Russia Monthly Economic Developments, July 2015

In June, the European Council extended EU economic sanctions against Russia for another six months while Russia extended its food import ban against Western countries for a year. A fluid situation on global financial markets and yet again lower gro...

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Main Authors: Hans, Birgit, Baffes, John, Emelyanova, Olga, Ulatov, Sergei, Vashakmadze, Ekaterine
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/24982254/russia-monthly-economic-developments
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spelling okr-10986-227542021-04-23T14:04:10Z Russia Monthly Economic Developments, July 2015 Hans, Birgit Baffes, John Emelyanova, Olga Ulatov, Sergei Vashakmadze, Ekaterine TARIFFS DEFICIT RISKS BUFFERS BASIS POINTS EQUIPMENT OIL PRICE LONG-TERM INTEREST STOCK DEFLATION INCOME INTEREST DEPRECIATION IMPORT INFLATION RISK EXCHANGE REMITTANCE SUPPLIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS BANKING SYSTEM EXPORTERS RECESSION REVENUES FISCAL POLICY FINANCIAL STRESS CAPITAL ADEQUACY OIL REVENUES SLOWDOWN PRICE REAL INCOME RETAIL TRADE NON-PERFORMING LOANS PAYMENTS RESERVE INFLATION DEVELOPING COUNTRY RETAIL BUDGET CENTRAL BANK OIL PRICES CURRENCY EXPORT GROWTH INCOME GROWTH CREDIT RISKS INTEREST RATES DEBT MARKETS SOVEREIGN RATING DEFICITS BUDGET DEFICIT IMPORTS LOANS GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS INVENTORIES RESERVES UTILITY CONSUMER DEMAND FOREIGN CURRENCY EXPENDITURE INVESTORS NATIONAL SECURITY OIL SUPPLIES CONSUMPTION DEBT PAYMENTS INVESTMENT GOODS OIL MARKET WAGES GLOBAL MARKET FUTURE PENSIONS FEDERAL BUDGET CREDIT FIXED INVESTMENT BUDGETS DEMAND EXCHANGES LONG-TERM INTEREST RATES EXTERNAL DEBT PAYMENTS CONSUMER PRICE EXPENDITURES ECONOMY INCOMES ASSETS MARKET FOREIGN EXCHANGE OUTPUT DOMESTIC DEMAND TRADE CORE INFLATION GDP GOODS GLOBAL TRADE SECURITY OIL EXPORTERS INVESTMENT FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT RISK SHARE QUOTA FINANCIAL MARKETS SUPPLY BANKING UNCERTAINTY REVENUE EXTERNAL DEBT CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CREDIT GROWTH EXCHANGE RATE FOOD PRICES CURRENCY SUPPLY PROFITS PRICE INDEX COMMODITY GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS PRICES In June, the European Council extended EU economic sanctions against Russia for another six months while Russia extended its food import ban against Western countries for a year. A fluid situation on global financial markets and yet again lower growth prospects led to oil prices losing ground in early July. Ruble depreciation pressure remained throughout June as demand for foreign currency increased while supply declined slightly due to lower oil prices. Russia’s first quarter GDP growth was revised from -1.9 to -2.2 percent−still slightly less than projected earlier−while May high frequency statistics show a deepening recession. On June 25, the government approved the main parameters for the 2016–2018 budgets, foreseeing persistent deficits and evaporating fiscal buffers despite significant expenditure cuts. 2015-10-08T22:07:10Z 2015-10-08T22:07:10Z 2015-07-01 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/24982254/russia-monthly-economic-developments http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22754 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Europe and Central Asia Russian Federation
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topic TARIFFS
DEFICIT
RISKS
BUFFERS
BASIS POINTS
EQUIPMENT
OIL PRICE
LONG-TERM INTEREST
STOCK
DEFLATION
INCOME
INTEREST
DEPRECIATION
IMPORT
INFLATION RISK
EXCHANGE
REMITTANCE
SUPPLIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
BANKING SYSTEM
EXPORTERS
RECESSION
REVENUES
FISCAL POLICY
FINANCIAL STRESS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
OIL REVENUES
SLOWDOWN
PRICE
REAL INCOME
RETAIL TRADE
NON-PERFORMING LOANS
PAYMENTS
RESERVE
INFLATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
RETAIL
BUDGET
CENTRAL BANK
OIL PRICES
CURRENCY
EXPORT GROWTH
INCOME GROWTH
CREDIT RISKS
INTEREST RATES
DEBT
MARKETS
SOVEREIGN RATING
DEFICITS
BUDGET DEFICIT
IMPORTS
LOANS
GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
INVENTORIES
RESERVES
UTILITY
CONSUMER DEMAND
FOREIGN CURRENCY
EXPENDITURE
