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New information about Russia’s military-industrial complex and its bank debts

Russia New information about Russia’s military-industrial complex and its bank debts Russia’s military industrial complex (Oboronno-promyshlennyi kompleks, OPK), which comprises over 1,300 firm...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019

Russia and Turkey want to increase bilateral use of their currencies

Russia Russia and Turkey want to increase bilateral use of their currencies At the beginning of this month, Russia and Turkey signed an agreement that seeks, among other things, to increase the use ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019

Russia’s foreign currency reserves swell to highest level in years

Russia Russia’s foreign currency reserves swell to highest level in years As of end-September, the value of Russia’s foreign currency and gold reserves reached 531 billion dollars, its highest level...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019

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 ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017

Life expectancies in Russia up sharply, but gap between men and women remains huge

Russia Life expectancies in Russia up sharply, but gap between men and women remains huge Life expectancies in Russia up sharply, but gap between men and women remains huge Rosstat reports that the...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017

The role of the US dollar as a payment currency is under discussion in Russia

Russia The role of the US dollar as a payment currency is under discussion in Russia According to finance minister Anton Siluanov, the cabinet has taken up discussion of a de-dollarisation programme...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

IMF’s annual Article IV consultations with Russia stress ongoing need for reform

Russia IMF’s annual Article IV consultations with Russia stress ongoing need for reform The IMF expects Russian GDP to grow by 1.7 % this year and 1.5 % next year if the oil price remains roughly ar...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

Russia was ranked the 43th most competitive country by the World Economic Forum this year

Russia Russia was ranked the 43th most competitive country by the World Economic Forum this year The annual Global Competitiveness Report released last week included 140 countries. Russia’s ranking ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

Russia and Turkey celebrate progress in Black Sea gas pipeline project

Russia Russia and Turkey celebrate progress in Black Sea gas pipeline project The new Black Sea gas pipeline Turkish Stream (TurkStream) runs under the sea bottom from Krasnodar to west of Istanbul....

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

Russia’s overall economic performance steady in February; construction investment has supported wartime growth

Russia’s overall economic performance steady in February; construction investment has supported wartime growth February’s numbers suggest little change in Russia’s economic trends. 12-month growth wa...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024

Russia's near-term plans for government sector finances taking shape

Russia Russia's near-term plans for government sector finances taking shape The finance ministry's government sector budget framework for 2019–21 foresees that rapid growth in revenues of th...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

Russia’s foreign trade slows; war spending expected to keep boosting growth

Russia’s foreign trade slows; war spending expected to keep boosting growth Russia’s current account surplus shrank last year Preliminary figures from the Central Bank of Russia show that Russia’s cu...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024

Russia’s GDP growth last year higher than expected; lower growth ahead

Russia’s GDP growth last year higher than expected; lower growth ahead Preliminary figures suggest surprisingly robust Russian GDP growth in 2023 Rosstat last week released its preliminary 2023 data,...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024

Despite China’s overall weak foreign trade performance last year, trade with Russia boomed

Despite China’s overall weak foreign trade performance last year, trade with Russia boomed China Customs valued the country’s goods exports last year at 3.38 trillion dollars and goods imports at 2.5...

Subject: China ; Kiina

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024

China and Russia impose most trade and investment barriers on European firms

China China and Russia impose most trade and investment barriers on European firms The European Commission's Annual Report on Trade and Investment Barriers notes that the wave of protectionism t...

Subject: China ; Kiina

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

No growth this year for Russia’s foreign reserves or the National Welfare Fund

Russia No growth this year for Russia’s foreign reserves or the National Welfare Fund Russia’s foreign currency and gold reserves experienced gradual growth still in 2021 as the central bank made cu...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022

Russia on shaky ground in its ability to service foreign debt

Russia Russia on shaky ground in its ability to service foreign debt The restrictions imposed to support the ruble and Russia’s financial markets have made it difficult for firms to conduct normal f...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022

Russia imposes currency controls to deal with the ruble’s collapse

Russia Russia imposes currency controls to deal with the ruble’s collapse Because sanctions limit the Central Bank of Russia’s possibilities to use its foreign currency reserves to support the ruble...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022