The Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT), with its main focus on Russia and China, monitors and analyses current trends in emerging economies. We also track global developments and support academic enquiry into the macroeconomic and financial market challenges facing emerging economies.
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BOFIT monitors and analyses current trends in emerging economies
Latest publications
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Sanctions, reputational losses and salience Berkowitz, Daniel; Lezama, Guillermo; Nackley, Claire (2026) -
The effect of Western technology on Soviet industrial development Markevich, Andrei; Santavirta, Torsten (2025) -
Impacts of the Trump 2.0 agenda on tariffs, fiscal policy, climate, deportation and financial regulation Pitkäranta, Juho; Raukola, Antti (2025) -
The implications of faster lending : loan processing time and corporate cash holdings Pursiainen, Vesa; Sun, Hanwen; Wang, Qiong; Yang, Guochao (2025)
BOFIT Weekly Review
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China’s budget promises no major changes from last year; large actual public sector deficit will persist
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In China, industry and foreign trade drove growth at the start of this year; direct impacts from Middle East war still modest
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No major shifts in economic policy under China’s newest five-year plan
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Growth in bank lending slowed last year in Russia
Blogs
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Four years of full-scale war: How Ukraine is building economic strength
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Rough times for the Russian economy
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