Following its board meeting on October 28, the Bank of Russia left the key rate unchanged at 7.5% per annum, which is in line with the analyst consensus forecast and financial market expectations. This decision was the result of a reversal in the inflationary trends, an increase in the...

The Bank of Russia has left the key rate unchanged at 7.5% per annum at the meeting on February 10, which coincided with the consensus forecast of analysts and expectations of the financial market. However, the Central Bank tightened the signal on further dynamics of the key rate as compared to...

Following its board meeting on October 28, the Bank of Russia left the key rate unchanged at 7.5% per annum, which is in line with the analyst consensus forecast and financial market expectations. This decision was the result of a reversal in the inflationary trends, an increase in the...

The UN and the European Commission have revised downward the global GDP growth estimate to 3.1–3.2% in 2022, a decrease compared with the IMF outlook released in April (3.6%). The economic growth outlooks for China and the US in 2022 were lowered to 4.2–4.6% and 2.4–2.9%, respectively. At...

At the end of Q2 2023, the current account surplus of the balance of payments fell 14-fold compared to Q2 2022 as a result of a decrease in the value of exports and an increase in the value of imports. At the same time, the financial account deficit was formed as a result of the outstripping...

Global economic growth rates keep slowing down with economic outlooks getting worse. In August, Moody’s lowered projections of G20’s growth rates to 2.5% in 2022. By Moody’s estimates, the eurozone will be facing recession in 2023. The factors affecting the economic situation include an...

In Q3 2020, the pace of economic recovery in many countries turned out to be higher than expected. However, this growth only in part offset the deep recession that had been observed in Q2. In the majority of countries, output is well below its pre-crisis levels. The “second wave” of the...

Russian Abstract: Объектом исследования являются экономики стран ЕАЭС, АТР и ЕС. Цель исследования заключается в оценке последствий для России и остальных стран ЕАЭС от...

In Q2 2021, the current account balance amounted to $19.9 bn, vs $1.6 bn in Q2 of last year. Russia’s trade balance demonstrated a significant increase relative to Q2 2020. Net capital outflow from the private sector declined on the same period of last year, while the global economy was...

Russian Abstract: На июньском заседании Совета директоров Банк России в третий раз с начала года повысил ключевую ставку на 0,5 п.п.– до 5,5% годовых. Это решение...