Russian FDI on the rise
Russia Russian FDI on the rise The net flow of foreign direct investment into Russia from abroad in the first half of this year amounted to 17 billion dollars, which was clearly more than in the pre...
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President Putin visits Japan
President Putin visits Japan Russian president Vladimir Putin made a two-day visit to Japan last week that included the familiar signings of memoranda of understanding and framework agreements. Putin...
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Finnish-Russian trade contracts sharply
Russia Finnish-Russian trade contracts sharply Preliminary figures released by Finnish Customs show that Finland’s goods exports to Russia fell by 58 % y-o-y in April. Lower demand, EU export r...
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Russian export earnings start to decline, recovery in imports continues
Russia Russian export earnings start to decline, recovery in imports continues Although Russian Customs ceased publication of foreign trade statistics after the invasion of Ukraine, it is possible t...
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Growth in Finnish-Russian trade cooled in 1Q18
Russia Growth in Finnish-Russian trade cooled in 1Q18 Finnish goods exports to Russia in the first quarter remained at roughly the same level as in 1Q17. The export trend was in line with Russian go...
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G7 countries move to reduce Russian export earnings
Russia G7 countries move to reduce Russian export earnings At the G7 summit held in late June, much of the discussion focused on dealing with Russia’s war in Ukraine and the knock-on effects to the ...
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Changes in the country structure of Russian inward and outward foreign direct investment
Russia Changes in the country structure of Russian inward and outward foreign direct investment Flows of foreign direct investment, especially inbound FDI flows to Russia, have continued to decrease...
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Russian population declines slightly in 2018 as immigration flows drop considerably
Russia Russian population declines slightly in 2018 as immigration flows drop considerably According to Rosstat, Russia’s population was 146.8 million at the end of the year. However, the figure inc...
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Exports of Russian military technology hold steady
Exports of Russian military technology hold steady Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) reports the value of military technology exports last year amounted to $15.5 bi...
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CBR opens representative office in Beijing
CBR opens representative office in Beijing The Central Bank of Russia opened its first overseas office last week in Beijing, making it the 13th representative office of a foreign central bank in that...
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Russian and U.S. presidents met in Helsinki
Russia Russian and U.S. presidents met in Helsinki At the Helsinki summit last Monday (July 16), discussions focused on foreign and security policy, but also economic relations were touched upon. Pu...
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Forecasting
BOFIT releases multi-year forecasts for the Russian and Chinese economies in spring and autumn.
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Russian Megafon plans to delist from London stock exchange
Russia Russian Megafon plans to delist from London stock exchange Under a plan released on July 16, one of Russia's largest mobile phone operators, Megafon, will offer to buy out the shares of m...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Russian central bank keeps the key rate unchanged at 7.25 % p.a.
Russia Russian central bank keeps the key rate unchanged at 7.25 % p.a. The Central Bank of Russia's decision was mainly driven by increased geopolitical tensions that have led to ruble deprecia...
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Russian oil production expected to remain at current levels also this year
Russia Russian oil production expected to remain at current levels also this year Russian oil production expected to remain at current levels also this year Russia last year produced crude oil abou...
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Strong growth in Finnish-Russian trade
Russia Strong growth in Finnish-Russian trade The value of goods exports rose by 15 % last year to 3.4 billion euros. Strongest growth was in the machinery & equipment category, with the value o...
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Russian military spending increased last year
Russia Russian military spending increased last year New figures released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that Russia’s 2021 military spending amounted to 66 bil...
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Latest forecast sees Russian growth slowing in years ahead
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Latest forecast sees Russian growth slowing in years ahead On Monday (Mar. 24), BOFIT held its annual Russia briefing (in Finnish) to address Russia’s economy and ...
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India binges on Russian oil
India India binges on Russian oil By some unofficial estimates, India is purchasing over 1 million barrels of Russian crude oil daily, which amounts to nearly a quarter of India’s total oil imports....
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CBR sells majority stake in Sberbank to the Russian government
Russia* CBR sells majority stake in Sberbank to the Russian government The sale, announced last February (BOFIT Weekly 13/2020), took place last Friday (April 10). The transaction was originally set...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020