Growth of China’s credit stock slowed last year; PBoC moves ahead with targeted monetary easing
China,BOFIT Weekly Review Growth of China’s credit stock slowed last year; PBoC moves ahead with targeted monetary easing The stock of bank loans grew by 6.2 % last year. While this rate was lower t...
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Covid stimulus causes China’s debt-to-GDP ratio to soar
China Covid stimulus causes China’s debt-to-GDP ratio to soar Aggregate financing to the real economy (AFRE), the broadest measure of domestic debt used by the People’s Bank of China, stood at 280&#...
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Russian inflation remains subdued, but inflation expectations are rising
Russia Russian inflation remains subdued, but inflation expectations are rising June consumer price inflation slowed slightly from 2.4 % y-o-y in May to 2.3 %. Much of the slowdown came from lower f...
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Russia’s goods trade stays rather flat
Russia Russia’s goods trade stays rather flat . According to Russian customs service, the dollar value of Russian goods imports in the second quarter declined by 3 % y-o-y. The earlier sha...
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Current forecasts see Chinese economy growing by about 7 % in 2015
Current forecasts see Chinese economy growing by about 7 % in 2015 China’s indexes of manufacturing purchasing mangers (PMI) indicated further slowing of industrial output growth in December. The fal...
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Rise in Russian consumer prices slowed in January-May
Rise in Russian consumer prices slowed in January-May May consumer prices were up less than 3 % from December, whereas the comparative figure in 2015 was well over 8 %. As in the previous two months,...
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Growth of indebtedness has picked up in China, debt-to-GDP ratio soars in the first half
China Growth of indebtedness has picked up in China, debt-to-GDP ratio soars in the first half The People’s Bank of China says that domestic aggregate financing to the real economy (AFRE) rose by ne...
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Russia’s goods trade surplus last year was larger than before
Russia Russia’s goods trade surplus last year was larger than before Russian customs reports that in 2018 the country’s goods trade surplus climbed to 212 billion dollars, or roughly 12 % of GD...
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The issue of digital yuan progresses
China The issue of digital yuan progresses Chinese citizens are now welcome to enrol in experimental use of the digital yuan by signing up on the White List announced by the PBoC in July. According ...
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Growth in Finnish-Russian trade subsides
Russia Growth in Finnish-Russian trade subsides Ruble depreciation has had a dampening effect on the growth of Finnish exports to Russia this year. While the value of Finland’s imports from Russia h...
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Ukraine’s growth slows; foreign financing remains a critical source of budget funding
Ukraine,economy Ukraine’s growth slows; foreign financing remains a critical source of budget funding Ukraine’s GDP growth depressed by destruction of its energy sector Preliminary figures released...
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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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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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China posts modest July growth numbers; problems persist in real estate sector
China posts modest July growth numbers; problems persist in real estate sector Nominal growth in retail sales slowed in July to just 2.5 % y-o-y. Real retail sales growth adjusted for consumer p...
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EU and Russia both extend economic sanctions
EU and Russia both extend economic sanctions The EU voted on Monday (June 22) to keep economic sanctions against Russia in place through January 2016. These sanctions were imposed last August and ex...
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Transient factors accounted for some of India’s recent robust GDP growth performance
India,BOFIT Weekly Review Transient factors accounted for some of India’s recent robust GDP growth performance Latest data show that Indian GDP in July-September grew 8.2 % y-o-y. Private consumptio...
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Russian inflation hits historical lows
Russia Russian inflation hits historical lows Russian inflation hits historical lows Consumer prices rose by 3 % y-o-y in September, which was Russia's smallest on-year increase in inflation in...
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Government wants to increase competition but also restrictions on public sector procurements
Government wants to increase competition but also restrictions on public sector procurements A recent economy ministry report notes that there is still plenty of room for increasing competition and t...
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China sees across-the-board economic slowdown in July
China China sees across-the-board economic slowdown in July Real industrial output rose by 6.4 % y-o-y in July, a distinct drop from previous months when growth rates were still partly raised b...
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Russian inflation soars
Russian inflation soars January consumer prices rose 15 % y-o-y. Inflation last ran this high in 2008. Food prices were up 21 % and other goods 11 %. The Russian government, concerned about the rapi...
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