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
IMF warns debt driven high growth raises risk of hard landing for the Chinese economy
China IMF warns debt driven high growth raises risk of hard landing for the Chinese economy IMF warns debt driven high growth raises risk of hard landing for the Chinese economy In its annual Artic...
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Latest BOFIT forecast for China sees economic growth slowing in coming years after strong performance this year
China Latest BOFIT forecast for China sees economic growth slowing in coming years after strong performance this year Our most recent forecast for China predicts that the Chinese economy will grow r...
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Borrowing becomes more expensive in China
China Borrowing becomes more expensive in China The PBoC'sslight tightening of monetary policy during 2017 was reflected in interbank market as higher SHIBOR rates and demands for higher yields ...
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BOFIT Forecast for Russia 2026–2028 / 1
Russia,forecast BOFIT Forecast for Russia 2026–2028 / 1 Growth of the Russian economy slowed to 1 percent last year. Weaker trends in private consumption and fixed investment were major drags on gro...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / BOFIT / News / 2026
China’s central bank lowers interest rates; inflation rate still below official target ceiling
China China’s central bank lowers interest rates; inflation rate still below official target ceiling On August 15, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) lowered its key policy rates for the second time ...
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China’s labour markets dealing well with lower economic growth
China’s labour markets dealing well with lower economic growth About 13 million new jobs were created last year in urban areas. That number well exceeded the government’s target of 10 million urban j...
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Another cut in the key rate from the CBR
Russia Another cut in the key rate from the CBR At its final interest-rate meeting of the year, the CBR board decided to keep easing monetary policy and cut the key rate by 50 basis points. Since la...
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First time since 2004, Chinese government issued a small amount of sovereign dollar debt
China First time since 2004, Chinese government issued a small amount of sovereign dollar debt First time since 2004, Chinese government issued a small amount of sovereign dollar debt China's f...
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Russia drops in TI corruption rankings
Russia drops in TI corruption rankings The 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International (TI), downgraded Russia's position in the rankings from 2015. This was mostly ...
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Robotisation of China zooms along
China Robotisation of China zooms along China has been the world's largest market for industrial robots since 2013, and accounted for 30 % of global industrial robot sales in 2016. The Internati...
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China lays out economic policy framework for 2025
China,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review China lays out economic policy framework for 2025 The Chinese economy has posted a relatively weak performance this year. According to BOFIT’s alternative calculati...
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China approves fiscal stimulus policies for 2022
China approves fiscal stimulus policies for 2022 China’s official GDP growth target this year is “around 5.5 %.” As part of efforts to hit that target, the plenary session of the National People...
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Latest forecasts show China putting the covid-19 crisis behind it, even as other emerging economies struggle
China Latest forecasts show China putting the covid-19 crisis behind it, even as other emerging economies struggle According to both the IMF’s just-released World Economic Outlook update and the Wor...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
Financial woes of Russian regions begin to bite
Financial woes of Russian regions begin to bite Researchers at the Development Centre at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics report combined regional budget deficits this year could reach as much as ...
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Massive public spending on rescuing China’s troubled banks
China Massive public spending on rescuing China’s troubled banks Policy measures adopted to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, debtor problems in servicing loans and banks bracing for a rise in non...
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NPC elects to restrain growth in budget spending this year
China NPC elects to restrain growth in budget spending this year The National People’s Congress took up last year’s realised budget and approved this year’s proposed budget. According to the finance...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021