Forecasters see the Russian economy contracting slightly in 2016
Forecasters see the Russian economy contracting slightly in 2016 Recent economic forecasts, with the exception of the brighter projection of Russia’s economy ministry, see GDP contracting about a hal...
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China’s bourses claw back last year’s losses
China’s bourses claw back last year’s losses Share prices in China have been buoyed recently by expectations of continuing economic stimulus policies. Surprisingly strong GDP numbers, however, have d...
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Large disparities in Russian regional economic development
Large disparities in Russian regional economic development Apart from the Siberia and Far East federal districts, manufacturing output has risen over the past 3−4 years continuously in Russia’s other...
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Monitoring of partially completed fixed investments in Russia is difficult
Russia Monitoring of partially completed fixed investments in Russia is difficult A recent study of Russia’s Accounts Chamber notes that information about partially implemented fixed investment proj...
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China’s urbanising, greying and soon-to-be-shrinking population
China China’s urbanising, greying and soon-to-be-shrinking population China National Bureau of Statistics reports that the Chinese population reached 1.395 billion at the end of December. The popula...
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Restrictions diminished outward FDI flows from China last year
China Restrictions diminished outward FDI flows from China last year Restrictions diminished outward FDI flows from China last year China's commerce ministry reports that outbound foreign direc...
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China shuts down cryptocurrency-related activities
China China shuts down cryptocurrency-related activities China shuts down cryptocurrency-related activities Chinese officials announced at the start of the month the banning of all fund-raising sch...
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One-off payments boost Russian federal budget revenues in November, spending continues to grow
#Russia One-off payments boost Russian federal budget revenues in November, spending continues to grow Budget revenues saw November spikes that lifted revenues significantly relative to November 202...
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EU ban on imports of Russian coal goes into effect
Russia EU ban on imports of Russian coal goes into effect The EU’s ban on imports of Russian coal entered into force on August 10. The EU decision to ban Russian coal, which was made last April, inc...
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Duma and Federation Council approve federal budget and state social fund budgets
Duma and Federation Council approve federal budget and state social fund budgets Russia's lower and upper houses of parliament accepted the government's proposals for 2017–2019 federal budget...
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Finnish-Russian trade plummeted in second quarter
Russia Finnish-Russian trade plummeted in second quarter The value of Finland’s goods exports to Russia decreased by 32 % y-o-y in the second quarter. Exports were dragged down by the sudden co...
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Duma takes up bill on granting amnesty for unauthorised capital exports
Duma takes up bill on granting amnesty for unauthorised capital exports Last Friday (Mar. 27), the government submitted to the Duma a bill to release private individuals from liability for illegal ex...
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China’s foreign currency reserves declined by $94 billion in August
China’s foreign currency reserves declined by $94 billion in August Following a record monthly drop, the value of China’s reserves held in foreign currencies at the end of August stood at $3.557 tril...
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2014 exposed major weaknesses in the Russian economy
2014 exposed major weaknesses in the Russian economy Former finance minister Alexei Kudrin notes that the basic reason for the slowdown of the Russian economy since 2011 is the peculiar economic mode...
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Growth in China’s foreign trade slowed in March; exports to Russia fell
China Growth in China’s foreign trade slowed in March; exports to Russia fell The latest foreign trade figures released by China Customs show that the value of goods exports in January-March grew by...
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Russia’s deposit insurance agency is given the administration of Yugra Bank
Russia Russia’s deposit insurance agency is given the administration of Yugra Bank Russia’s deposit insurance agency is given the administration of Yugra Bank In terms of total assets, Yugra is Rus...
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Pandemic halts growth of Russian insurance markets
Russia Pandemic halts growth of Russian insurance markets Russia’s insurance markets grew by over 10 % per year in 2016 to 2018. Last year, however, growth was essentially non-existent, due in ...
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New round of US tariffs could significantly slow global growth
China,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review New round of US tariffs could significantly slow global growth On April 2, the United States president Donald Trump announced “reciprocal” import tariffs of 10–50 %...
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Call for Papers: Workshop on Banking and Institutions
<p>June 2-3, 2025<br />EM Strasbourg Business School, University of Strasbourg, France</p>
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Small recovery in Finnish exports to Russia
Russia Small recovery in Finnish exports to Russia Finnish goods exports to Russia rose by 28 % y-o-y in 3Q19. Much of the growth came from gas pipeline deliveries to the Nord Stream 2 project....
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019