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Ukraine gets new IMF programme

Ukraine Ukraine gets new IMF programme At its meeting this Tuesday (Dec. 18), the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) voted to grant Ukraine a new Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). Th...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Consumption and industrial output continued to decline in November

Consumption and industrial output continued to decline in November ​Rosstat reports that the seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales contracted in November for the eleventh month in a row this yea...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

IMF forecasts uneven development for the global economy

IMF forecasts uneven development for the global economy In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) released this week, the IMF sees economic growth strengthening in advanced economies this year, whil...

Subject: China ; Kiina

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

Russian inflation averaged 11.4 % in 2014

Russian inflation averaged 11.4 % in 2014 Inflation staged a dramatic pickup in November and December. Preliminary Rosstat figures show food prices increasing at an on-year rate above 15 % in Decembe...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Boom in Chinese tourism balances goods trade surplus

Boom in Chinese tourism balances goods trade surplus The goods trade surplus hit record highs again in January and February, with exports rising 15 % y-o-y and imports dropping by 20 % y-o-y. The gro...

Subject: China ; Kiina

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

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

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 ...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Russian finance ministry expects spending on defence and social security to plateau next year

Russian finance ministry expects spending on defence and social security to plateau next year ​In its budget policy framework proposal, the finance ministry noted it expects defence and social spendi...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Decline of investment limited by oil and gas sector

Decline of investment limited by oil and gas sector ​​Total investment of the economy has fallen since spring 2013. Last year, investment contracted 2.5 % y-o-y, and in the first quarter of this year...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Russian domestic demand down sharply in April

Russian domestic demand down sharply in April ​The slide in the volume of retail sales accelerated to 10 % y-o-y, a drop similar to that witnessed during the 2009 recession. In January-April, th...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

Revised PPP weights suggest Chinese economy is smaller than previously thought

China Revised PPP weights suggest Chinese economy is smaller than previously thought The International Comparison Program, in which many major international organisations and statistical offices aro...

Subject: China ; Kiina

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

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....

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

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...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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

BOFIT

The Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT) is an internationally renowned research institute specialising in emerging economies and global economic developments.

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Economic growth strong in the first quarter of this year; Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy systems and lack of skilled workers weaken economic outlook

Ukraine Economic growth strong in the first quarter of this year; Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy systems and lack of skilled workers weaken economic outlook Ukraine’s GDP growth accelerated to...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024

US Congress passes long-awaited military assistance package for Ukraine

US Congress passes long-awaited military assistance package for Ukraine The US Congress passed a $61 billion support package for Ukraine and President Joe Biden signed the legislation into law on Wed...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024

EU-India free-trade agreement creates basis for developing economic relations

BOFIT Weekly Review,world economy EU-India free-trade agreement creates basis for developing economic relations Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and European Commission president Ursula von der L...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2026

Visiting Researchers Programme

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Russian economy started to recover again in January-February

Russian economy started to recover again in January-February Following weaker performance at the end of last year, the Russian economy appeared to get back to the track of slow growth in the first tw...

Subject: Russia ; Venäjä

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