FIFA World Cup boosted Russia’s tourism exports in summer
Russia FIFA World Cup boosted Russia’s tourism exports in summer During summer tourist season, which runs from April to September, foreign visitors spent about 8 billion dollars (an increase of 45 %...
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Changes in structure of fixed investment in Russia
Russia Changes in structure of fixed investment in Russia Fixed investment rose by over 3 % y-o-y in the first half of this year, even if investments of large and mid-sized firms and the state, whic...
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Tax code revisions impact Russia's oil sector
Russia Tax code revisions impact Russia's oil sector In recent years, the emphasis on taxation of the oil sector has gradually shifted from exports to production. New revisions of the tax code, ...
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Russia approves changes in taxation on consumption and corporations
Russia Russia approves changes in taxation on consumption and corporations The changes to the tax laws signed by president Putin early this month enter into force at the beginning of 2019. Although ...
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Nationwide increases of manufacturing output and retail sales in Russia
Russia Nationwide increases of manufacturing output and retail sales in Russia Manufacturing output continued to rise in the first half of this year in almost all federal districts, even if the pace...
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FDI inflows to Russia remain at low levels
Russia FDI inflows to Russia remain at low levels The net flow of inward foreign direct investment to Russia contracted slightly last year to $28 billion. In 2016, FDI numbers were boosted by the sa...
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Russia and the US holding off on new sanctions
Russia Russia and the US holding off on new sanctions Russia has extended the process of handling a draft law that would impose new sanctions on the United States and possibly other countries. The l...
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Ruble plummets as Russia’s current account surplus evaporates
Ruble plummets as Russia’s current account surplus evaporates The ruble’s exchange rate in August reached its lowest reading against the US dollar since spring 2022. The official ruble-dollar exchang...
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Russia’s economic contraction last year mitigated by government spending
#Russia Russia’s economic contraction last year mitigated by government spending Rosstat last week released its first assessment of Russian GDP in 2022. According to its preliminary estimate, Russia...
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