News archive on the topic "Russian economy"

The Russian Federation overtook China and took second place in the ranking of countries with developing economies. This is evidenced by the results of a study published by the influential American business agency Bloomberg, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. It is noteworthy that the Russian Federation immediately rose by five positions, losing only to Malaysia. The reason for this dynamics was the acceleration of GDP growth that is occurring in the country, despite sanctions and...

The International Monetary Fund, in its November review of the European economy, considered Crimea and Sevastopol part of Russia. Izvestia writes about this, having read the relevant IMF document. “The peculiarity of the IMF study lies in one important reservation made to the calculations of indicators for Russia. The review states that data for Crimea and the city of Sevastopol are included in the all-Russian data (In this report, statistical data...

Current world energy prices allow the Russian Federation to develop. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin stated this at a press conference within the framework of the Forum of Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Region, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the Russian leader, the Russian budget expenditures are based on $40 per barrel of oil, so minor fluctuations in the market will not affect the country’s economy.…

The sanctions imposed by the United States will not significantly affect the Russian financial system. Member of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy Alexander Losev stated this today on Vesti FM radio. “In the field of finance, Russia is a net creditor to the whole world. We will not die from lack of foreign investment. Russia has invested more in the world than the world has invested in Russia, by...

Aggressive statements by the leaders of Western countries do not frighten Russia, but they increase the demand for raw materials, which benefits the Russian economy. The Ukrainian weekly “Mirror of the Week” writes about this today. “The increase in oil prices over the past few months is more than significant. There are many beneficiaries of this increase, but one of them is the Russian Federation. But it was she who should have...

In the 90s, due to its weakness, Russia actually resignedly accepted NATO's expansion to the east, but everything changed with the restoration of the Russian economy. Hannes Swoboda, President of the International Peace Institute and former member of the European Parliament from the Social Democratic Party of Austria, stated this in an interview with the Kiev online publication “Apostrophe”, answering the question of where were the points after which “Moscow’s aggressiveness increased.” By…

The average annual growth rate of Russian industrial production in 2018–2030 will be 4,5 percent Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This is stated in the report “Regional Aspects of Long-Term Economic Policy” prepared by the Russian Academy of Sciences, they report “ News". “According to the forecast of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the largest increase in industrial production will occur in 2021–2025 and will amount to 6,3%. Rapid growth of industry...

The Russian economy has adapted to new realities and began to grow again, and foreign investors in the Russian Federation are becoming more active and visible. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte Giovanni Salevetti, managing director of the financial holding company Rothschild & Co in the CIS countries, said this in an interview with Ukrayinska Pravda, answering a question about the current situation on...

Lifting sanctions against Turkey could have adverse economic consequences for the Russian economy, and the government needed to consult with economists before taking such a step. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. Russian business ombudsman Boris Titov stated this at a press conference of representatives of the Stolypin Club. “The restrictions on Turkey were lifted in one day. Today…

“Brexit unexpectedly showed the resilience of the Russian economy to global shocks: thanks to the strong capital outflow in previous years and sanctions, the Russian market turned out to be a “paradise for investors,” writes RBC in a material devoted to the current situation on the Russian stock market. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “According to the Financial Times, in two days of trading after the victory of Eurosceptics in the Brexit referendum, world stock markets...