Due to a shift in the balance of risks towards a more significant cooling of the economy, at the Bank of Russia Board of Directors' meeting on 13 March 2015 it was decided that the key interest rate should be reduced by 1 p.p. – to 14% per annum. In March 2015, the Consumer Price Index's...

Due to the fact that the balance of risks has moved towards a substantial cooling down of the economy, the Bank of Russia Board of Directors decided at its regular meeting on 13 March 2015 to lower by 1 p.p. the key interest rate to 14% p.a. In February 2015, the Consumer Price Index stood at...

In 2014, Russia's crude oil output hit its record high since 1990. At the same time, the growth rates of oil production and oil exports are displaying an obvious slowdown. Besides, some additional negative factors have emerged that impose still more constraints of the oil sector's further...

In June 2014, the consumer price index stood at 0.6% (0.4% in June 2013), 0.3 p.p slightly below the value observed in May 2014. Therefore, inflation stood at 7.8% at the end of the 12-month period. The consumer price index reached 0.5% within 21 days in July 2014. As of July 1, 2014, banks'...

In May 2014, the consumer price index stood at 0.9% (0.7% in May 2013), being equal to the value observed in the previous month. Therefore, inflation stood at 7.6% at the end of the 12-month period. The consumer price index reached 0.4% within 23 days in June 2014. as of June 1, 2014 banks' debt...

The Bank of Russia on 11 December 2015 decided to keep the base interest rate unchanged at 11%, thus indicating that the bank will not move forward with easing monetary policy. Russia's Central Bank on 14 December resumed 12-month foreign exchange repo auctions with a view to pushing down demand...

This paper summarizes the IMF advice on the ruble area as it was presented to the national authorities in Russia, the Baltic countries, and other states of the former Soviet Union in 1991-93. In the course of doing so, the paper corrects some misperceptions that have arisen about the IMF`s role....

Interest rate pass-through from policy interest rates to market rates and inflation has been hypothesized to play a lesser role in Romania than in other Central European transition economies. This paper tests this hypothesis and concludes that it cannot be supported by the data. Hence...

Chinese authorities have traditionally relied mainly on administrative and quantitative measures in conducting monetary policy, with interest rates playing a less prominent role. Additional support for this view resides in a number of earlier studies that have found that the impact of interest...

The movement pattern of the Industry Adaptability Index over different periods demonstrates that in the Russian economy, biggest enterprises can better adapt to external conditions. Small and medium-sized ones adapt less successfully. This observation was also confirmed by data for...