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Russia’s manufacturing PMI index up to 54.4 points in May — S&P Global
"Output growth strengthened amid sustained and robust customer demand, which drove the upturn in new orders," the report said.
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Outbound tourist flow from Russia to gain 16.6% this summer — association
The highest tourist flow is expected this summer to Turkey, Abkhazia, the UAE, Egypt, and Thailand.
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Russia’s international reserves up $2.2 bln over week — Central Bank
Russia’s international reserves are highly liquid foreign assets available with the Bank of Russia and the Russian Government.
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Russia to promote reasonable protectionist policy
There is no objective to substitute all imported goods by Russian ones, Viktor Evtukhov noted.
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Russian banks receive $3.45 bln of profit in April — Bank of Russia
"At the same time, the return on capital increased to 24.5% from around 22%," the regulator said.
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Import duty on wines from NATO to become prohibitive if approved — customs
"Paying the duty and then carrying on with business, from an economic point of view, is possible only for very high-margin products," an official noted.
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More than 128 countries confirm participation in SPIEF 2024 — Roscongress
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will be held on June 5-8, 2024.
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Russia’s international reserves up $5.3 bln in one week to $603.7 bln — Central Bank
Russia’s international reserves are highly liquid foreign assets available with the Bank of Russia and the Russian government.
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Russia’s steel production down 5.7% in April to 6.2 mln tons — WSA
Steel production by Russia, Ukraine and other CIS countries totaled 7.4 mln tons in April, which is 3.5% lower than in the same period last year.
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Russia’s container market up 11.4% in January-April — Fesco
Meanwhile, in April the market gained 8% in annual terms to 574,000 TEU. Container shipments via the port of St. Petersburg remain the main growth factor, the transport group noted.
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