Russia’s finance ministry issued a new eurobond
Russia’s finance ministry issued a new eurobond This week Russia issued sovereign dollar-denominated eurobonds for the first time since 2013. The bond offering was seen as a means to feel out investo...
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Finnish exports to Russia may be closing the bottom
Finnish exports to Russia may be closing the bottom The value of goods exports in January-March was €600 million, or 14 % less than in the same period a year earlier. Exports were at their lowest qua...
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Russia’s defence industry still enjoying strong growth
Russia’s defence industry still enjoying strong growth Information collected from multiple sources indicates that Russia’s defence industry production rose about 13 % in 2012 and nearly 20 % a year i...
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Accounts Chamber of Russia criticizes special economic zones
Accounts Chamber of Russia criticizes special economic zones An investigation by the Accounts Chamber of Russia (ACR) finds that special economic zones (SEZs) have given only little support to the ec...
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Russia’s National Welfare Fund continues to grow
Russia Russia’s National Welfare Fund continues to grow The value of the assets in the National Welfare Fund (NWF) stood at $182.6 billion at the end of 2021. In the official reporting, which uses l...
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Russia’s foreign currency and gold reserves hit record high
Russia Russia’s foreign currency and gold reserves hit record high At an estimated $630 billion, Russia had the world’s fifth largest foreign currency and gold reserves at the end of 2021. The value...
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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 and China strive to increase their bilateral trade
Russia Russia and China strive to increase their bilateral trade As part of the February 4 meeting of presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping at the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics were sign...
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Russia's development plans are complemented with strategic initiatives
Russia Russia's development plans are complemented with strategic initiatives Russia’s long-term economic policy is based on the National Goals for 2030 announced by president Putin in July 2020...
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Russia approves anti-corruption plan for 2021−2024
Russia Russia approves anti-corruption plan for 2021−2024 In August, president Vladimir Putin issued a decree requiring numerous authorities at the federal, regional and municipal levels to adjust t...
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Russia drops slightly in the Doing Business 2017 rankings
Russia drops slightly in the Doing Business 2017 rankings The World Bank’s latest business environment survey ranks Russia 40th out of 190 countries. Russia’s current ranking puts it on par with Bulg...
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Number of employed all-time high in Russia
Russia,economy Number of employed all-time high in Russia Rosstat reports that the number of people employed in the Russian economy reached around 72.4 million people in June, a slight increase from...
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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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High variation in growth trajectories among Russia's manufacturing branches
Russia High variation in growth trajectories among Russia's manufacturing branches High variation in growth trajectories among Russia's manufacturing branches Manufacturingoutput overall sh...
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Russia was Finland’s sixth-largest export market in 2021
Russia was Finland’s sixth-largest export market in 2021 Preliminary figures from Statistics Finland show that the value of Finland’s exports of goods and services to Russia last year amounted to 4.4...
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The EU and US put more economic sanctions on Russia
Russia The EU and US put more economic sanctions on Russia On April 8, the EU approved a fifth sanctions package against Russia that includes a variety of new restrictive measures. In addition to ba...
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Russia has yet to see clear upturn in business cycle
Russia has yet to see clear upturn in business cycle Key economic indicators for June and July failed to show a distinct uptick in the Russian economy, even if positive growth is clearly taking hold ...
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Russia’s public sector planning a shift to domestic software
Russia’s public sector planning a shift to domestic software At the end of July, prime minister Dmitri Medvedev approved a plan aiming at the federal administration renounce foreign computer software...
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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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