The imposition of the restrictive measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus infection (self-isolation regime, shutdown of public facilities, etc.) adversely affected the dynamic of Russian industrial sectors in H1 2020. The manufacturing industries that produce consumer durable goods,...

The OPEC+ deal and the coronavirus pandemic remain key factors affecting the state of the manufacturing and extractive industries. Some easing of the terms of the OPEC+ deal in 2021 in case of Russia and the possibility of containing the pandemic through mass vaccination suggest that there is a...

Based on the Q4 2020 results, industrial production outturns increased mainly on the back of extractive industries, particularly, owing to export coal supplies to China and Europe. In manufacturing, output growth still prevails in food, textile and chemical industries