The results of the estimates made using a method developed by the Gaidar Institute for decomposing Russia's GDP growth rates show that economic contraction in 2015 is determined by structural causes, according to the two scenarios within an updated forecast of the Ministry of Economic...

In Q1 2015, merchandise foreign trade volume fell sharply in G7 and BRICS economies. Russia's exports and imports volumes fell to the bottom low since Q1 2009. Russian foreign trade turnover declined in January-April2015 against the same period 2014 practically with all countries except Cuba....

In Q1 2015, Russian trade turnover was developing in the wake of the unfavourable global markets environment for natural resources, decline of economic growth rates, reduction of people's income and restrictive measures introduced by the Russian Federation regarding import of certain products....

In February 2015, Russian foreign trade continued posting the fall of main indices. Eurocommission considers that Russia remains among the leading countries which preserve different barriers that to a considerable extent hamper global trade

The results of the estimates obtained using the Gaidar Institute method of decomposing Russia's GDP growth rates show that in 2015 all of the components of economic growth rates will make them negative. Furthermore, the current economic contraction is mostly of structural nature induced by the...

Russia's foreign trade turnover fell deep in December 2014 – the lowest plunge since October 2009 – with both exports and imports seeing almost equal rates of sinking. The geographical structure of Russia's foreign trade is facing changes

Russia's foreign trade key indicators plummeted in November 2014. The introduction of a “fiscal maneuver” in the oil and gas industry amid falling crude oil prices gave rise to substantial reduction in the crude oil export duty early in 2015. In an effort to set back such a price hike in the...

World trade growth rates have significantly slowed: in 2015, the volume of world trade went up by 2.8% and according to the WTO forecast will remain at the same level throughout 2016. As a result, the current year will be the fifth year in a row when the trade turnover will increase by less...

Calculations of decomposition of the RF GDP growth rates in 1999–2015 and the MED's forecast for 2016–2019 show that in current conditions cyclical components related to the domestic business cycle's entering the positive phase are the only source of economic growth. However, they alone are...

In 2015, export supplies of food stuffs to Russia from the countries subject to embargo decreased by 66% compared to 2013. However, the negative effect on the economy of these countries was limited. Total export of food stuffs in monetary terms fell barely by 7% and it was redirected to other...