Russian fixed investment developments vary across sectors
Russia Russian fixed investment developments vary across sectors Growth in fixed investments in the first half of this year cooled off to 0.6 % y-o-y, the slowest pace since growth remained at ...
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Topics at Moscow Gaidar Forum feature future economic growth and national projects
Russia Topics at Moscow Gaidar Forum feature future economic growth and national projects At the annual mega-get-together for economic discussions last week, economy minister Maxim Oreshkin noted th...
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Slowing growth in Russian foreign trade
Russia Slowing growth in Russian foreign trade Even with the slowdown, the value of goods exports and goods imports increased in 3Q17 still by about 20 % y-o-y in dollar terms. The higher value of e...
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One-off payments boost Russian federal budget revenues in November, spending continues to grow
#Russia One-off payments boost Russian federal budget revenues in November, spending continues to grow Budget revenues saw November spikes that lifted revenues significantly relative to November 202...
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Russian economic trends remained stable in August
Russia Russian economic trends remained stable in August Primary production, construction and certain industrial branches related to construction and defence (e.g. cement production and metal fabric...
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April output exceeded pre-covid levels in many Russian branches
Russia April output exceeded pre-covid levels in many Russian branches Many parts of the Russian economy posted eye-popping on-year growth figures in April, thanks largely to the low base reference ...
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Strong growth in bank lending fuels Russian domestic demand
Russia Strong growth in bank lending fuels Russian domestic demand The stock of household loans grew last year by 23 % and the stock of corporate loans by 12 %. Growth in housing loans rem...
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Russian economic recovery begins to cool
Russia Russian economic recovery begins to cool While Russian GDP recovered to pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter of this year, the pace of recovery in recent months has slowed. The July read...
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Oil market price volatility calms a bit
Russia Oil market price volatility calms a bit In just a month, the price of Brent crude rose from around $20 a barrel to nearly $35. The current price is now on par with levels in early March, but ...
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Duma takes up bill on granting amnesty for unauthorised capital exports
Duma takes up bill on granting amnesty for unauthorised capital exports Last Friday (Mar. 27), the government submitted to the Duma a bill to release private individuals from liability for illegal ex...
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IMF holds its China forecast unchanged, but warns of rising risk from slowing growth
IMF holds its China forecast unchanged, but warns of rising risk from slowing growth In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) this week, the IMF slightly lowered its July estimate for growth of th...
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Exports of Russian pipeline gas down over 10 % last year
Exports of Russian pipeline gas down over 10 % last year The Central Bank of Russia reports that about 175 billion m3 of natural gas were exported last year. Exports to Ukraine were down significantl...
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Russian economic growth continued to slow in July
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Russian economic growth continued to slow in July Russian output growth remained slow in July. The drag from tight monetary policy on demand is becoming more appar...
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BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme - Call Spring/Summer 2026
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Russian industrial output grew in March; detailed 2022 GDP data released
Russia Russian industrial output grew in March; detailed 2022 GDP data released Russian industrial output has increased significantly in recent months. Industrial output was up in March by over 1...
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Russian production and imports recovered, government still posts large deficit
Russian production and imports recovered, government still posts large deficit INCREASES IN PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, EMPLOYMENT AND IMPORTS The Russian economy has recovered from the downturn of spri...
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Digital archives of publication series
Digital archives of publication series All BOFIT publications can be found in digital (PDF) format in the Bank of Finland's institutional repository. The Bank of Finland’s Unit for Eastern Europe...
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Ruble exchange rate turned to drop
Ruble exchange rate turned to drop Ruble exchange rate turned to drop After a long appreciation trend, the ruble has begun to depreciate along with falling oil prices. The price of Urals-grade crude...
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Russian competition bureau has plenty on its plate
Russia Russian competition bureau has plenty on its plate As part of the release of the 13th annual report of Russia’s competition agency, the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS), agency head Igor A...
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Eurasian Economic Union is taking steps to harmonize external tariffs and lower internal barriers
Russia Eurasian Economic Union is taking steps to harmonize external tariffs and lower internal barriers The union has evolved on top of earlier economic cooperation agreements among former Soviet r...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018