New secretariat to coordinate administrative affairs of Chinese financial supervision bodies
New secretariat to coordinate administrative affairs of Chinese financial supervision bodies Although volatility in China’s stock and forex markets is to be expected as the country’s massive systemic...
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Strong growth in Russian bank lending continued last year
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Strong growth in Russian bank lending continued last year Corporate borrowing driven by reduced access to international financing and generous interest-subsidy pro...
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Exports supporting Chinese economic growth; domestic demand remains weak
China Exports supporting Chinese economic growth; domestic demand remains weak Industrial output growth slowed somewhat from April but was still 5.6 % y-o-y in May. Industrial output was suppor...
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Russian economic growth remains sluggish and subject to structural imbalances
Russia,BOFIT Weekly Review Russian economic growth remains sluggish and subject to structural imbalances The Russian economy has continued to grow slowly in recent months, with the overall economic ...
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Recovery of Chinese economy continues to broaden
China Recovery of Chinese economy continues to broaden China’s National Bureau of Statistics reports that GDP growth accelerated in the third quarter to an annual pace of 4.9 %. Even if there c...
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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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Domestic demand shows signs of weakening in China
Domestic demand shows signs of weakening in China Several key economic indicators came in below market expectations for the first two months of this year. Among other things, the figures suggest a so...
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BOFIT Forecast for China 2025–2027 / 2
China,forecast BOFIT Forecast for China 2025–2027 / 2 Lifted by strong exports, China’s economy has grown slightly faster this year than our previous forecast anticipated. GDP growth has been slowin...
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US-China interest rate spread narrows
China US-China interest rate spread narrows At a time when China is applying economy stimulus through monetary easing, the United States continues to tighten its monetary stance. The US Federal Rese...
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Finnish exports to Russia slackened last year
Russia Finnish exports to Russia slackened last year The trend in Finnish-Russian trade last year reflected Russian foreign trade generally. Due in part to ruble depreciation, Russians cut back on t...
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Russia's central bank lowers key rate and revises forecast up slightly
Russia's central bank lowers key rate and revises forecast up slightly Russia's central bank lowers key rate and revises forecast up slightly At its regular monetary policy meeting on June 1...
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Strong growth in Finnish-Russian trade
Russia Strong growth in Finnish-Russian trade The value of goods exports rose by 15 % last year to 3.4 billion euros. Strongest growth was in the machinery & equipment category, with the value o...
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Russian imports recover to nearly same level as a year ago
Russian imports recover to nearly same level as a year ago Preliminary balance-of-payments figures released by the Central Bank of Russia show that Russia’s spending on imports of goods and services ...
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Ruble plummets as Russia’s current account surplus evaporates
Ruble plummets as Russia’s current account surplus evaporates The ruble’s exchange rate in August reached its lowest reading against the US dollar since spring 2022. The official ruble-dollar exchang...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
BOFIT Forecast for China 2025–2027 / 1
China,economy,forecast BOFIT Forecast for China 2025–2027 / 1 China’s economy continues to slow. The outlook for domestic demand remains depressed due to a lack of consumer confidence and prolonged ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / BOFIT / News / 2025
BOFIT Forecast for Russia 2025-2027 / 1
Russia,forecast BOFIT Forecast for Russia 2025–2027 / 1 While Russian GDP has risen in recent years, much of the growth has been driven by the surge in government spending on the war in Ukraine. We...
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NPC rushes through a new investment law
China NPC rushes through a new investment law Last Friday (Mar. 15), the National People’s Congress passed a new Foreign Investment Law designed to protect commercial secrets of foreign firms, ban f...
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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 ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2026
Russian growth in the past couple of years driven largely by extractive sector, trade and public administration
Russia Russian growth in the past couple of years driven largely by extractive sector, trade and public administration New GDP data show that among the largest sectors output of extractive industrie...
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Latest BOFIT forecast sees Russian GDP growing this year, but sustaining growth will be difficult
Latest BOFIT forecast sees Russian GDP growing this year, but sustaining growth will be difficult BOFIT forecast sees 2 % GDP growth for this year, but a gradual fading in growth is underway alr...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023