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Russia plans to increase food self-sufficiency goals, import bans not helping

Russia plans to increase food self-sufficiency goals, import bans not helping The draft for Russia’s updated national food security agenda calls for raising the degree of self-sufficiency to at least...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015

Rapid growth last year in military spending of Russia and China

Russia Rapid growth last year in military spending of Russia and China Data compiled by the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that total military expenditure by national governments la...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020

After relatively robust first-quarter performance, Russia experiences collapse of industrial output and consumption in April

Russia After relatively robust first-quarter performance, Russia experiences collapse of industrial output and consumption in April Rosstat reports that Russia’s industrial output climbed by 1.5...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020

Russia has enjoyed relatively stable economic conditions during the first two months of this year

Russia Russia has enjoyed relatively stable economic conditions during the first two months of this year Several Russian economic indicators for January and February suggest that production and cons...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021

After a selective start, Russia moves to beef up economic support

Russia After a selective start, Russia moves to beef up economic support Russia’s approved federal budget calls for brisk increases in spending this year. The government has announced it remains com...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020

Central Bank of Russia to sell its controlling stake in Sberbank to the finance ministry

Russia Central Bank of Russia to sell its controlling stake in Sberbank to the finance ministry About half of the shares of Sberbank, which is listed on the Moscow Stock Exchange, are currently held...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020

Russia and Ukraine reach agreement on transit fees for natural gas

Russia Russia and Ukraine reach agreement on transit fees for natural gas Slightly less than half (roughly 70 billion m3 per year) of Russia’s natural gas exports to EU countries is transmitted to c...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020

IMF emphasises fiscal policy and banking sector reform in latest Article IV consultation with Russia

IMF emphasises fiscal policy and banking sector reform in latest Article IV consultation with Russia In its latest country report for Russia based on the annual Article IV consultation, the IMF empha...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016

Russia’s foreign currency reserves grew in the first half of the year

Russia’s foreign currency reserves grew in the first half of the year The value of Russian foreign currency reserves as of end-June stood at $393 billion, an increase of nearly $25 billion from end-D...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016

Latest BOFIT forecast for Russia sees economy and imports still contracting further this year

Latest BOFIT forecast for Russia sees economy and imports still contracting further this year With the price of oil down by about 50 % in the second half of 2014, domestic demand, including private c...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016

While FDI inflows to Russia grew last year, they will likely contract sharply this year

Russia While FDI inflows to Russia grew last year, they will likely contract sharply this year The net inflow of foreign direct investment into Russia last year was $32 billion, a huge jump from the...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020

Central Bank of Russia keeps its key rate unchanged; previews monetary policy guidelines for 2021–2023

Russia Central Bank of Russia keeps its key rate unchanged; previews monetary policy guidelines for 2021–2023 At its scheduled meeting on September 18, the CBR decided to leave the key rate unchange...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020

Covid-19 crisis has increased broad unemployment and part-time employment in Russia

Russia Covid-19 crisis has increased broad unemployment and part-time employment in Russia Using the methodology of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Rosstat’s latest survey of the labour...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020

Protests lead to concessions in Russia’s new road fee system

Protests lead to concessions in Russia’s new road fee system Russia last November introduced its Platon system of fees for heavy vehicles using federal-level highways. Platon’s purpose is to collect ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016

As China and Russia boost military spending, so do their neighbours

As China and Russia boost military spending, so do their neighbours New data compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that military spending of governments increa...

Subject: China ; Kiina

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016

Slight downward revisions in forecasts for Russia’s economy in 2020

Russia Slight downward revisions in forecasts for Russia’s economy in 2020 Outlooks for the Russian economy of major international economic and financial organisations have been revised further down...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020

Russia's constitutional reforms gained majority support in referendum as expected

Russia Russia's constitutional reforms gained majority support in referendum as expected Russia postponed its referendum on constitutional changes from late April to last Wednesday (July 1) due ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020

Prime minister Mishustin lays out Russia’s road to economic recovery

Russia Prime minister Mishustin lays out Russia’s road to economic recovery Mikhail Mishustin’s economic recovery plan hopes to reach a sustainable long-term growth path by the end of 2021. Over the...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020

Capital flows between Russia and the rest of the world remain small

Capital flows between Russia and the rest of the world remain small Especially in light of seasonal variations, the net flow of private capital abroad was very small in the first quarter. Like last y...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016

Russia-US economic relations unlikely to improve under the new US administration

Russia Russia-US economic relations unlikely to improve under the new US administration The long-prevailing modest state of economic relations between Russia and the United States has been further c...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020