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Why does ruble become one of strongest currencies in 2019?

Why does ruble become one of strongest currencies in 2019?

Russia's financial environment is improving, and the ruble remains stable regardless of political news, becoming one of the strongest currencies in 2019, according to the article entitled 'After the sanctions and oil shocks: that's …

Nabiullina: inflation expectations still not anchored

Nabiullina: inflation expectations still not anchored

Russia’s central bank has still not anchored the country’s inflationary expectations despite inflation targets having been reached, Governor Elvira Nabiullina said. "The central bank reserves the right …

Forbes names Russia's richest women

Forbes names Russia's richest women

Head of Inteco Management Elena Baturina has topped the list of Russia’s richest women, according to Forbes Magazine. In 2019, her fortune is estimated at $1.2 bln. Owner of the online retailer …

Medvedev: foreign investors not losing interest in Russia

Medvedev: foreign investors not losing interest in Russia

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev noted that foreign investors do not lose interest in the Russian Federation, despite the sanctions. According to him, the interest in Russia as a whole has not weakened. "On …

World Bank: Russian economic growth forecast to 1%

World Bank: Russian economic growth forecast to 1%

The World Bank said it has lowered Russia’s economic growth forecasts for this year to 1% from 1.2%, revising down the country’s economic outlook for the fourth time so far this year. The World Bank’s revision of …

Cabinet approves draft Russian federal budget for 2020-2022

Cabinet approves draft Russian federal budget for 2020-2022

The Russian government approved the draft federal budget for the next year and the  2021-2022 planning period, the press service of the Cabinet reports. It is clarified that the decision was made on the key issues, the document …

Medvedev: Russia has everything for economic development

Medvedev: Russia has everything for economic development

Russia has all necessary resources for development of its economy, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said during the Dialog program on the Russia 24 television channel. “We have all necessary resources for …

Net government debt of Russia returns to pre-sanctions level

Net government debt of Russia returns to pre-sanctions level

For the first time since the introduction of sanctions and the fall in oil prices in 2014, net government debt of Russia shows negative indicators, RBC reported citing analysis of the data of the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Russia. …

Russia’s Central Bank cuts key rate to 7%

Russia’s Central Bank cuts key rate to 7%

The board of directors of Russia's Central Bank has cut its key rate today by 25 bp to 7.00% per annum. Commenting on the decision, the regulator's press service said that inflation slowdown is continuing, but inflation …

Georgia's National Bank increases refinancing rate

Georgia's National Bank increases refinancing rate

The National Bank of Georgia has increased the refinancing rate by 0.5 percentage points to 7%. The depreciation of the exchange rate has boosted inflationary expectations, the NBG says, therefore the refinancing rate has been …