INVESTORS
NATIONAL SECURITY
OIL SUPPLIES
CONSUMPTION
DEBT PAYMENTS
INVESTMENT GOODS
OIL MARKET
WAGES
GLOBAL MARKET
FUTURE
PENSIONS
FEDERAL BUDGET
CREDIT
FIXED INVESTMENT
BUDGETS
DEMAND
EXCHANGES
LONG-TERM INTEREST RATES
EXTERNAL DEBT PAYMENTS
CONSUMER PRICE
EXPENDITURES
ECONOMY
INCOMES
ASSETS
MARKET
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
OUTPUT
DOMESTIC DEMAND
TRADE
CORE INFLATION
GDP
GOODS
GLOBAL TRADE
SECURITY
OIL EXPORTERS
INVESTMENT
FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT
RISK
SHARE
QUOTA
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SUPPLY
BANKING
UNCERTAINTY
REVENUE
EXTERNAL DEBT
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CREDIT GROWTH
EXCHANGE RATE
FOOD PRICES
CURRENCY SUPPLY
PROFITS
PRICE INDEX
COMMODITY
GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
PRICES
spellingShingle TARIFFS
DEFICIT
RISKS
BUFFERS
BASIS POINTS
EQUIPMENT
OIL PRICE
LONG-TERM INTEREST
STOCK
DEFLATION
INCOME
INTEREST
DEPRECIATION
IMPORT
INFLATION RISK
EXCHANGE
REMITTANCE
SUPPLIES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
BANKING SYSTEM
EXPORTERS
RECESSION
REVENUES
FISCAL POLICY
FINANCIAL STRESS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
OIL REVENUES
SLOWDOWN
PRICE
REAL INCOME
RETAIL TRADE
NON-PERFORMING LOANS
PAYMENTS
RESERVE
INFLATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
RETAIL
BUDGET
CENTRAL BANK
OIL PRICES
CURRENCY
EXPORT GROWTH
INCOME GROWTH
CREDIT RISKS
INTEREST RATES
DEBT
MARKETS
SOVEREIGN RATING
DEFICITS
BUDGET DEFICIT
IMPORTS
LOANS
GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS
INVENTORIES
RESERVES
UTILITY
CONSUMER DEMAND
FOREIGN CURRENCY
EXPENDITURE
INVESTORS
NATIONAL SECURITY
OIL SUPPLIES
CONSUMPTION
DEBT PAYMENTS
INVESTMENT GOODS
OIL MARKET
WAGES
GLOBAL MARKET
FUTURE
PENSIONS
FEDERAL BUDGET
CREDIT
FIXED INVESTMENT
BUDGETS
DEMAND
EXCHANGES
LONG-TERM INTEREST RATES
EXTERNAL DEBT PAYMENTS
CONSUMER PRICE
EXPENDITURES
ECONOMY
INCOMES
ASSETS
MARKET
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
OUTPUT
DOMESTIC DEMAND
TRADE
CORE INFLATION
GDP
GOODS
GLOBAL TRADE
SECURITY
OIL EXPORTERS
INVESTMENT
FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT
RISK
SHARE
QUOTA
FINANCIAL MARKETS
SUPPLY
BANKING
UNCERTAINTY
REVENUE
EXTERNAL DEBT
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CREDIT GROWTH
EXCHANGE RATE
FOOD PRICES
CURRENCY SUPPLY
PROFITS
PRICE INDEX
COMMODITY
GLOBAL ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
PRICES
Hans, Birgit
Baffes, John
Emelyanova, Olga
Ulatov, Sergei
Vashakmadze, Ekaterine
Russia Monthly Economic Developments, July 2015
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Russian Federation
description In June, the European Council extended EU economic sanctions against Russia for another six months while Russia extended its food import ban against Western countries for a year. A fluid situation on global financial markets and yet again lower growth prospects led to oil prices losing ground in early July. Ruble depreciation pressure remained throughout June as demand for foreign currency increased while supply declined slightly due to lower oil prices. Russia’s first quarter GDP growth was revised from -1.9 to -2.2 percent−still slightly less than projected earlier−while May high frequency statistics show a deepening recession. On June 25, the government approved the main parameters for the 2016–2018 budgets, foreseeing persistent deficits and evaporating fiscal buffers despite significant expenditure cuts.
format Brief
author Hans, Birgit
Baffes, John
Emelyanova, Olga
Ulatov, Sergei
Vashakmadze, Ekaterine
author_facet Hans, Birgit
Baffes, John
Emelyanova, Olga
Ulatov, Sergei
Vashakmadze, Ekaterine
author_sort Hans, Birgit
title Russia Monthly Economic Developments, July 2015
title_short Russia Monthly Economic Developments, July 2015
title_full Russia Monthly Economic Developments, July 2015
title_fullStr Russia Monthly Economic Developments, July 2015
title_full_unstemmed Russia Monthly Economic Developments, July 2015
title_sort russia monthly economic developments, july 2015
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/09/24982254/russia-monthly-economic-developments
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22754
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