China’s growth picked up in the first quarter as the economy reopened; BOFIT expecting relatively strong growth for the year
China’s growth picked up in the first quarter as the economy reopened; BOFIT expecting relatively strong growth for the year China’s National Bureau of Statistics reports that the economy returned to...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
BOFIT China forecast sees lower GDP growth in coming years due to larger economic imbalances
China BOFIT China forecast sees lower GDP growth in coming years due to larger economic imbalances Despite the upswing in the business cycle, our latest BOFIT Forecast for China is darker than the p...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
CBR kept key rate unchanged and released updated economic forecast
Russia CBR kept key rate unchanged and released updated economic forecast October 28, the Central Bank of Russia decided to keep its key rate at 7.5 %. Most analysts expected the decision as th...
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CBR raises again key rate as inflation climbs; releases updated growth forecast
Russia CBR raises again key rate as inflation climbs; releases updated growth forecast On October 22, the Central Bank of Russia raised its key rate by 75 basis points, surpassing market analyst exp...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
Russian GDP forecasts cut after new US sanctions
Russian GDP forecasts cut after new US sanctions Despite higher oil prices, Russian GDP forecasts have been revised down by many institutions lately. E.g. the World Bank's recent Russia forecast ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
China issues lengthy list of stimulus measures
China China issues lengthy list of stimulus measures With the ongoing slowdown in Chinese economic growth, the country’s leadership decided in late September to introduce a diverse stimulus package....
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024
Chinese economic growth continues to slow
China Chinese economic growth continues to slow While the unreliability of official statistical data makes it difficult to assess actual economic conditions in China, numerous measures, including of...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Cautious signs of economic recovery in China
Cautious signs of economic recovery in China The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) this month has reported a number of figures for January and February. One reason for presenting multi-month number...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024
China posts strong growth in goods exports and flat import performance for 2025
China,BOFIT Weekly Review China posts strong growth in goods exports and flat import performance for 2025 China Customs values the last year’s goods exports from China at $3.77 trillion. Even with h...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2026
Growth in Finnish-Russian trade cooled in 1Q18
Russia Growth in Finnish-Russian trade cooled in 1Q18 Finnish goods exports to Russia in the first quarter remained at roughly the same level as in 1Q17. The export trend was in line with Russian go...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Russia releases 2011–13 GDP figures produced with new methodology
Russia Russia releases 2011–13 GDP figures produced with new methodology Russia releases 2011–13 GDP figures produced with new methodology GDP and its components for the years 2011–16 have now all ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
Covid-19 subdues private consumption in Russia
Russia Covid-19 subdues private consumption in Russia Although Russian GDP still grew by 1.6 % y-o-y in the first quarter of this year, it contracted by 8.0 % in the second quarter as the ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Russia’s new budget framework does not promise support for fading economic growth
Russia,BOFIT Weekly Review Russia’s new budget framework does not promise support for fading economic growth Russia’s economic growth remained sluggish in August. In particular, the slowdown in inve...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
The United States remains China’s top final export destination
China,BOFIT Weekly Review The United States remains China’s top final export destination At the beginning of September, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) updated its T...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
China’s economic output collapsed in the first two months of this year
China China’s economic output collapsed in the first two months of this year The January-February figures published by China’s National Bureau of Statistics on industrial output, retail sales and fi...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
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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CBR monetary policy programme foresees drop in inflation and heavy reliance on Reserve Fund
CBR monetary policy programme foresees drop in inflation and heavy reliance on Reserve Fund The Central Bank of Russia’s latest monetary policy programme keeps in place almost all the outcome of its ...
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IMF sees China’s financial sector risks elevated and still rising
china,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review IMF sees China’s financial sector risks elevated and still rising The IMF’s latest country financial system stability assessment for China under its Financial Secto...
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IMF calls for extensive reforms of Chinese economy
IMF calls for extensive reforms of Chinese economy At the start of February, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its Article IV Consultation report for China. The IMF expects China’s GDP g...
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China’s public sector budget deficit unchanged; revenue-side a major concern
China China’s public sector budget deficit unchanged; revenue-side a major concern Last month’s National People’s Congress approved the finance ministry’s proposed 2019 budget. With total revenues t...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019