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March PMI indicators suggest Russian economy already contracting

Russia March PMI indicators suggest Russian economy already contracting Readings of the Markit Economics purchasing manager indices for March show contractions in both manufacturing and service bran...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022

Russian bank lending turning to growth

Russian bank lending turning to growth Russian bank lending turning to growth The stock of corporate bank loans has contracted since early 2016, but in recent months the contraction seems to have ha...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017

The big push of Finnish firms to invest in their Chinese affiliates came in 2015

The big push of Finnish firms to invest in their Chinese affiliates came in 2015 Statistics Finland figures for 2015 show that the affiliates of Finnish firms in China for the first time made China F...

Subject: China ; Kiina

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017

Russian economic growth remained brisk in October

Russia Russian economic growth remained brisk in October According to Rosstat’s preliminary estimates, GDP grew in the first nine months of the year by 4.6 % y-o-y. The economic development min...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021

Russian government sells Bashneft to Rosneft

Russian government sells Bashneft to Rosneft ​The state’s 50.08 % stake in the Bashneft oil company has been on this year’s privatization list. Russian government decided this week to sell the stake ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016

Russian president holds annual state-of-the-nation address; government resigns unexpectedly thereafter

Russia Russian president holds annual state-of-the-nation address; government resigns unexpectedly thereafter On Wednesday (Jan. 15), president Vladimir Putin delivered his annual state-of-the-natio...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020

Growth in Russian government sector spending accelerates

Russia Growth in Russian government sector spending accelerates Expenditures of the consolidated budget (federal, regional and municipal budgets, plus state social funds) increased in the third quar...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019

Large Russian private bank Uralsib faces bankruptcy prevention measures

Large Russian private bank Uralsib faces bankruptcy prevention measures Nikolai Tsvetkov, the previous majority owner of Uralsib, this week completed the sale of an 82 % stake to Vladimir Kogan, who ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015

CBR leaves rates unchanged

CBR leaves rates unchanged As the markets expected, the Central Bank of Russia suspended systematic rate cuts at last week’s meeting, leaving the key rate at 11 %. Having cut at every meeting since t...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015

Output down in most manufacturing branches

Output down in most manufacturing branches ​In the second quarter of this year, manufacturing output was down over 7 % y-o-y, a distinct deepening from the start of the year. Lower fixed capital inve...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015

CBR lowers key rate for fourth time this year

CBR lowers key rate for fourth time this year ​The Central Bank of Russia lowered its key interest rate one percentage point on Tuesday (June 16) to 11.5 %. The CBR said the rate cut was justified in...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015

Strong growth in Russian bank lending continued last year

Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Strong growth in Russian bank lending continued last year Corporate borrowing driven by reduced access to international financing and generous interest-subsidy pro...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025

Former visitors

researchers Visitor Period of Visit Research Institute Laurent Weill 07.01. - 10.01.2025 University of Strasbourg Luu Duc Toan Huynh 07.01. - 17.01.2025 Queen Mary University of London Yi Wei 10.02. ...

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Russian defence spending declines, but remains substantial

Russia Russian defence spending declines, but remains substantial Russia's finance ministry reports that government defence spending fell by 25 % in nominal ruble terms last year. The defence sp...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

Government support keeps banking sector stable in first year of war

#Russia Government support keeps banking sector stable in first year of war In Russia’s bank centric financial markets, bank lending pays a significant role in corporate finance. Given that the sta...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023

Improved Russian federal budget performance; deficit shrinks

Russia Improved Russian federal budget performance; deficit shrinks 2017fourth-quarter budget revenues were again up significantly from 4Q16 (not including funds received in 4Q16 from the sale of a ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018

CBR considers ways to support fixed investment and reduce forex dependency

Russia CBR considers ways to support fixed investment and reduce forex dependency According to the Central Bank of Russia’s recent draft documents on 2023–2025 monetary policy and financial market d...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022

International Monetary Fund predicts high economic growth this year for rich economies and tepid growth for many emerging economies

Russia International Monetary Fund predicts high economic growth this year for rich economies and tepid growth for many emerging economies The IMF’s July World Economic Outlook sees global growth at...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021

Russian economy continues to recover

Russia Russian economy continues to recover Preliminary figures show Russian GDP contracted by about 1 % in the first quarter of this year. In the fourth quarter of 2020, GDP was still shrinkin...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021

Russian CBR hikes key rate again

Russia Russian CBR hikes key rate again On April 23, the Central Bank of Russia raised its key rate by 50 basis points to 5 %. In its previous rate hike a month earlier, the CBR raised the key ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021