China’s economy grew 6.9 % last year
China’s economy grew 6.9 % last year GDP growth last year slowed slightly from previous year’s 7.3 % as expected. In the final quarter of 2015, GDP grew 6.8 % y-o-y. Seasonally adjusted quarterly gr...
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Russian central bank lowers key rate again
Russian central bank lowers key rate again At its regular meeting on April 28, the Central Bank of Russia Board decided to lower the key rate by 50 basis points to 9.25 %, effective May 2. The CBR ju...
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PBoC again slightly raised rates used in its financial market operations
PBoC again slightly raised rates used in its financial market operations In response to the US Federal Reserve's 25-basis-point rate hike on March 16, the People's Bank of China responded imm...
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PBoC resorts to targeted monetary easing
China PBoC resorts to targeted monetary easing On Monday (Mar. 16), the People’s Bank of China lowered the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 50 to 100 basis points for commercial banks whose lendin...
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Russian economic output growth slowed and economic imbalances worsened in second half of 2024
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Russian economic output growth slowed and economic imbalances worsened in second half of 2024 Slowing in output growth became more apparent at year’s end Prelimina...
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China’s Communist Party celebrates a centenary of twists and turns
China China’s Communist Party celebrates a centenary of twists and turns On Thursday (Jul. 1), the Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding. The CPC was establ...
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Falling prices make foreign investors wary about mainland China stock markets
China Falling prices make foreign investors wary about mainland China stock markets As scheduled, the weight of Mainland Chinese shares was increased in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index at the beginn...
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Russian pensioners and select public sector workers receive notable one-time stimulus payments this month
Russia Russian pensioners and select public sector workers receive notable one-time stimulus payments this month On August 24, president Vladimir Putin decreed a one-time stimulus payment to pension...
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IMF reports risk exposure of China’s financial sector remains large
China IMF reports risk exposure of China’s financial sector remains large The IMF’s latest Global Financial Stability Review notes that while financial conditions in China are relatively stable, the...
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Growth in the number of new Chinese industrial robot installations halted in 2018
China Growth in the number of new Chinese industrial robot installations halted in 2018 The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) reports that about 154,000 new industrial robots were put into ...
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Iran war and energy sector bombardment deal a double blow to Ukraine’s economy
BOFIT Weekly Review,Ukraine Iran war and energy sector bombardment deal a double blow to Ukraine’s economy Damage to Ukraine’s energy sector depressed first quarter growth Preliminary figures from t...
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Yuan surpasses yen as the world’s fourth-most-used currency in international payments
Yuan surpasses yen as the world’s fourth-most-used currency in international payments SWIFT, the Brussels-based provider of global financial communications services, reports that in August the Chines...
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BOFIT Forecast for Russia 2022-2024 / 1
Russia,forecast BOFIT Forecast for Russia 2022–2024 is published Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having profound impacts on Russia’s economic future. Western sanctions continue to raise both the dir...
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Central Bank of Russia keeps its key rate unchanged
Russia Central Bank of Russia keeps its key rate unchanged At its meeting on October 23, the CBR decided to keep the key rate unchanged at 4.25 %. The decision was in line with market analyst e...
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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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20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China; integration with mainland continues
China 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China; integration with mainland continues 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China; integration with mainland continues July 1 ma...
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Plans announced for mainland China’s third stock exchange in Beijing
China Plans announced for mainland China’s third stock exchange in Beijing In his address to the International Fair for Trade in Services, president Xi Jinping revealed plans to open a new stock exc...
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Early 2021 exuberance of mainland China stock exchanges begins to fade
China Early 2021 exuberance of mainland China stock exchanges begins to fade Share prices on Chinese stock exchanges in the first half of this year have given a generally flat performance relative t...
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China pulled back on direct investment in Europe and the United States last year
China China pulled back on direct investment in Europe and the United States last year Investments have declined significantly after the peak year 2016, a result of China’s stricter outward investme...
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Recovery in Russian export earnings and imports continued in second quarter
Russia Recovery in Russian export earnings and imports continued in second quarter Recovery in Russian export earnings and imports continued in second quarter Balance of payments figures from the C...
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