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Finnish investment in Russia continues to heavily exceed Russian investment in Finland

Finnish investment in Russia continues to heavily exceed Russian investment in Finland Statistics Finland (SF) reports that the stock of Finland’s foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2014 amounted to ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Russia’s proposed constitutional amendments allow president Putin to remain in power

Russia Russia’s proposed constitutional amendments allow president Putin to remain in power Revisions prepared for the Russian constitution in past weeks have now been approved by both the Duma and ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Russia’s third-quarter exports and imports figures fall to 2010 levels

Russia’s third-quarter exports and imports figures fall to 2010 levels Preliminary balance-of-payments figures from the Central Bank of Russia show earnings on exports of goods and services fell yet ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Russia restarts gas deliveries to Ukraine; air travel between the two countries set to end

Russia restarts gas deliveries to Ukraine; air travel between the two countries set to end Having received from Naftogaz a $230 million advance payment for next winter’s gas, Gazprom this week again ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

BOFIT Russia forecast sees slow recoveries for the economy and imports

BOFIT Russia forecast sees slow recoveries for the economy and imports The GDP contraction in the first half was mild (less than 1 % y-o-y), given that the oil price was 30 % lower than in 1H15 and o...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Russia to rein in government budget spending in coming years to deal with deficit

Russia Russia to rein in government budget spending in coming years to deal with deficit The finance ministry just released its government sector finances framework for 2021−2023. The plan covers th...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Increase in debt restructuring and postponed repayment of corporate loans in Russia

Russia Increase in debt restructuring and postponed repayment of corporate loans in Russia The stock of bank lending to non-financial corporations increased rapidly in late March and early April. In...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Measured in dollars, Russia’s average wage declined over 30 % last year

Measured in dollars, Russia’s average wage declined over 30 % last year Preliminary data show the average monthly wage in Russia in 2015 was 34,000 rubles ($560, €500). Nominal wages increased 4.5 % ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

After posting awful April economic numbers, Russia bounced back a bit in May

Russia After posting awful April economic numbers, Russia bounced back a bit in May By practically all metrics, Russian economic activity collapsed in April. The economy ministry estimates that GDP ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

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

Capital flows between Russia and the rest of the world remarkably small ​Preliminary balance-of-payments figures show that the net outflow of private capital fell in 2015. This was despite banks payi...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Government subsidies keep Russia’s inefficient car producers on life support

Government subsidies keep Russia’s inefficient car producers on life support The economy ministry last week released a study that found that Russia’s car industry received state subsidies of about 40...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

CBR governor Nabiullina discusses outlook for Russia’s foreign currency reserves

CBR governor Nabiullina discusses outlook for Russia’s foreign currency reserves ​At a banking conference in St. Petersburg at the start of this month, CBR head Elvira Nabiullina noted that Russia’s ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Separate development plan approved for areas near Chinese border in Russia’s Far East regions

Separate development plan approved for areas near Chinese border in Russia’s Far East regions In recent years, Russia has focused greater attention on its Far Eastern regions, but despite development...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Russia’s low unemployment partly reflects a shift of dismissed workers to the shadow economy

Russia’s low unemployment partly reflects a shift of dismissed workers to the shadow economy ​Based on ILO methodology, Russia’s unemployment rate was 5.8 % in April. The unemployment rate has climbe...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Russia’s federal budget revenues declined especially in May and June, but spending climbed up

Russia Russia’s federal budget revenues declined especially in May and June, but spending climbed up For the May-June period, federal budget revenues from oil & gas production taxes and export d...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

​Russia’s finance ministry issues 250 billion rubles worth of domestic bonds in first quarter

​Russia’s finance ministry issues 250 billion rubles worth of domestic bonds in first quarter For the first time since 2011, the latest government domestic bond issues have been almost fully subscrib...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

China and Russia see Panama Papers as Western attempt to destabilise their political systems

China and Russia see Panama Papers as Western attempt to destabilise their political systems The unprecedentedly large data leak on offshore companies released last week by the International Consorti...

Subject: China ; Kiina

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

Russia’s National Welfare Fund swells; CBR forex and gold reserves hit record high in August

Russia Russia’s National Welfare Fund swells; CBR forex and gold reserves hit record high in August At the end of August, the National Welfare Fund (NWF), which has been built up from taxing the ene...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Net FDI inflow to Russia falls to lowest level in over a decade

Net FDI inflow to Russia falls to lowest level in over a decade The net inflow of foreign direct investment into Russia last year was less than $5 billion and remained positive only due to reinvested...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Russia and other major oil producers fail to reach agreement on oil production freeze

Russia and other major oil producers fail to reach agreement on oil production freeze Last weekend, Russia and a number of other non-OPEC countries resumed talks with several OPEC members. In Februar...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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