Monitoring of Russia’s Economic Outlook
04 march 2026
Inflation is slowing down, but the risks of price acceleration remain high
At its meeting on February 13, 2026, the Bank of Russia lowered its key rate by 50 basis points to 15.5% per annum. In January, inflation slowed to 6...
02 march 2026
Outcomes of Russia’s foreign trade in 2025
In 2025, Russian exports fell to $418.3 bn (-3.7% compared to 2024) amid declining global oil prices. The share of fuel and energy products in Russian...
27 february 2026
Balance of payments in Q4 2025
At the end of Q4 2025, the Russian Federation’s current account surplus amounted to $9.2bn, down 33% compared to Q4 2024. The deficit in the financial...
26 february 2026
Price dynamics on global food markets in 2025 and expectations for 2026
The FAO Food Price Index stood at 127.2 points at the end of 2025, which is 4.3% higher than in 2024, but 12.0% lower than the peak values of 2022. Pr...
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03 march 2026
Library on Gazetny Lane continues working: New horizons for the academic community
04 march 2026
New issue No. 4(209) of Monitoring of Russia’s Economic Outlook has been released
04 march 2026
New issue No. 3(208) of Monitoring of Russia’s Economic Outlook has been released
27 february 2026
Dmitry Kuznetsov: Russia will not suffer serious losses due to the complication of shipping in the Persian Gulf 03 march 2026
Dmitry Kuznetsov: The threat to transit through the Strait of Hormuz will create pressure on petrochemical markets 02 march 2026
Anastasia Levchenko: Markets may lose up to 10 million of oil barrels per day 02 march 2026
Evgeny Goryunov: “The excitement in the mortgage market will be replaced by a slowdown due to the cooling of the economy” 02 march 2026