International institutions concerned about soaring indebtedness in China
International institutions concerned about soaring indebtedness in China The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) data for January-March reveal several “early-warning” indicators that point to in...
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Growth of government revenues and expenditures just kept up with inflation in 2014
Growth of government revenues and expenditures just kept up with inflation in 2014 Revenues to the consolidated budget, that is the overall government budget (federal, regional and municipal budgets ...
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Russian growth supported by increased bank lending and heavy public spending
Russian growth supported by increased bank lending and heavy public spending Russian economy again showed positive growth in July Even with the pace of growth moderating in recent months, the latest ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
Russia’s economic development has weakened in many sectors
Russia,BOFIT Weekly Review Russia’s economic development has weakened in many sectors Russia’s output growth slowed further in November. The economic development ministry’s preliminary estimate show...
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US-China technology competition intensifies as trade structure shifts
#China US-China technology competition intensifies as trade structure shifts In mid-December, the US Department of Commerce added 36 Chinese firms to its entity list. Exporting US technology or good...
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Russian economy weakened sharply in first two months of the year; rising oil prices bring relief
BOFIT Weekly Review,Russia Russian economy weakened sharply in first two months of the year; rising oil prices bring relief While Russian economic trends weakened dramatically in January and Februar...
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Impasse as China-US economic relations take a turn for the worse
China Impasse as China-US economic relations take a turn for the worse On August 1, in the wake of brief, unproductive trade talks, president Donald Trump announced a new round of tariffs. Chinese o...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Russian government budget revenues weaken; high inflation erodes stimulus effects
Russia Russian government budget revenues weaken; high inflation erodes stimulus effects May federal budget revenues were up by just 10 % y-o-y in nominal terms. The rise was gravely insufficie...
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Covid situation in China quite good; pace of vaccination accelerates
China Covid situation in China quite good; pace of vaccination accelerates After covid infections spiked in the Hubei province surrounding Beijing in January, the government imposed strict lockdowns...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
Russia’s banking sector reflects economic uncertainty
Russia’s banking sector reflects economic uncertainty Total assets of the Russian banking sector at the end of last year amounted to 77.663 trillion rubles, an increase of 18 % y-o-y (all figures rep...
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China is now the world’s third largest arms exporter
China is now the world’s third largest arms exporter The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reports that the volume of international arms exports rose 16 % in the five-year peri...
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US-China trade war escalates
China,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review US-China trade war escalates The newly inaugurated US president Donald Trump fired another salvo in the latest chapter of the US-China trade war, calling for a 10 %...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
Increased risks to financial system worry China’s central bank
China Increased risks to financial system worry China’s central bank The Financial Stability Report released by the People’s Bank of China this week warns of considerable risks accumulating in the f...
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Russia's goal of halving poverty would not require massive amounts of funds
Russia Russia's goal of halving poverty would not require massive amounts of funds President Putin's inauguration Decree, issued on May 7, includes a goal of cutting Russian poverty in half ...
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New information about Russia’s military-industrial complex and its bank debts
Russia New information about Russia’s military-industrial complex and its bank debts Russia’s military industrial complex (Oboronno-promyshlennyi kompleks, OPK), which comprises over 1,300 firm...
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Record FDI flows into China in the first half of 2019, but China’s FDI outflows continue to dwindle
China Record FDI flows into China in the first half of 2019, but China’s FDI outflows continue to dwindle China’s commerce ministry reports that, despite uncertainty from the trade war, first-half f...
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Despite yuan promotion policies, international use of the currency remains modest
China Despite yuan promotion policies, international use of the currency remains modest The yuan (CNY), which is still not freely convertible due to China’s strict currency controls, has yet to esta...
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New limits on China's financial markets
China New limits on China's financial markets The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) decided at the start of this year to restrict entrusted loans, whereby banks or specialised lenders m...
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Outward FDI growth of Chinese firms stalls this year
China Outward FDI growth of Chinese firms stalls this year To deal with outflows of foreign currencies, declining forex reserves and depreciation pressure on the yuan, China over the past year has s...
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Russian pipeline gas exports to EU effectively cease
Russia Russian pipeline gas exports to EU effectively cease On September 2, Gazprom shut off all gas flow in the Nordstream 1 gas pipeline running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea from Russia to G...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022