Russian Jan.-Sept. trade surplus up 69.5 pct: central bank2018-10-10
Russia's trade surplus rose 69.5 percent year on year to 136.3 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2018, the Russian central bank said Tuesday.

Russian central bank raises key rate for first time since 20142018-09-18
The Russian Central Bank on Friday raised its key lending rate by 0.25 percentage points to 7.5 percent on higher inflation expectations.

Russian Jan.-Aug. trade surplus up 70.8 pct: central bank2018-09-12
Russia's trade surplus rose 70.8 percent year on year to 119.9 billion U.S. dollars in the first eight months of 2018, the Russian central bank said Tuesday, quoting preliminary estimates.

Russia expects 2018 budget surplus at around 1 pct of GDP2018-09-07
The Russian Economic Development Ministry said on Thursday that it expects the country's budget this year to be in a surplus of around 1 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP).

Russia's central bank forecasts inflation to shoot above 4 pct in 20192018-07-27
Russia's inflation rate is forecast to temporarily exceed the targeted level of 4 percent next year due to the increase in the value-added tax (VAT), the central bank said Friday.