FDI spending of Chinese firms hit record in 2016
FDI spending of Chinese firms hit record in 2016 China's official figures show outward foreign direct investment flow (excluding financial sector investments) last year amounted to $170 billion, ...
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China makes targeted relaxes to capital outflows
China China makes targeted relaxes to capital outflows The Bond Connect programme that allows foreign institutional investors to invest via Hong Kong in mainland China interbank market has been in p...
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Regional economies remain troubled despite latest support package aimed at reducing off-budget debt
China,fiscal policy,regions Regional economies remain troubled despite latest support package aimed at reducing off-budget debt Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress finally released ...
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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...
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Margins of China's big banks narrow
China Margins of China's big banks narrow China's four largest banks recently released their financial reports for the first half of this year. The total profits of these banks increased by ...
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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...
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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...
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Private consumption takes a higher profile in recovery of Chinese economy
China Private consumption takes a higher profile in recovery of Chinese economy While the rest of the world suffers economic contraction from the covid-19 pandemic, China’s economy is recovering wit...
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Even confirmed coronavirus infections soar in Russia, officials remain cautious about imposing new restrictive measures
Russia Even confirmed coronavirus infections soar in Russia, officials remain cautious about imposing new restrictive measures The number of new confirmed covid-19 infections in Russia has risen cle...
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China’s economic output collapsed in the first two months of this year
China China’s economic output collapsed in the first two months of this year The January-February figures published by China’s National Bureau of Statistics on industrial output, retail sales and fi...
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Difficult to form a full picture of Russia’s sizeable public sector procurements
Russia Difficult to form a full picture of Russia’s sizeable public sector procurements Russia’s finance ministry reports that public sector contracts made last year under procurement oversight...
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China faces massive costs for environmental damage
China faces massive costs for environmental damage A Rand Corporation report released last month considers the costs of China’s environmental problems and the costs of feasible solutions. Healthcare ...
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Russian government submits proposals to the Duma on raising the retirement age and VAT hike
Russia Russian government submits proposals to the Duma on raising the retirement age and VAT hike Last week the government finally agreed on a long-discussed move to raise the retirement age. As pr...
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China’s rapidly growing middle class is now also the world's largest
China’s rapidly growing middle class is now also the world's largest As there is not an agreed definition of “middle class,” estimates of the size of China’s middle class necessarily vary. The Pe...
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After strong growth from 2009 to 2015, the shadow banking sector now appears to be shrinking
China After strong growth from 2009 to 2015, the shadow banking sector now appears to be shrinking Shadow banking in China got its start after the partial deregulation of financial markets and restr...
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Latest wave of protests in China distinctly different
China Latest wave of protests in China distinctly different Last weekend saw a wave of protests around China triggered by an apartment building fire in the city of Ürümqi, capital of the w...
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Russian GDP contracted by 3 % last year; domestic demand revived in second half
Russia Russian GDP contracted by 3 % last year; domestic demand revived in second half Rosstat released revisions of Russia’s national accounts at the beginning of this month. While its earlier...
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US-China tensions intensify
China US-China tensions intensify Relations between the US and China have grown tense with the ongoing harm from COVID-19, uncertainty about implementation of the US-China trade agreement, China'...
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Industry drives China’s recovery
China Industry drives China’s recovery China has gradually eased its coronavirus-related restrictions on movement and activities, declaring the entire country as low-risk for contraction of COVID-19...
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WTO warns of rising protectionism ahead of G20 summit
China WTO warns of rising protectionism ahead of G20 summit On Monday (Jun. 24), the World Trade Organization released its 21st Monitoring Report on G20 trade measures. New measures to restrict impo...
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