The trend that first became visible in early 2016 – decline giving way to zero rates of growth – towards the end of H1 had spread across a majority of segments of the economy's real sector. The lack of a noticeable domestic demand and dependence upon foreign equipment supplies coupled with...

The taxation reform in the oil and oil-refining industries in 2014 – the ‘tax maneuver' – was designed to boost the performance of domestic oil refineries. In late 2015, the planned reduction of export duty was suspended in order to keep unchanged the volume of tax-generated revenues...

Russian Abstract: Снижение издержек международной торговли вследствие технологического прогресса, а также либерализации торговых отношений по всему миру, привело к...

Russian Abstract: На сегодняшний день одним из наиболее используемых инструментов для анализа международной торговли является гравитационная модель торговли....

Rosstat announced late in Q2 2018 that it would need to revise its statistics on industrial production dynamics. As a result, growth rates, which were close to zero in the first quarter, turned positive for both the manufacturing and extraction sectors at the half year's end. A lack of...

Some positive results have been achieved since a tax reform was kicked off in the Russian oil sector late in 2014. The 2014 – 2017 period saw an increase in the average depth of oil refining in Russia. Despite ongoing disputes, now is a good time to complete the so-called “tax manoeuvre”...

By-sector analysis of industrial production indices shows that there are still no conditions for transition to sustainable growth in the majority of sectors. The trend component of the industrial production index points to a growth in manufacturing industry in the amount of 0.4% in March 2018...

In Q3 2018, the movement of industrial production indices returned to a near zero growth pattern, and first of all in the manufacturing sectors. In some industries, the slightly positive dynamics may have had to do, in part, with government support measures. Over the course of the same quarter,...

In 2018 the output dynamics of the manufacturing industries were close to zero. Growth was observed in the primary sector mainly on the back of a surge in production of natural gas and coal. In manufacturing, positive growth rates were related either with a favorable global market environment or...

Russian Abstract: Налоговая политика непосредственно влияет на состояние делового климата в стране и конкурентоспособность национального бизнеса. На протяжении...