Last year, the Bank of Russia pursued conservative monetary policy aimed at reducing inflation. As a result, the inflation was 5.4% (December 2016 compared to December 2015), being significantly lower than it had been in 2015 (12.9% in December 2015 compared to December 2014). It is now the new...

Russia's BoP data attest to a considerable decline in the current account surplus in 2016 compared to 2015. At the same time, net capital outflows in the private sector slowed down substantially because the rate of repayment of debts and liabilities slowed down, as a result of which the ruble...

The third quarter of 2018 saw Russia register the highest positive BoP on record on the back of growth in country's exports amid higher oil prices and decline in imports induced by rouble depreciation. BoP data show that non-residents continued to reduce their investment in the Russian economy....

In September the Russian central bank has raised its key interest rate, for the first time since 2014, by 0.25 p.p. to 7.5% p.a. in response to increasing risks of higher inflation, including the Russian ruble devaluation (induced by new sanctions against Russia and by capital outflows from...

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Russian Abstract: научном докладе представлена оценка выгод и издержек российской экономики в результате перехода к режиму инфляционного таргетирования....

In 2018, Russia posted the highest on record positive current account balance since 1992, 2.5 times the amount recorded in 2017, due to increase in fuel and energy exports on the back of improved terms of trade and stagnant imports led by a weakening rouble. At the same time, the private sector...

Inflation in Russia stood at 4.3% at 2018 year end, posting an increase of 0.3 percentage points over the central bank's target inflation rate and of 0.1 percentage points over its preliminary forecast. Early 2019 saw prices continue to heat up: consumer prices and services rose 0.7% in the...

Russia's current account balance continued to contract in Q3 2017 on the back of stabilizing exports amid rising imports. A financial account surplus was led by foreign capital inflow (FDI) into other sectors, as well as by nonresident purchases of Federal Loan Obligations (OFZs). A double BOP...