Analysis by Region - Emerging Markets - Russia
Description
Our 2026 GDP forecast for Russia is unchanged at 0.8%, but we've reduced our 2025 projection by 0.1ppt to 0.9%, based on the signs of a waning fiscal impulse. The draft medium-term budget confirms the government's plans to cut the budget deficit next year. Tighter fiscal policy will leave the central bank with more room to ease monetary policy. But the VAT and minimum wage hikes planned for January will complicate its task of bringing inflation back to the 4% target.
Table of Contents
9 Pages
- Russia: Fiscal consolidation plan confirmed for 2026-2028
- Forecast overview
- Recent developments
- Short-term outlook
- Key drivers of our short-term forecast
- Economic risk
- Economic risk evaluation
- Risk warnings
- What to watch out for
- Exposure to key global risks
- Long-term prospects
- Alternative long-run scenarios
- Background
- Economic development
- Structure of the economy
- Balance of payments and structure of trade
- Policy
- Politics
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