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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Russia’s fourth large natural gas liquefaction unit started production
Russia Russia’s fourth large natural gas liquefaction unit started production In August, the first cargoes were off-loaded from the second unit (liquefied natural gas (LNG) train in professional ter...
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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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Russia modifies rules on repatriation of foreign trade earnings
Russia Russia modifies rules on repatriation of foreign trade earnings Russia's finance ministry has sought this year to ease the forex repatriation demands on companies involved in foreign trad...
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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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Muted market reaction in Russia to expulsion of Russian diplomats
Russia Muted market reaction in Russia to expulsion of Russian diplomats Early this week, nearly 30 countries followed the UK in expelling over 100 Russian diplomats from their countries. Many count...
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Gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine continues to flame
Russia Gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine continues to flame Gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine continues to flame The Stockholm arbitration court ruled last week (Feb. 28) on gas transit f...
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Foreign currency sovereign credit ratings on Russia upgraded
Foreign currency sovereign credit ratings on Russia upgraded Standard & Poor's last week raised its rating of Russian sovereign foreign bonds to investment grade (BBB-). The earlier junk-grad...
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Primary production up in Russia; manufacturing hardly at all
Russia Primary production up in Russia; manufacturing hardly at all At the end of last year, a nearly six-month slide in seasonally-adjusted industrial output stopped. For 2017 overall, industrial o...
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Russia doubles oil pipeline transmission capacity to China
Russia Russia doubles oil pipeline transmission capacity to China Russia doubles oil pipeline transmission capacity to China This week saw the commissioning of the expanded China extension of the E...
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Ruble sinks even as Russia’s current account surplus grows
Ruble sinks even as Russia’s current account surplus grows Current account surplus increased in the third quarter Preliminary figures released by the Central Bank of Russia show the country’s third-q...
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Russia plans for increased government spending, tighter monetary policy
Russia plans for increased government spending, tighter monetary policy Latest 3-year federal budget framework anticipates leap in military spending The Russian government last week approved a draft ...
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United States revises its economic sanctions regime for Russia
Russia United States revises its economic sanctions regime for Russia United States revises its economic sanctions regime for Russia The US treasury department published an amended version of one o...
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Moderate net outflow of private capital from Russia
Russia Moderate net outflow of private capital from Russia Moderate net outflow of private capital from Russia During thefirst three quarters of this year, the net outflow of private capital from R...
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Corporate profits in Russia decline to more conventional levels
Russia Corporate profits in Russia decline to more conventional levels Based on its recurring business survey, Rosstat reports that net profits of companies in its pool of 48,000 firms were down by ...
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Central Bank of Russia takes over Otkritie Bank
Russia Central Bank of Russia takes over Otkritie Bank Central Bank of Russia takes over Otkritie Bank The CBR announced on Tuesday (Aug. 29) that it had taken over administration of Otkritie Bank,...
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Russia's industrial output recovery varied boldly in recent months
Russia Russia's industrial output recovery varied boldly in recent months Russia's industrial output recovery varied boldly in recent months Rosstat reports that seasonally and workday-adju...
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