Nordic research on economy

1. Prices of oil and other major Russian export commodities up sharply; ruble barely appreciates

   Oil prices on world markets have climbed by about 20 % over the past six weeks. This week, the...

2. Finnish-Russian trade stages a comeback in the first half of this year

   The value of goods and services exported from Finland to Russia rose by 11 % y-o-y in the first...

3. Skoda mangler chips og indstiller produktionen

   Tjekkiet: Fra den 27. september stopper Skoda produktion på alle sine tre fabrikker i Tjekkiet. Det...

4. Latest BOFIT Forecast for Russia sees moderate growth ahead, large risks persist

   In our latest Forecast for Russia , we see Russian GDP rising this year by over 3.5 % from last...

5. Fixed investment increased in Russia, government plans funding for investment projects

   In the first half of this year, real fixed investment increased notably and was up by 5 % from...

6. Russia and Belarus agree on deeper economic integration

   On September 9, the prime ministers of Russia and Belarus signed an agreement, blessed by presidents...

7. BOFIT Forecast for Russia 2021–2023 / 2

   2/2021

8. 100.000 færre Skoda biler i 2021

   Tjekkiet: Škoda Auto vil i år producere 100.000 færre biler på grund af manglende chips. Det siger i...

9. Polsk økonomi klarer sig pænt målt i forhold til EU-15 gennemsnittet

   Af Søren Riishøj, lektor ved Statskundskab, SDU Polen: COVID-19 pandemien har ikke bremset væksten i...

10. Afgjort: Champagne er russisk, fransk champagne er mousserende vin

    Rusland: Franske champagneproducenter har afsluttet en midlertidig boykot af det russiske marked og...

11. Panel discussion at Turku Europe Forum 2021 examines EU-Russia economic relations

    Last Friday (Aug. 27), the Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT) hosted a panel d...

12. Russian economic recovery begins to cool

    While Russian GDP recovered to pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter of this year, the pace of r...

13. Russian pensioners and select public sector workers receive notable one-time stimulus payments this month

    On August 24, president Vladimir Putin decreed a one-time stimulus payment to pensioners in the amou...

14. Høj inflation kan fremtvinge højere rente i Polen

    Polen: Inflation i Polen oversteg i august for første gang i 20 år 5 procent. Den hurtige prisstigni...

15. China and Russia most active in imposing trade barriers on EU countries

    According to the EU’s Access2Markets database , China currently imposes 40 different trade bar...

16. Asfalt med duft af blomster

    Polen: Et polsk byggefirma har skabt asfalt som dufter af ​​blomster. Dampe fra almindelig asfalt er...

17. Spanske baner ekspanderer til Centraleuropa

    Tjekkiet: Den europæiske gigant inden for jernbanetransport, den spanske statsbane Renfe Operadora,...

18. Russian GDP back to pre-covid levels

    Preliminary figures from Rosstat show that Russia’s gross domestic product rose by 10.3 %...

19. Russian exports take off with recovery in global demand for raw materials

    The value of Russian goods exports in the second quarter was up by 64 % y-o-y. Looking beyond t...

20. Russian government budget revenues rise, spending growth slows and budget deficit shrinks

    Revenues to the consolidated budget (federal, regional and municipal budgets, plus state social fund...