United States Treasury lifts sanctions on Russian aluminium giant Rusal
Russia United States Treasury lifts sanctions on Russian aluminium giant Rusal On Sunday (Jan. 27) the Treasury lifted sanctions on the energy company EN+, the aluminium producer Rusal and the energ...
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Druzhba pipeline again operating at full capacity since July
Russia Druzhba pipeline again operating at full capacity since July Refinery-fouling oil was inadvertently mixed with other oil in the Druzhba pipeline in early April. The oil was contaminated with ...
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Russian GDP forecasts cut after new US sanctions
Russian GDP forecasts cut after new US sanctions Despite higher oil prices, Russian GDP forecasts have been revised down by many institutions lately. E.g. the World Bank's recent Russia forecast ...
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Russian Duma approves new counter-sanctions bill
Russia Russian Duma approves new counter-sanctions bill The bill was introduced last month after the US added new Russian entities and persons to its SDN sanctions list. The version of the bill appr...
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In Russian corporate debt increases have occurred in interfirm trade credits
Russia In Russian corporate debt increases have occurred in interfirm trade credits Rosstat reports that trade debt of large and medium-sized firms to domestic suppliers of goods and services has ed...
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China is now the world’s third largest arms exporter
China is now the world’s third largest arms exporter The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reports that the volume of international arms exports rose 16 % in the five-year peri...
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Russian foreign trade further on path to recovery, capital flows dwindle
Russia Russian foreign trade further on path to recovery, capital flows dwindle Preliminary balance-of-payments figures released by the Central Bank of Russia for the first quarter show that export ...
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Covid crisis reduces Russian real incomes to lowest level in a decade
Russia Covid crisis reduces Russian real incomes to lowest level in a decade The real disposable incomes of Russian households were down by nearly 5 % in the first quarter of this year compared...
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Russian economic output growth slowed and economic imbalances worsened in second half of 2024
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Russian economic output growth slowed and economic imbalances worsened in second half of 2024 Slowing in output growth became more apparent at year’s end Prelimina...
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Output in most branches of the Russian economy still below pre-invasion levels
#russia Output in most branches of the Russian economy still below pre-invasion levels Many branches of the Russian economy recorded growth in annual terms in April. The growth mainly reflects the w...
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Russian export earnings up significantly in 2018
Russia Russian export earnings up significantly in 2018 Preliminary balance-of-payments figures for the fourth quarter of 2018 show Russian revenues from exports of goods & services were up near...
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Steady rise in Russian industrial output
Russia Steady rise in Russian industrial output According to Russian Statistics Service, the volume of industrial output rose by 2.1 % y-o-y in the first quarter of 2019. The output volume for ...
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Survey paints dreary picture of Russian business conditions
Russia Survey paints dreary picture of Russian business conditions This autumn, the consulting firm PWC conducted a survey based on interviews with corporate representatives to get some notion of ho...
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Chinese CEFC to acquire 14 % stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft
Russia,China Chinese CEFC to acquire 14 % stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft The deal is valued at around 7.5 billion euros. The Russian state retains its majority position in Rosneft even if the de...
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Russian central bank further eases monetary policy
Russia Russian central bank further eases monetary policy On September 16, the Central Bank of Russia lowered its key rate by 50 basis points to 7.5 %. It was the fifth consecutive rate cut sin...
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Russian markets fall as geopolitical tensions rise
Russia Russian markets fall as geopolitical tensions rise The declining market trend, which began at the end of October, has become steeper in recent weeks. The dollar-denominated RTS stock index ha...
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Russian economic trends remained weak in May
Russia Russian economic trends remained weak in May In many industries, on-year production continued to decline significantly. The nadir of the corona crisis, however, seems to have been reached in ...
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Russian growth overall slows, in some branches and regions output has declined
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Russian growth overall slows, in some branches and regions output has declined Preliminary Rosstat estimates show Russian GDP grew by 1.4 % y-o-y in the first quar...
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