Falling investments in fixed assets in early 2014 were the result of the negative tendency which had formed in the construction investment complex in 2013. Investments in fixed assets in January-February this year were 95.0% while the volume of construction works was 96.2% of the corresponding...

In the 1st half of 2013, business activity in the Russian economy was determined by weakening of the external demand on goods of the Russian export and moderate growth in domes?? c demand. A decrease in investments in capital assets and stagnation of manufacturing industries had a negative...

In H1 2013, the Russian banking sector focused basically on the retail sector. Household bank deposits accounted for almost 40% of increased liabilities, whereas for 33% of increased assets. Corporate loans accounted for as li?? le as 25% of increased assets. Furthermore, retail loan yield hit...

Banks’ assets grew at a rate of 20.1% in May 2013, being a slightly lower than in 2011 and 2012. In May, financial result of the banking business was found to be minimal since the fall of 2011. Household savings on bank accounts and deposits slowed down rapidly after three months of growth. A...

In January thru May 2013 capital investments in real terms stood at 99.6% on a year-on-year basis. An uptrend in corporate own funds and federal budget funds was boosted in the structure of sources of investment financing. In Q1 2013, investments dropped in real terms on a year-on-year basis by...

Russia’s economy was characterized by lessening of internal and external demand within the first five months in 2013. A drop in industrial output which in May 2013 reached 1.4% against May 2012 had a substantial effect on the domestic market in the current year. Stagnation in the investment...

In July 2013, the bulk of banks’ lending operations shifted towards corporate loans: the growth rate of debt against loans issued to companies for the first time over several months in a row became noticeably higher than that of the retail credit portfolio. The shrinkage of monies on corporate...

In July 2013, the industrial production index stood at 99.3% in annual terms, including 98.5% in the manufacturing industry, and 100.4% in the mineral extraction sector. Slower growth rates in exports of traditional raw commodities and related refinery products made Russian economic growth rates...

Capital investments stood at 99.3% in real terms in january–july 2013 against the previous year. The structure of sources of investment financing kept showing an uptrend in the share of equity funds and federal budget funds. In H1 2013, general level of investment activity was adversely...

In February 2014, industrial production increased by 2.1% on an annualised basis, including a 3.4% increase in manufacturing. However, the production of machines and equipment decreased by 11.4%, construction materials, by 2.0%, and construction works, by 2.4% in annual terms. Demand for...