In June, the Russian Central Bank, for the first time since summer 2015, decided to reduce the key interest rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 10.5%. The decline in inflation expectations, further slowdown in inflation and stabilization of the external environment, together with the...

The Bank of Russia decided in June to keep the key interest rate unchanged because of worsening geopolitical uncertainty, capital outflows from developing countries as a consequence of tighter US Fed's monetary policy, plans to raise the VAT rate, as well as prices adjustment to a weaker rouble....

The Bank of Russia's Board of Directors decided in April to keep the key interest rate unchanged on the heels of new sanctions on Russia that affected seriously the Russian rouble. The exchange rate pass-through to prices can guide, sooner than it was expected, inflation closer to its 4% target...

The third quarter of 2018 saw Russia register the highest positive BoP on record on the back of growth in country's exports amid higher oil prices and decline in imports induced by rouble depreciation. BoP data show that non-residents continued to reduce their investment in the Russian economy....

In September the Russian central bank has raised its key interest rate, for the first time since 2014, by 0.25 p.p. to 7.5% p.a. in response to increasing risks of higher inflation, including the Russian ruble devaluation (induced by new sanctions against Russia and by capital outflows from...

Russian Abstract: Данная работа посвящена изучению факторов и механизмов поддержания конкурентоспособности национальных экономики в условиях укрепления валютного...

Russian Abstract: научном докладе представлена оценка выгод и издержек российской экономики в результате перехода к режиму инфляционного таргетирования....

Russian Abstract: В первом квартале 2021 г. положительное сальдо торгового баланса России уменьшилось по сравнению с аналогичным периодом предыдущего года почти на треть...

Russian Abstract: Настоящее исследование посвящено оценке степени жесткости цен производителей в российской экономике и выявлению особенностей реакции различных...

In Q1 2021, Russia’s trade surplus reduced by almost one third compared to Q1 2020 due to growth in the total value of imports. Net capital outflows from the private sector decreased compared to the same period last year. This was mainly due to the growth of foreign banking assets and other...