Rosstat predicts a decline in Russia’s population over the next two decades
Russia Rosstat predicts a decline in Russia’s population over the next two decades In its latest demographic forecast, Rosstat offers three scenarios for Russian population growth through 2036. In t...
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Russia and China rise in World Bank rankings; unchanged in WEF rankings
Russia Russia and China rise in World Bank rankings; unchanged in WEF rankings Both annual comparisons were released in October. The World Bank’s survey of 190 economies in Doing Business 2020 shows...
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First highway bridge across the Amur river joining Russia and China is finally ready
Russia First highway bridge across the Amur river joining Russia and China is finally ready China and Russia signed an initial agreement on construction of the Amur road bridge in 1995. Construction...
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Global energy market trends not expected to cause big changes for Russia in near term
Russia Global energy market trends not expected to cause big changes for Russia in near term The base scenario used in this year’s World Energy Outlook from the International Energy Agency (IEA) for...
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Russia prepares new measures to support firms subject to Western sanctions
Russia Russia prepares new measures to support firms subject to Western sanctions In order to systematise subsidies, Russia’s finance ministry has proposed a legal distinction for firms subject to W...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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Russia and China conclude cooperation agreements during Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow last week
Russia and China conclude cooperation agreements during Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow last week Most of the agreements are very general in nature and their implementation will require long negotiation...
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Capital outflow from Russia continued strong due to foreign debt payments
Capital outflow from Russia continued strong due to foreign debt payments The net capital outflow of private sector in the first quarter was $33 billion, down from $48 billion a year earlier. Banks p...
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Investment in Russia declines; structure of branches targeted for investment continues to shift
Investment in Russia declines; structure of branches targeted for investment continues to shift Fixed capital investments in Russia fell nearly 3 % last year. The on-year change decayed further in Ja...
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Standard & Poor’s downgrades Russia’s creditworthiness to speculative grade
Standard & Poor’s downgrades Russia’s creditworthiness to speculative grade On Monday (Jan. 26), Standard & Poor’s lowered Russian sovereign foreign currency borrowing to BB+, a notch below i...
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Outflow of private capital from Russia and foreign currency cash holdings up sharply in 4Q2014
Outflow of private capital from Russia and foreign currency cash holdings up sharply in 4Q2014 As the immediate reason to the ruble’s slide, together the net capital outflow and the forex cash increa...
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Despite rapid growth, Russia’s housing loan market is still relatively small
Despite rapid growth, Russia’s housing loan market is still relatively small Starting from a very modest level, the total stock of housing loans issued by banks has increased at over 30 % a year sinc...
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BOFIT Visiting Researcher Programme's application period is open!
<p><strong>BOFIT Visiting Researcher Programme - Call for autumn/winter 2025</strong></p> <p><strong>Application period is open until April 27, 2025.</strong>...
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Low oil prices due to weakened global economic prospects could weigh on Russia’s economic development next year
Russia Low oil prices due to weakened global economic prospects could weigh on Russia’s economic development next year The price of crude oil has fallen in recent months as the prospects for economi...
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UNCTAD’s estimate of ultimate sources of foreign direct investment emphasises Western investment in China and Russia
Russia UNCTAD’s estimate of ultimate sources of foreign direct investment emphasises Western investment in China and Russia As part of its annual international investment report, the United Nations ...
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IMF estimates that the government sector and public sector firms account for a third of Russia’s GDP
Russia IMF estimates that the government sector and public sector firms account for a third of Russia’s GDP The International Monetary Fund seeks to clarify the interpretation of the figure of 70 % ...
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Finland at 100: Finnish-Russian trade recovering, while Russia's share of exports is low compared to history
Russia Finland at 100: Finnish-Russian trade recovering, while Russia's share of exports is low compared to history Finland at 100: Finnish-Russian trade recovering, while Russia's share of ...
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Russia’s government spending soars while war and sanctions caused various government sector revenue categories to tumble
#Russia Russia’s government spending soars while war and sanctions caused various government sector revenue categories to tumble Russia’s downward slides in the economy and imports since its delusio...
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