In this study, we have attempted a broad review of the literature examining the impact of exchange rate volatility on trade volume. We show that early estimates suggesting a significant increase in trade among countries in currency unions are flawed, and are due to a number of reasons related to...

The current innovative economy considers digitalization as a factor influencing the most important socio-economic processes, including those related to progressive structural changes, social development, improvement of the efficiency of public administration, and growth of the population's...

This study is devoted to the development of approaches to the assessment of macroeconomic indicators, aggregate factor productivity, labor productivity, capital and other indicators in the conditions of digitalization of the national economy. The study applied a methodological framework based on...

An inclusion of non-market goods and services which are core to the digital economy in the system of economic circulation affects the basic socio-economic indicators both in Russian and in international practice. In this connection, the goal of this study is to develop a methodological basis for...

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, or more broadly the former republics of the USSR, actually make a choice between European (EU) and Eurasian integration (EAEU), which leads to certain benefits and risks for all CIS+ countries (including Ukraine and Georgia), especially for...

The Russian Federation continued to strengthen its international donor position in 2017. Russia spends more than $1bn annually on international development assistance programs and projects. Building a good-neighbourliness belt around the country as part of its economic support of CIS nations...

Judging from the year-end results of 2018, the RF Central Bank pointed out the highest (relative to the entire statistical observation period) outflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) from the capital of Russian companies, amounting to $ 6.46bn. The plunge in the inflow of foreign investment...

According to statistics published in October 2019, Russia maintained a relatively high level of funding programs in the field of international development assistance in 2018. A large share (63%) of Russian aid was provided as in the past on a bilateral basis, and the largest recipients remained...

The statistics on foreign direct investment (FDI) for 2017 published in early April by the Central Bank of Russia shows a change in the dynamics of an increase in FDI inflows to the Russian Federation that was outlined in 2016 and in the first three quarters of 2017. The slowdown in capital...

An increase in the incoming foreign direct investments (FDI) in the Russian Federation in 2016 and the first three quarters of 2017 gave way to a decrease in the capital inflow in Q4 2017. This reflects change for the worse in foreign investors' sentiments due to negative expectations of new...