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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
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 ...
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 ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
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 ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
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 ...
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
As the world’s largest wheat exporter, Russia plays a major role in food security of Africa and the Middle East
Russia As the world’s largest wheat exporter, Russia plays a major role in food security of Africa and the Middle East Russia is a major global producer and exporter of grains. Figures from the UN’s...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Critical reports from Accounts Chamber on economic forecast that forms basis for Russia’s government budget projections generate questions about budget expenditures
Russia Critical reports from Accounts Chamber on economic forecast that forms basis for Russia’s government budget projections generate questions about budget expenditures Reports by Russia’s Accoun...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Russian GDP growth to remain at last year’s level boosted by higher commodity prices this year, growth will decelerate in 2027 and 2028
BOFIT Weekly Review,Russia Russian GDP growth to remain at last year’s level boosted by higher commodity prices this year, growth will decelerate in 2027 and 2028 Russia’s economic outlook, the cost...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2026
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 ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
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 % ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Latest BOFIT forecast for Russia sees GDP contracting by 10 % this year with imports down by half
Russia,forecast Latest BOFIT forecast for Russia sees GDP contracting by 10 % this year with imports down by half Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine has plunged the Russian economy into unce...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
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 ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
Number of passenger cars on the road in Russia rises from 26 million to 45 million in just ten years
Number of passenger cars on the road in Russia rises from 26 million to 45 million in just ten years In 2005, there were just 180 cars per 1,000 people in Russia. Since then, the number of cars has r...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017