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1 – 10 of 13The completion of residential housing units reached a post-Soviet record of 110 million square metres. This strong expansion in construction activity was demand-led, stimulated by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286017
ISSN: 2633-304X
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However, although output has grown, a tight labour market and persistent inflation have created new problems. The reorientation of trade away from Europe has resulted in a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285374
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RUSSIA: Insiders will pick up more cheap assets
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES285045
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This follows the transfer of the assets of energy companies Uniper and Fortum three months earlier. Temporary management is likely to end in eventual nationalisation, and a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281049
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Banking-sector stability is vital for the functioning of the Russian economy: bank credit is facilitating economic restructuring. Although the sector withstood the first impact of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278809
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The explanation lies in a government scheme offering subsidised mortgages, which drew prospective buyers to move faster than they might otherwise have done. While housing demand…
Prospects 2021: Russian economy
This will affect consumer borrowing as people become unable to afford new loans or repay old ones, and the housing market may experience a slump. Low-interest loan schemes to stop…
KAZAKHSTAN: Government will respond to policy needs
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES210969
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Russian consumer trends.