Chinese officials scupper Ant Group’s IPO at the last minute; other new listings on mainland bourses increasing
China Chinese officials scupper Ant Group’s IPO at the last minute; other new listings on mainland bourses increasing The IPO of the Ant Group, Alibaba’s payment services subsidiary, was set for sim...
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Trends weakened in many branches of the Russian economy in March
Russia Trends weakened in many branches of the Russian economy in March The economic disruption from Russia’s war on Ukraine and Western economic sanctions was reflected immediately in Russia’s fina...
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CBR calls for better supervision of microlenders
CBR calls for better supervision of microlenders Although lending of commercial banks to households has declined, the growth of providers of small loans at high interest is booming. Some 3,000 regist...
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China’s growth remains strong and structures continue to change
China’s growth remains strong and structures continue to change China’s National Bureau of Statistics reports that GDP grew 6.9 % y-o-y in the third quarter. For the first six months of 2015, GDP gro...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Retail sales in China slide below GDP growth target
China Retail sales in China slide below GDP growth target Retails sales, considered the most important indicator of private consumption in China, grew by less than 6 % y-o-y in real terms in Oc...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Slowing growth in Chinese purchasing power
China Slowing growth in Chinese purchasing power China’s National Bureau of Statistics reports that disposable incomes in urban areas rose by 8 % y-o-y in the first nine months of this year. In...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Big trouble for China's P2P platforms
China Big trouble for China's P2P platforms About 250 online peer-to-peer lending platforms went insolvent during recent months, as investors withdrew from China's P2P lending market. The co...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Foreign firms concerned about China’s new cybersecurity law
Foreign firms concerned about China’s new cybersecurity law China this month approved a new cybersecurity law set to take effect at the beginning of June 2017. Under the new law, firms operating in C...
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Pace of industrial growth in China stabilises; retail sales continue to gain steam
China Pace of industrial growth in China stabilises; retail sales continue to gain steam May on-year industrial output growth reached nearly 9 % with the strongest performances coming from high...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
China’s shows steady growth in second quarter
China’s shows steady growth in second quarter China’s National Bureau of Statistics reports that GDP grew 6.7 % y-o-y in real terms in the second quarter, a growth pace identical to the first quarter...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Russia streamlines visa rules
Russia Russia streamlines visa rules Starting on October 1, foreign visitors to Russia can get cleared for their visit to St. Petersburg or the surrounding Leningrad region simply by filling in data...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
SAFE releases for the first time ever information on the structure of China’s forex reserves
China SAFE releases for the first time ever information on the structure of China’s forex reserves In its just-released annual report for 2018, China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
China restricts peer-to-peer lenders offering loans to share purchases
China restricts peer-to-peer lenders offering loans to share purchases The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced this month that it was banning share purchases financed through onl...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Growth of Chinese retail sales and industrial output slowed in October
China Growth of Chinese retail sales and industrial output slowed in October China’s National Bureau of Statistics reports that real growth in retail sales in October was just 4.9 % y-o-y, down...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
CIS countries have had to relax foreign exchange policies in recent years
Russia CIS countries have had to relax foreign exchange policies in recent years CIS countries have had to relax foreign exchange polies in recent years The currencies of countries in the Commonwea...
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China moves slowly to dismantle hukou household registration system
China China moves slowly to dismantle hukou household registration system The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) last week announced that this year all cities with populations of 1 to...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
China-US 90-day trade war pause surprises markets
china,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review China-US 90-day trade war pause surprises markets On Monday (May 12), the United States and China announced they had reached agreement on a mutual reduction in tari...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
Despite economic headwinds, China’s bond market continues to grow
China,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Despite economic headwinds, China’s bond market continues to grow According to Asian Bonds Online, a site operated by the Asian Development Bank, the market for Chi...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
Housing market heats up in China’s major cities
China Housing market heats up in China’s major cities China’s National Bureau of Statistics reports the sold floor space of apartments has been much higher in the first quarter than in the first qua...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
Russia’s import substitution commission reviews progress
Russia’s import substitution commission reviews progress At the import substitution commission meeting at the end of April, the commission’s chairman, prime minister Dmitri Medvedev, noted that by no...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016