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Russian economic trends: The economy is not what it seems
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Report · 24 Feb 2020

As the Russian economy reportedly grew by a mere 1.3% in 2019, and this rate of growth looks much lower than the revised 2.5% in 2018, the key question now is not only what has caused this deceleration but also where the economy is heading in 2020. Rosstat reported that industrial output was ...

Russian economic trends: The economy is not what it seems (report preview)
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Report · 20 Feb 2020

Rosstat reported that industrial output was up by a mere 1.1% in January, implying seemingly a rather slow start for the year. Manufacturing, however, expanded by a more impressive 3.9% y-o-y growth, which was on a par with 4Q19 y-o-y growth (the same 3.9%). Mining, power generation and supply of...

Russia Economics Conference Call - Growth to strengthen amid a more proactive economic policy of the new government
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Report · 14 Feb 2020

Our Russia Economic conference call replay,​ Growth to strengthen amid a more proactive economic policy of the new government, featuring Evgeny Gavrilenkov and Alexander Kudrin. Evgeny Gavrilenko and Alexander Kudrin are recognized among the top analysts of Russia's macroeconomic trends. In our ...

CBR: Government purchase of Sberbank to effectively amend the fiscal rule, affect markets
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Report · 12 Feb 2020

Yesterday Russian authorities announced that the controlling stake in Sberbank, the nation’s largest commercial bank, currently held by the Central Bank of Russia, would be sold to the Finance Ministry. The deal will be financed by the National Wealth Fund (NWF). The deal is structured in such a ...

Russian GDP: Growth of around 2% expected in 2020
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Report · 04 Feb 2020

Russia's GDP was up 1.3% in 2019, according to Rosstat, well below the 2.5% growth in 2018. Despite the fact that economic growth accelerated in 2H19 the annual growth figure came as no surprise given that GDP was reportedly up only by 0.9% y-o-y in 1H19. The 2017 and 2018 GDP growth numbers w...

CBR Monetary Policy: Potential impact of the coronavirus
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Report · 03 Feb 2020 · 1 response

This Friday, February 7, the Central Bank of Russia will hold its Board of Directors meeting on monetary policy. This meeting has the so-called “anchor” status and will be followed by a press conference with Chairperson Ms. Nabiullina. The continuing disinflation favors another rate cut. However,...

Russian industry: Looking beyond the headline numbers
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Report · 28 Jan 2020

Rosstat reported recently that industrial output in Russia increased 2.4% in 2019 and 2.1% y-o-y in December, therefore pointing to deceleration given that industry expanded by 2.9% in 2018. The growth in the mining segment of Russian industry decelerated in 2019 but remained quite strong – it gr...

Russian Macro: Strong surpluses to weaken, growth to strengthen
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Report · 22 Jan 2020

The federal budget posted a surplus of R1,967 trln or 1.8% of GDP, in line with expectations. Total revenues reached nearly R20.2 trln. Revenue collection was particularly strong in December as non-oil-and-gas revenues increased by around 29% y-o-y, while in 2019 as a whole they were up by 17.4%....

Ruble bonds: The upside is limited
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Report · 17 Jan 2020

The Russian market rallied at the beginning of the year. As a result, OFZ yields in the long end of the curve dropped almost to the level of the CBR key rate. Coupled with the strengthening of the ruble observed in December–January, it makes ruble sovereigns less attractive for international inve...

The Russian government resigns, no immediate change expected
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Report · 15 Jan 2020

​The Russian government resigned in the aftermath of Vladimir Putin’s annual address to the Federation Council, in which the Russian president suggested some amendments to the country’s constitution. It is too early to guess how the government's economic policy may change, but most likely some ke...

OFZ: Retail flows to support the market
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Report · 02 Jan 2020

The deceleration of inflation in Russia pushed down interest rates across the economy, including those of banking deposits. This trend has already fueled the demand of private individuals for financial markets, as they have already opened more than 3 mln accounts at the Moscow Exchange. We see hi...

Reconciling the incompatible
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Forecast · 02 Jan 2020

The recently released set of Russia’s monthly statistics produced mixed impressions, not only because some segments of the economy performed quite well while others lagged behind, but also due to the fact that some statistical data look puzzling and are not immune from mutual contradictions. The ...

Robust budget execution signals GDP growth is steady
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Report · 02 Jan 2020

Rosstat recently revealed that after a weak start to the year, y-o-y GDP growth accelerated to 1.7% in 3Q19 from 0.5% and 0.9% in 1Q19 and 2Q19. The Russian Finance Ministry reported that the federal budget balance turned negative in October amid stable revenue flow as spending started to catch u...

Strong profit tax collection hints at better growth
RUSSIA ECONOMICS · Report · 02 Jan 2020

Rosstat reported that w-o-w inflation remained at 0.1% for another week, consumer prices increased by a mere 0.2% from December 1 to 16, and inflation in 2019 as a whole is likely to stay around 3.1% or even lower, to fall well below 3.0% next month (say, to around 2.5%) and to stay around this ...

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