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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Russia’s share of global investment falls sharply
Russia’s share of global investment falls sharply The latest report from the UN agency UNCTAD finds that the flow of foreign direct investment into Russia last year slowed substantially to just $10 ...
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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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Russia drops to sixth place among Finnish export markets
Russia drops to sixth place among Finnish export markets After falling for a couple years, Finland’s exports to Russia decreased by an additional third on-year in January-March to €700 million. In th...
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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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Russia commences pipeline transmission of natural gas to China
Russia Russia commences pipeline transmission of natural gas to China On Monday (Dec. 2), presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping celebrated the commissioning of the Power of Siberia natural gas pi...
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Capital amnesty law put to a test in Russia
Russia Capital amnesty law put to a test in Russia With many Russians believed to have moved assets out of the country to avoid taxes or hide wealth from the authorities, the government introduced a...
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Monitoring of partially completed fixed investments in Russia is difficult
Russia Monitoring of partially completed fixed investments in Russia is difficult A recent study of Russia’s Accounts Chamber notes that information about partially implemented fixed investment proj...
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Russia announces ratification of the Paris climate accord
Russia Russia announces ratification of the Paris climate accord Russia is the world’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs) after China, the United States and India. Russia signed on to...
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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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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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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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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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China’s exports to Russia continued to rise in October
Russia China’s exports to Russia continued to rise in October The value of Chinese goods exports flowing to Russia declined sharply last spring following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, but it has recov...
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