Brisk rise in Russian industrial producer prices
Russia Brisk rise in Russian industrial producer prices Prices of industrialproducts delivered domestically were up by nearly 8 % y-o-y this year so far. The rise matched last year's pace, even ...
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CIS countries have had to relax foreign exchange policies in recent years
Russia CIS countries have had to relax foreign exchange policies in recent years CIS countries have had to relax foreign exchange polies in recent years The currencies of countries in the Commonwea...
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Recovery in Russian export earnings and imports continued in second quarter
Russia Recovery in Russian export earnings and imports continued in second quarter Recovery in Russian export earnings and imports continued in second quarter Balance of payments figures from the C...
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Russian youth unemployment near European average
Russian youth unemployment near European average Russia last year had about a million unemployed persons between the ages of 15 and 24. The youth unemployment rate was 16 %, while the overall unemplo...
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Russian defence industry continued to show fast growth last year
Russian defence industry continued to show fast growth last year Preliminary figures show that production of military and civilian products by Russia's defence-industrial complex (OPK) increased ...
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Moscow stock indices and oil prices still up for the year
Russia Moscow stock indices and oil prices still up for the year The Moscow Exchange has been lifted this year by a strong updraft from rising oil prices. News of the omicron variant of COVID-19, ho...
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Rising uncertainty drove ruble depreciation in September
Russia Rising uncertainty drove ruble depreciation in September Although the world market price of crude oil remained relatively stable this summer, the prevailing uncertainty surrounding emerging e...
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CBR calls for better supervision of microlenders
CBR calls for better supervision of microlenders Although lending of commercial banks to households has declined, the growth of providers of small loans at high interest is booming. Some 3,000 regist...
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Large domestic interest in Russian government bonds
Russia Large domestic interest in Russian government bonds As a consequence of the economic recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Russia’s government sector surplus has turned to deficit. Th...
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Contraction in Russian foreign trade and capital outflow slowed down
Contraction in Russian foreign trade and capital outflow slowed down Preliminary balance-of-payments figures show the value of Russian imports shrank 10 % y-o-y in dollar terms during April-June. Goo...
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Signs of growth in Russian goods trade
Russia Signs of growth in Russian goods trade In the April-June period, the value of Russian goods exports was down by 30 % y-o-y, mostly on a drop in export commodity prices. The volume of exp...
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Russian energy export volumes at crossroads
Russian energy export volumes at crossroads In volume terms, the export performance of Russia’s oil sector this year has exceeded expectations. Early this year, Russia’s economic forecast predicted t...
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Ruble appreciation continues in the first two weeks of this year
Russia Ruble appreciation continues in the first two weeks of this year The ruble’s exchange rate has appreciated gradually since its lows at the end of 2018. Over the first weeks of this year, the ...
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Modest development in Russian incomes continues this year
Modest development in Russian incomes continues this year While real disposable income of Russians has increased marginally this year, the weak development in previous years puts it on par with the 2...
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IMF lowers growth forecast for global economy
Russia IMF lowers growth forecast for global economy The latest World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees growth of the global economy slowing this year to 3 % and ...
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Report finds that one in three Russian workers involved in informal employment
Russia Report finds that one in three Russian workers involved in informal employment A just-released survey from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy finds that about 25 million Rus...
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Russian government spending on investment rose sharply during the war, mixed performance in other investment
#Russia Russian government spending on investment rose sharply during the war, mixed performance in other investment Fixed investment in Russia has recovered and grown briskly since the recession in...
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CBR again lowers key rate and forecasts moderate inflation
Russia CBR again lowers key rate and forecasts moderate inflation Last Friday (Jul. 26), the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Russia, as generally expected, decided to lower the key rate by...
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Russian real disposable income still well below 2014 level
Russia Russian real disposable income still well below 2014 level Russian real disposable household incomes last year were essentially unchanged from 2017. Revenues initially showed gains in the fir...
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Little progress in reducing poverty, even as Russian living conditions generally improve
Russia Little progress in reducing poverty, even as Russian living conditions generally improve Every two years, Rosstat conducts a large nationwide household survey that covers widely living c...
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