Finnish goods exports to China rising much faster than exports generally
Finnish goods exports to China rising much faster than exports generally Finnish Customs reports that, while Finnish goods exports overall increased by less than 15 % last year, the value of Finnish ...
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Russian industrial output contracted in September
Russian industrial output contracted in September Total seasonally and workday-adjusted industrial output contracted slightly in September from August. The volume of production was down 0.8 % y-o-y....
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IMF disburses new loan tranche to Ukraine
IMF disburses new loan tranche to Ukraine At its meeting on Wednesday (Sept. 14), the executive board of the International Monetary Fund voted to grant Ukraine the third tranche of its four-year $17....
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Russian government budget revenues rise, spending growth slows and budget deficit shrinks
Russia Russian government budget revenues rise, spending growth slows and budget deficit shrinks Revenues to the consolidated budget (federal, regional and municipal budgets, plus state social fund ...
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Russian consumption and output declined in July
Russian consumption and output declined in July The volume of retail sales (seasonally adjusted) contracted further last month and was 5 % smaller than in July 2015. The decline from a year ago was s...
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Liquidity in Russian banking sector recovers
Liquidity in Russian banking sector recovers Poor economic performance, fluctuations in the ruble’s exchange rate, the drop in foreign financing and increase in household savings rate have affected t...
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Russian demand remained slack in April
Russian demand remained slack in April The volume of seasonally adjusted retail sales continued to fall last month, declining about 5 % from April 2015. Household real incomes dipped from March, and ...
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Pressure on Russian government finances continues to increase
Pressure on Russian government finances continues to increase First-quarter revenues to the consolidated budget (federal, regional and municipal budgets plus state social funds) were down about 3 % f...
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Russian economy has shrunk considerably from early 2015
Russian economy has shrunk considerably from early 2015 Seasonally adjusted figures show a substantial recovery in industrial output in the first three months of this year. Extractive industries, par...
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Revised figures show some shifts in Russian GDP components in the past few years
Revised figures show some shifts in Russian GDP components in the past few years Rosstat’s revised annual data found no change in the GDP growth figures in 2012–2015. Compared to the previous data re...
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Russian industrial output growth accelerated in April
Russian industrial output growth accelerated in April After three months of lower growth this year, industrial output growth accelerated in April to 4.6 % y-o-y. For the January-April period, in...
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China’s foreign trade contracted in January-February
China China’s foreign trade contracted in January-February China Customs valued the country’s goods exports in January-February at 350 billion dollars, a 5 % decrease from the first two months of 20...
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Every fifth international patent application now comes from China
China Every fifth international patent application now comes from China The latest annual report from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) notes that globally 243,500 patent applicati...
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Ukraine’s economy shrank by about a third last year
#Ukraine Ukraine’s economy shrank by about a third last year According to the preliminary assessments, the country’s GDP contracted by roughly 30 % last year. Both private consumption and fixed...
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Brisk growth in Russian foreign trade
Brisk growth in Russian foreign trade Russian goods trade in the first quarter saw increases with nearly all trading partners across all main product categories. The value of exports exceeded $80 bil...
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Russian authorities reconsidering the idea of virtual currency
Russian authorities reconsidering the idea of virtual currency Russian officials have earlier viewed the concept of virtual currency with scepticism. In spring 2016, for example, the finance ministry...
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New information on Russian industrial output
New information on Russian industrial output Rosstat has released more data based on new industrial branch classifications and other statistical changes. The new data now reach back to the start of 2...
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Ukraine receives its fourth IMF loan tranche
Ukraine receives its fourth IMF loan tranche At its meeting this week, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved release of the fourth tranche of a $17.5 billion support program...
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CBR lowers key rate by 25 basis points
CBR lowers key rate by 25 basis points The key rate is 9.75 % from this week. The CBR noted that a faster-than-expected drop in inflation and a slight decline in inflation expectations justified the ...
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No changes in Russian social entitlements for the time being
No changes in Russian social entitlements for the time being The national minimum wage will increase by 300 rubles to 7,800 rubles (€120) a month, but only in June 2017. The labour ministry notes the...
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