Machinery, equipment and vehicles drove the growth of Russian goods trade
Russia Machinery, equipment and vehicles drove the growth of Russian goods trade Machinery, equipment and vehicles drove the growth of Russian goods trade The value of both goods exports and goods ...
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China to lower bank reserve requirements in January
China China to lower bank reserve requirements in January China to lower bank reserve requirements in January The People's Bank of China announced on September 29 a 50 to 150 basis-point reduct...
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Tighter regulations affect income generation of China's insurance sector
China Tighter regulations affect income generation of China's insurance sector The size of China's insurance sector (total balance sheet assets) grew in the first quarter of this year by 6.5...
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Employment in Russia has continued to rise
Russia Employment in Russia has continued to rise Rosstat’s second-quarter labour force survey finds that the number of employed persons rose further on-year despite the economic downturn. On the ot...
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The big push of Finnish firms to invest in their Chinese affiliates came in 2015
The big push of Finnish firms to invest in their Chinese affiliates came in 2015 Statistics Finland figures for 2015 show that the affiliates of Finnish firms in China for the first time made China F...
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Russian markets fall as geopolitical tensions rise
Russia Russian markets fall as geopolitical tensions rise The declining market trend, which began at the end of October, has become steeper in recent weeks. The dollar-denominated RTS stock index ha...
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China's filings of international patent applications jump last year
China's filings of international patent applications jump last year The number of Chinese patent applications in 2016 increased by 45 % y-o-y, totalling 43,170 filings. Patent application filings...
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China’s foreign trade growth gains steam in the second quarter
China China’s foreign trade growth gains steam in the second quarter For the first half of 2021, the value of Chinese exports rose in dollar terms by 30 % y-o-y and 38 % from 1H19. In the ...
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Fall in Russian imports begins to moderate
Fall in Russian imports begins to moderate The value of goods imports in January-March contracted 15 % y-o-y to just under $40 billion. The contraction in imports slowed considerably in all main prod...
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Chinese inflation accelerated and economic growth slowed in November
China Chinese inflation accelerated and economic growth slowed in November China’s National Bureau of Statistics reports that November consumer prices were up by 2.3 % y-o-y. As recently as Sep...
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Plenary session of Central Committee fortifies Xi Jinping’s position as party leader
China Plenary session of Central Committee fortifies Xi Jinping’s position as party leader The 6th plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) met last week i...
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Bank profitability improved in Russia, even with a decline in corporate borrowing
Bank profitability improved in Russia, even with a decline in corporate borrowing Figures from the Central Bank of Russia show total banking sector assets nominally declined last year by 3.5 %. If ru...
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China’s competitiveness unchanged relative to other countries
China’s competitiveness unchanged relative to other countries The World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) rankings of 140 countries put China this year in 28th place. China has ...
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After posting awful April economic numbers, Russia bounced back a bit in May
Russia After posting awful April economic numbers, Russia bounced back a bit in May By practically all metrics, Russian economic activity collapsed in April. The economy ministry estimates that GDP ...
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Growth targets problematic for guidance of Chinese economic policy
Growth targets problematic for guidance of Chinese economic policy The Chinese leadership’s recent speeches on the new five-year plan often reference an earlier goal of doubling 2010 GDP and per capi...
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Finnish goods exports to China surpass 2019 levels; services exports slower to recover
China Finnish goods exports to China surpass 2019 levels; services exports slower to recover Statistics Finland reports that Finnish goods exports to China were valued at 1.66 billion euros and serv...
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Russia’s banking sector weakens
Russia’s banking sector weakens The troubles of the real economy are beginning to manifest in banking sector performance. While banks overall are still profitable, the number of loss-making banks ros...
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Russian central bank again passes on rate change
Russian central bank again passes on rate change The Central Bank of Russia’s key rate has remained at 11 % for over four months now. In its decision to leave rates untouched the CBR emphasized that...
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China reaps good grain harvests this year
China reaps good grain harvests this year The National Bureau of Statistics reports that China has enjoyed bountiful grain harvests this year, even if the summer harvest was 2 million tons less than ...
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Immediate impacts of US election results on the Russian economy appear minimal
Immediate impacts of US election results on the Russian economy appear minimal The immediate fallout from announcement on Wednesday (Nov. 9) morning of Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Tru...
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