Russia Economic Report, No. 44, December 2020 : Russia's Economy Loses Momentum Amidst COVID-19 Resurgence; Awaits Relief from Vaccine

In Q2, Russia’s GDP contracted sharply, faced with domestic supply and demand, and terms of trade shocks. Yet supported by exports, GDP growth performed slightly above expectations. In the third quarter, as COVID-19 cases declined, restrictions eas...

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spelling okr-10986-349502021-06-14T09:52:36Z Russia Economic Report, No. 44, December 2020 : Russia's Economy Loses Momentum Amidst COVID-19 Resurgence; Awaits Relief from Vaccine World Bank ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK BALANCE OF PAYMENTS MONETARY POLICY FINANCIAL SECTOR FISCAL TRENDS LABOR MARKET CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT PANDEMIC RESPONSE COVID-19 VACCINATION GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN GLOBAL INTEGRATION In Q2, Russia’s GDP contracted sharply, faced with domestic supply and demand, and terms of trade shocks. Yet supported by exports, GDP growth performed slightly above expectations. In the third quarter, as COVID-19 cases declined, restrictions eased and on the back of fiscal, monetary, and regulatory measures. Economic activity showed signs of picking up, as reflected by some resumption in industrial production sectors and services. However, negative momentum is expected to continue in Q4 amidst rising COVID-19 infection rates and re-installment of some mobility restrictions. The COVID-19 pandemic weakened corporate balance sheets, especially in services sectors such as hotels, tourist agencies, railway and airpassenger transportation. 2020-12-18T17:02:31Z 2020-12-18T17:02:31Z 2020-12-16 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/926731608144556907/Russia-Economic-Report-Russias-Economy-Loses-Momentum-Amidst-COVID-19-Resurgence-Awaits-Relief-from-Vaccine http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34950 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling Europe and Central Asia Russian Federation
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topic ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
MONETARY POLICY
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FISCAL TRENDS
LABOR MARKET
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
COVID-19 VACCINATION
GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN
GLOBAL INTEGRATION
spellingShingle ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
MONETARY POLICY
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FISCAL TRENDS
LABOR MARKET
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
COVID-19 VACCINATION
GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN
GLOBAL INTEGRATION
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Russia Economic Report, No. 44, December 2020 : Russia's Economy Loses Momentum Amidst COVID-19 Resurgence; Awaits Relief from Vaccine
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description In Q2, Russia’s GDP contracted sharply, faced with domestic supply and demand, and terms of trade shocks. Yet supported by exports, GDP growth performed slightly above expectations. In the third quarter, as COVID-19 cases declined, restrictions eased and on the back of fiscal, monetary, and regulatory measures. Economic activity showed signs of picking up, as reflected by some resumption in industrial production sectors and services. However, negative momentum is expected to continue in Q4 amidst rising COVID-19 infection rates and re-installment of some mobility restrictions. The COVID-19 pandemic weakened corporate balance sheets, especially in services sectors such as hotels, tourist agencies, railway and airpassenger transportation.
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title Russia Economic Report, No. 44, December 2020 : Russia's Economy Loses Momentum Amidst COVID-19 Resurgence; Awaits Relief from Vaccine
title_short Russia Economic Report, No. 44, December 2020 : Russia's Economy Loses Momentum Amidst COVID-19 Resurgence; Awaits Relief from Vaccine
title_full Russia Economic Report, No. 44, December 2020 : Russia's Economy Loses Momentum Amidst COVID-19 Resurgence; Awaits Relief from Vaccine
title_fullStr Russia Economic Report, No. 44, December 2020 : Russia's Economy Loses Momentum Amidst COVID-19 Resurgence; Awaits Relief from Vaccine
title_full_unstemmed Russia Economic Report, No. 44, December 2020 : Russia's Economy Loses Momentum Amidst COVID-19 Resurgence; Awaits Relief from Vaccine
title_sort russia economic report, no. 44, december 2020 : russia's economy loses momentum amidst covid-19 resurgence; awaits relief from vaccine
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