Russia
Economy
Russian industrial production rose by 9.7% y-o-y in June, down from 12.6% in May and 10.4% in April. The latest reading brings H110 average industrial production growth to 16.8%, compared...
2010-07-23Economy
While we still believe that economic growth in Kazakhstan will fall short of the government's 7.0% target in 2010, the state's drive to diversify the oil-dependent economy bodes well...
2010-07-07Economy
Russia's Federal Security Bureau (FSB) arrested insurgent leader Ali Taziyev on June 9. According to the FSB, Taziyev was responsible for the 2009 explosions in the interior ministry...
2010-06-23Economy
State expenditures rose to RUB3,687bn in January-May, while revenues came in at RUB3,196bn over the same period, brining the fiscal deficit to RUB491bn. The figures keep our forecast...
2010-06-23Economy
We believe that a near term breakthrough on the Nagorno-Karabakh frozen conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia will be extremely difficult to achieve, given the unlikelihood that...
2010-06-21Economy
BMI View: Reports that Russia is planning to significantly recalibrate its foreign policy in favour of closer ties with the West appear exaggerated. While Moscow has a clear interest...
2010-06-03Economy
The Russian government has announced that it will continue membership negotiations with the WTO on June 17, despite also proceeding with plans to form a customs union with Belarus and...
2010-05-27Economy
We stand by our forecast for the Russian current account surplus to rise to 5.6% of GDP in 2010. Rising oil prices and an improved global macroeconomic climate, should push goods exports...
2010-05-27




