MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Here are the day’s highlights that could impact Russian asset prices (Moscow time). POLICY – Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend ceremonies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory at Stalingrad ECONOMY – The meeting of...
Feb 1 (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil inventories rose 4.1 million barrels in the week ending Jan. 27 to 452.7 million barrels, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday, well ahead of expectations. Gasoline inventories increased by 2.6 million barrels...
MOSCOW, Feb 1 (Reuters) – The Russian Federation’s Government Commission on Foreign Investment has agreed a deal to sell Veon VimpelCom to Russia’s top management, RBC reports citing sources. In November last year, top managers of VimpelCom, one of the largest...
Friends of Russian President Vladimir Putin became the main owners of Ukrainian-nationalized property in the Crimea, important stories have learned. After the annexation of the peninsulapart of the confiscated property was earmarked for privatization. In 2014-2022, 967 auctions were held in...
MOSCOW, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Russian oil and condensate production increased by 0.2% per day in December 2022 compared to the previous month to 46.2 million tons, Rosstat reported. Compared to December 2021, this number increased by 0.1%. The Russian Ministry...
February 1 (Reuters) – Metallurgical production fell by 0.8% year-on-year in 2022, Rosstat reported on Wednesday, without citing the volume of physical production. * In 2022, the production of primary aluminum increased by 18.1% compared to 2021, Rosstat reported, without specifying...
Feb 1 (Reuters) – As a result of Western sanctions and the departure of global automakers, the Russian auto industry suffered its worst year since the breakup of the Soviet Union, producing just 450,000 passenger cars, Rosstat reported on Wednesday. In...
Feb 1 (Reuters) – Russia’s weekly inflation rose just over a week ahead of the central bank’s expected hold on its main interest rate at its first meeting this year. According to Rosstat, from January 24 to January 30, 2023, consumer...
Feb 1 (Reuters) – Russia’s industrial production fell by 0.6% year-on-year in 2022 after increasing by 6.3% in 2021, Rosstat reported. The last time industrial production in Russia fell was in the year of the 2020 pandemic, when it fell by...
(Ministry of Economic Development data added) Feb 1 (Reuters) – Russia’s weekly inflation rose just over a week ahead of the central bank’s expected hold on its main interest rate at its first meeting this year. According to Rosstat, from January...