Chinese officials take on restructuring of problematic state enterprises
Chinese officials take on restructuring of problematic state enterprises China’s state media report the State Council decided at its May meeting to restructure 345 state-owned “zombie” companies whic...
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Russian bank lending remains strong
Russia Russian bank lending remains strong The stock of bank corporate lending, which increased by about 10 % last year, has seen robust growth for all of this year. Helped especially by high g...
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China sets out priorities for 2022 economic policy
China China sets out priorities for 2022 economic policy The Central Economic Work Conference convened in Beijing last week (Dec. 8–10) to decide economic policy priorities for next year. The main p...
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China establishes new fund to assist with reform of state-owned enterprises
China establishes new fund to assist with reform of state-owned enterprises While reform of China’s large, inefficient state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is one of the most critical reforms on the agenda...
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Duma elections produce few surprises
Duma elections produce few surprises Russians went to the polls last Sunday (Sept. 18) to vote for lower-house Duma representatives. As expected, the party of power United Russia dominated, taking 54...
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President Tokayev consolidates power in Kazakhstan
Russia President Tokayev consolidates power in Kazakhstan Rising fuels prices at the beginning of January ignited a wave of protests across Kazakhstan. To bring the violent protests under control, P...
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China foreign trade revived in the first two months of the year
China foreign trade revived in the first two months of the year The value of imports measured in dollars increased by 26 % y-o-y in January-February. The value of exports remained at the same level a...
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Russia's constitutional reforms gained majority support in referendum as expected
Russia Russia's constitutional reforms gained majority support in referendum as expected Russia postponed its referendum on constitutional changes from late April to last Wednesday (July 1) due ...
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Pork prices swing Chinese consumer price inflation into negative territory
China Pork prices swing Chinese consumer price inflation into negative territory Consumer prices slid by 0.5 % y-o-y in November. The drop was led by a 13 % y-o-y drop in the price of pork...
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Russia’s banking laws now meet Basel III criteria
Russia’s banking laws now meet Basel III criteria The Basel Committee for Banking Supervision, which operates under the Bank for International Settlements, reports that Russia is compliant with the B...
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Growth in household incomes kept pace with overall economic growth last year
BOFIT Weekly Review,China Growth in household incomes kept pace with overall economic growth last year China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that disposable household incomes grew on a...
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Despite devastating attacks, Ukraine’s economy grew by nearly 2 % last year
BOFIT Weekly Review,Ukraine Despite devastating attacks, Ukraine’s economy grew by nearly 2 % last year Energy sector destruction held back Ukrainian economic growth in late 2025 Ukraine’s 12-m...
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China lowers GDP growth target slightly; no major changes in policy stance planned
BOFIT Weekly Review,China China lowers GDP growth target slightly; no major changes in policy stance planned The fourth session of China’s 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) convened on Thursday ...
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Russian economy lost steam in 2025
BOFIT Weekly Review,Russia Russian economy lost steam in 2025 Russia’s economic growth slowed sharply in 2025 with on-year GDP growth of only 1 %. Growth faded last year despite a rapid increase in ...
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China’s ballooning current account surplus also drives capital outflows and increases China’s net international investment position
China,BOFIT Weekly Review China’s ballooning current account surplus also drives capital outflows and increases China’s net international investment position China’s booming foreign trade surplus bo...
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Chinese goods exports to US contracted sharply in May; US and China agree to temporary trade war truce
china,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Chinese goods exports to US contracted sharply in May; US and China agree to temporary trade war truce China and the United States held two days of trade talks in L...
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85 % of China’s energy needs still met with fossil fuels
China 85 % of China’s energy needs still met with fossil fuels China is by far the world’s biggest primary energy consumer. The latest figures from British Petroleum show that in 2018 China use...
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United States and China impose import tariffs on each other; intensification of trade dispute looms
China United States and China impose import tariffs on each other; intensification of trade dispute looms The United States implemented its first wave of tariffs targeted solely on Chinese imports l...
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Poorer employment opportunities for young Chinese and internal migrants
China Poorer employment opportunities for young Chinese and internal migrants According to official figures, 747 million people were employed in China last year, of which 63 % had jobs in urban...
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As the latest covid wave hits China, the government makes adjustments to covid rules
China As the latest covid wave hits China, the government makes adjustments to covid rules The number of confirmed covid cases has soared in recent weeks. The average daily number of confirmed covid...
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