More light on developments in the Russian economy last year
Russia More light on developments in the Russian economy last year Rosstat reports that seasonally adjusted GDP grew briskly from the final months of 2016 to mid-2017. The revival then came to a hal...
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State gives small income hikes and tiny tax reliefs to Russians
Russia State gives small income hikes and tiny tax reliefs to Russians Wages and pensions paid out of government budgets at various levels fell sharply in real terms in 2014–16 on small nominal cost...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Russian budget revenues expected to rise on favourable economic forecast and planned tax hikes
Russian budget revenues expected to rise on favourable economic forecast and planned tax hikes The finance ministry expects consolidated budget revenues to rise slightly faster than inflation in comi...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
Tough November for China’s economy as covid situation worsens and export demand evaporates
China Tough November for China’s economy as covid situation worsens and export demand evaporates China’s declining retail sales, a proxy for consumption demand, highlight the impacts of the latest w...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Contraction of Russian economy accelerated in September
Russia Contraction of Russian economy accelerated in September Preliminary figures from the economic development ministry show Russian GDP contracted by 5 % y-o-y in September, a slightly highe...
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Recent studies examine transport projects in Central Asia
Russia Recent studies examine transport projects in Central Asia A recent report from the OECD’s International Transport Forum (ITF) examines the potential for countries in Central Asia to beco...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Russian budget surplus expected to shrink in the next few years
Russia Russian budget surplus expected to shrink in the next few years The consolidated budget forecast released in April sees budget revenues increasing this year at about 3 % p.a. and at arou...
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Bloomberg Barclays index to include Chinese government and policy bank debt securities
China Bloomberg Barclays index to include Chinese government and policy bank debt securities On April 1, Bloomberg Barclays added yuan-denominated bonds issued in mainland China to its Global Aggreg...
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Foreign debt of Russian banks and companies shrank last year, repayments ahead
Foreign debt of Russian banks and companies shrank last year, repayments ahead The largest drop in foreign debt occurred in the second half of the year, and at year’s end the debt stood at $548 billi...
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BOFIT Visiting Researcher Programme's application period is open!
BOFIT Visiting Researcher Programme's application period is open! BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme - Call for spring/summer 2025 Application period is open until October 6, 2024. BOFIT V...
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Foreign investment flows to and from China have increased yuan’s international use
China Foreign investment flows to and from China have increased yuan’s international use Over a year ago, the yuan surpassed the US dollar to become China’s most used cross-border payment currency. ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024
Ukraine’s economy returns to growth, but recovery from war’s destruction takes time
Ukraine’s economy returns to growth, but recovery from war’s destruction takes time Ukraine’s GDP contracted by 29 % last year due to Russia’s illegal war of aggression. Economic activity declin...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
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 ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
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....
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
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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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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016