A fifth of foreign debt of Russian banks and other businesses denominated in rubles
Russia A fifth of foreign debt of Russian banks and other businesses denominated in rubles The Central Bank of Russia reports that the total foreign debt of Russian banks and other Russian corporati...
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Russian economic growth slows in the third quarter, with signs of a possible pick-up in October
Russia Russian economic growth slows in the third quarter, with signs of a possible pick-up in October Preliminary figures show Russian GDP grew by 1.3 % y‑o‑y in the third quarter, down from 1...
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Price regulation disrupts Russian fuel markets
Russia Price regulation disrupts Russian fuel markets While the official policy of the Russian government is to refrain from price-setting, this measure was carried out in the beginning of November ...
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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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Call for Papers: Workshop on Banking in Emerging Markets: Challenges and Opportunities
BOFIT conference Call for Papers: Workshop on Banking in Emerging Markets: Challenges and Opportunities Call for Papers 9th CInSt Annual Banking Workshop on Banking in Emerging Markets: Challenges a...
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Net exports lifted Russian economic output numbers in the second quarter; domestic demand slack
Russia Net exports lifted Russian economic output numbers in the second quarter; domestic demand slack Russian GDP grew by 1.9 % y-o-y in the second quarter of this year, with seasonally-adjusted GD...
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IMF expects only modest Russian growth in coming years; decelerating growth in China
Russia,China IMF expects only modest Russian growth in coming years; decelerating growth in China The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook sees the global economy growing by 3.7 % this year and ...
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Growth in Russian imports stalls; capital outflows increase
Russia Growth in Russian imports stalls; capital outflows increase Preliminary balance-of-payments figures show that the value of Russian exports of goods and services increased by nearly 30 % ...
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Russian oil companies see major improvements in earnings
Russia Russian oil companies see major improvements in earnings Despite a global rise in crude oil prices, the ruble has lost about 16 % of its value against the US dollar this year. Geopolitical fa...
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Caspian Sea states make progress in jurisdiction of territorial waters
Russia Caspian Sea states make progress in jurisdiction of territorial waters On August 12, the five littoral states surrounding the Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Russi...
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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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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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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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CBR suspends foreign currency purchases tied to the fiscal rule until the end of September
Russia CBR suspends foreign currency purchases tied to the fiscal rule until the end of September Since the beginning of 2017, the Central Bank of Russia has purchased daily a pre-announced amount o...
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