Russia's economic recovery stumbles again
Russia Russia's economic recovery stumbles again The Russian economy performed at least slightly better in the first quarter ofthis year overall compared to the halt of growth in the second half...
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Russia brings in a hearty harvest
Russia Russia brings in a hearty harvest Two years ago weather conditions were very good, but last year heat and drought reduced the harvest. This year weather was again rather favourable. Harvests ...
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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 %. The CBR board noted that 12-m...
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Russia and Belarus discuss deeper economic integration
Russia Russia and Belarus discuss deeper economic integration At the beginning of September, Russian Prime Minister Medvedev and Belarusian Prime Minister Rumas signed an action plan on creating a r...
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Russia’s economic growth remained slow
Russia Russia’s economic growth remained slow The preliminary Rosstat figure shows Russian second-quarter GDP growth was 0.9 % y-o-y. When combined with first-quarter GDP growth of 0.5 %, first...
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Russia’s goods trade stays rather flat
Russia Russia’s goods trade stays rather flat . According to Russian customs service, the dollar value of Russian goods imports in the second quarter declined by 3 % y-o-y. The earlier sha...
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US imposes new sanctions on Russia
Russia US imposes new sanctions on Russia At the beginning of August, president Donald Trump signed an executive order preventing United States financial institutions from participating in new issue...
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Transit shipments through Finland to Russia contracted sharply last year, while transit freight from Russia rose
Transit shipments through Finland to Russia contracted sharply last year, while transit freight from Russia rose The value of transit freight to Russia via Finland contracted last year by over a fift...
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Russia struggles to balance fiscal and monetary policy demands
Russia,BOFIT Weekly Review Russia struggles to balance fiscal and monetary policy demands Russian economic policymakers continue their quest to balance between the loose fiscal policy requirements n...
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Investment patterns reflect Russia’s war of aggression
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Investment patterns reflect Russia’s war of aggression Rosstat’s national accounts figures show that the volume of fixed capital investment in Russia rose by 6 % l...
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Economic imbalances weighing on Russia’s output growth
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Economic imbalances weighing on Russia’s output growth Russia’s stock market has risen and the ruble’s exchange rate has strengthened in recent weeks on prospects ...
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Russia’s natural gas and oil exports facing new challenges
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Russia’s natural gas and oil exports facing new challenges Russia’s last operational natural gas pipeline to Europe shuts down As expected, at the beginning of Jan...
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Russia’s 2024 grain harvest falls below expectations
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Russia’s 2024 grain harvest falls below expectations While Russia enjoyed an exceptional bumper grain harvest in 2023 due to favourable weather conditions, the 202...
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Companies in Russia rely largely on domestic banks for financing
Russia Companies in Russia rely largely on domestic banks for financing Sanctions limit access to foreign lenders The access of large Russian corporations to international financial markets is extre...
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Latest BOFIT Forecast for Russia sees lower economic growth ahead
Latest BOFIT Forecast for Russia sees lower economic growth ahead In the March update of our Forecast for Russia 2024–2026, we highlight capacity constraints as a major cause of Russia’s economic slo...
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Russia plans further increases in government spending despite deficits
Russia plans further increases in government spending despite deficits Russia’s federal budget remained in deficit in 2023 According to the preliminary assessment released by Russia’s finance ministr...
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Inflationary pressures in Russia still on the rise
Russia Inflationary pressures in Russia still on the rise Retail sales and war-related industries drove output growth in October Russia’s ministry for economic development estimates that GDP grew by...
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Wage growth varies considerably across sectors in Russia
Russia Wage growth varies considerably across sectors in Russia While the reported average wage has risen briskly, it appears that wage income has actually been rising even faster. According to Ross...
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Central Bank of Russia keeps key rate at 7.50 %
Russia Central Bank of Russia keeps key rate at 7.50 % At the monetary policy meeting on October 26, the CBR noted that short-term inflation risks remained elevated. The annual rate of con...
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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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