Russia seeks to increase food supply independence through trade and agriculture policies
Russia seeks to increase food supply independence through trade and agriculture policies Russia seeks to increase food supply independence through trade and agriculture policies Russia, which has lo...
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Russia's central bank lowers key rate and revises forecast up slightly
Russia's central bank lowers key rate and revises forecast up slightly Russia's central bank lowers key rate and revises forecast up slightly At its regular monetary policy meeting on June 1...
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Despite promising signs, the basis of Russia's economic recovery remains fragile
Despite promising signs, the basis of Russia's economic recovery remains fragile Despite promising signs, the basis of Russia's economic recovery remains fragile Growthin industrialoutput ju...
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Russia's government budgets started to grow again; government drafted supplementary budget
Russia's government budgets started to grow again; government drafted supplementary budget First-quarter revenues to the consolidated budget (includes federal, regional and municipal budgets, as ...
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FDI inflow to Russia boosted by the sale of Rosneft stake
FDI inflow to Russia boosted by the sale of Rosneft stake Net direct investment inflows to Russia (investment of foreign firms in Russia minus funds repatriated by foreign firms) amounted to USD 33 b...
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US refrains from imposing new sanctions on Russia, but Power Machines goes on the sanctions list
Russia US refrains from imposing new sanctions on Russia, but Power Machines goes on the sanctions list Last week,the US addedthe namesof 30 persons and firms to its SDN sanctions list imposed on Ru...
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Hundreds of foreign firms continue to do business in Russia despite huge risks
Hundreds of foreign firms continue to do business in Russia despite huge risks With Russia’s all-out war of aggression on Ukraine in February 2022 and the wide-ranging economic sanctions it triggere...
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Russia has not yet dipped into its oil funds this year
Russia has not yet dipped into its oil funds this year Russia has not yet dipped into its oil funds this year Higher-than-expected oil prices have increased Russia's budget revenues and finance ...
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Russia needs to find new export markets for oil ahead of EU sanctions entering into force
Russia Russia needs to find new export markets for oil ahead of EU sanctions entering into force The EU ban on imports of Russian crude oil enters into force on December 5. The ban applies to seabor...
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Weaker revenues and higher spending reign Russia’s federal and regional budgets
Russia Weaker revenues and higher spending reign Russia’s federal and regional budgets Due to various revenue streams other than oil & gas tax revenues, the slide in nominal federal budget reven...
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Russia’s current account surplus contracted in the third quarter of this year
Russia Russia’s current account surplus contracted in the third quarter of this year Preliminary balance-of-payments figures from the Central Bank of Russia show that earnings on exports of goods an...
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Despite stable oil prices, the ruble strengthens and Russia's stock markets fall
Despite stable oil prices, the ruble strengthens and Russia's stock markets fall In recent years, the ruble's exchange rate and Russian stock market prices have closely tracked trends in oil ...
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Fixed investment by Russia's large and mid-sized firms still in low territory
Fixed investment by Russia's large and mid-sized firms still in low territory Rosstat reports that the recovery in seasonally adjusted total fixed investment continued in the fourth quarter of 20...
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Industry recovers in Russia's federal districts, while retail sales continue to contract
Industry recovers in Russia's federal districts, while retail sales continue to contract Industrial output increased in 2016 in all of Russia's federal districts (FD), which encompass numerou...
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Bank profitability improved in Russia, even with a decline in corporate borrowing
Bank profitability improved in Russia, even with a decline in corporate borrowing Figures from the Central Bank of Russia show total banking sector assets nominally declined last year by 3.5 %. If ru...
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Extraordinary budget measures in Russia boosted federal revenues and expenditures in late 2016
Extraordinary budget measures in Russia boosted federal revenues and expenditures in late 2016 Budget revenues were significantly increased with the sale of a minority stake in state oil giant Rosnef...
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New data show distinctly milder recession in Russia than earlier reported
New data show distinctly milder recession in Russia than earlier reported Revised Rosstat GDP figures for 2015 show GDP contracted just 3 %, rather than 3.7 % as reported earlier. The new figures for...
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Government fixed investment soars in Russia as corporate fixed investment remains weak
Russia Government fixed investment soars in Russia as corporate fixed investment remains weak Rosstat reports that fixed investment rose in real terms as much as by 4 % y-o-y in the second quar...
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Russia facing harsher economic outlook for the rest of this year
Russia Russia facing harsher economic outlook for the rest of this year The preliminary figures from Rosstat show Russian GDP contracted by 4 % y-o-y in the second quarter. Thanks to strong gro...
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Russia’s federal budget sees exceptional drop in revenues in July; spending continues to rise
Russia Russia’s federal budget sees exceptional drop in revenues in July; spending continues to rise Federal budget revenues in July declined by 25 % from a year earlier. Tax revenues from oil ...
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