Chinese economy stumbled in April
China Chinese economy stumbled in April Covid lockdowns and the resulting uncertainty and supply-chain disruptions caused China’s key economic indicators to plummet in April. The National Bureau of ...
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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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Manufacturing and fixed investment sustained China’s economic growth in the second quarter
China Manufacturing and fixed investment sustained China’s economic growth in the second quarter The National Bureau of Statistics reports a rapid recovery of the Chinese economy in the second quart...
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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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Central Bank of Russia tightens its monetary policy
Russia Central Bank of Russia tightens its monetary policy To tame high inflation, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) on February 11 raised its key rate by 100 basis points to 9.5 %. The rate hik...
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Chinese GDP growth remains steady
Chinese GDP growth remains steady China’s National Bureau of Statistics reports that third-quarter real GDP growth was 6.8 %, barely changed from 6.9 % in the first half. Prices this year have risen ...
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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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Investment growth slowed significantly in the first four months of the year
Investment growth slowed significantly in the first four months of the year Growth in fixed asset investment (FAI) has slowed significantly all year, and was up just 12 % y-o-y in January-April. In ...
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IMF raises its forecast for global economic growth
world economy IMF raises its forecast for global economic growth In its latest World Economic Outlook released this week, the International Monetary Fund now sees annual global growth reaching 3.0&#...
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Russians experienced drop in real household incomes last year
Russians experienced drop in real household incomes last year Rising inflation caused real household incomes to contract by nearly 1 % last year. When inflation flared in November and December 2014, ...
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End of zero-covid policies boosts consumer confidence in China
End of zero-covid policies boosts consumer confidence in China It has been about two months since China abandoned it strict zero-covid suppression policies. Because China releases most of its economi...
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China’s imports from Finland down sharply from highs two years ago; Chinese tourism in Finland has yet to revive
China’s imports from Finland down sharply from highs two years ago; Chinese tourism in Finland has yet to revive The value of goods imported to Finland from China grew rapidly in recent years, but th...
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Finnish-Russian trade dips in first quarter
Russia Finnish-Russian trade dips in first quarter The value of Finland’s goods exports to Russia in the first three months of this year decreased by 5 % y-o-y to 722 million euros. Export tren...
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Corporate profits return, with differences across sectors in Russia
Russia Corporate profits return, with differences across sectors in Russia There has been a strong rebound in net profit of Russia’s corporate sector after last spring’s sharp decline that resembled...
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While Finland’s imports overall were down sharply last year, imports from China grew by 9 %
China While Finland’s imports overall were down sharply last year, imports from China grew by 9 % The value of goods exports from Finland to China last year was just 3 billion euros, a 13 ...
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Industry drives China’s recovery
China Industry drives China’s recovery China has gradually eased its coronavirus-related restrictions on movement and activities, declaring the entire country as low-risk for contraction of COVID-19...
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Macroeconomic data overhaul reveals little change in Indian economy’s general performance
BOFIT Weekly Review,India Macroeconomic data overhaul reveals little change in Indian economy’s general performance In February, India’s Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) u...
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Brexit result has had only minor impact on Russian economy so far
Brexit result has had only minor impact on Russian economy so far The immediate effects of the UK EU referendum on the Russian economy are quite marginal at this point. Oil prices fell, the ruble los...
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