Russian GDP growth slowed in the first quarter of this year
Russia Russian GDP growth slowed in the first quarter of this year The latest Rosstat figures show that seasonally adjusted GDP in the first quarter increased by 0.5 % from the previous quarter...
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Forecasters lower their predictions for Chinese growth this year
China Forecasters lower their predictions for Chinese growth this year Most major institutional forecasters last spring still expected Chinese GDP growth in the range of 4–5 % in 2022. The Worl...
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Russia’s current account surplus contracted in the third quarter of this year
Russia Russia’s current account surplus contracted in the third quarter of this year Preliminary balance-of-payments figures from the Central Bank of Russia show that earnings on exports of goods an...
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China’s central bank lowers interest rates; inflation rate still below official target ceiling
China China’s central bank lowers interest rates; inflation rate still below official target ceiling On August 15, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) lowered its key policy rates for the second time ...
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Finnish goods trade with Russia falls by half
Russia Finnish goods trade with Russia falls by half Since March, the value of Finnish exports to Russia has fallen to about half of pre-invasion levels. After a massive drop in April, however, expo...
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Finnish-Russian trade contracts sharply
Russia Finnish-Russian trade contracts sharply Preliminary figures released by Finnish Customs show that Finland’s goods exports to Russia fell by 58 % y-o-y in April. Lower demand, EU export r...
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Finnish exports to China outperform Finnish exports generally
Finnish exports to China outperform Finnish exports generally The value of goods exports to China in the first nine months of this year matched their 2015 performance, while Finnish exports overall w...
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Russia’s defence industry still enjoying strong growth
Russia’s defence industry still enjoying strong growth Information collected from multiple sources indicates that Russia’s defence industry production rose about 13 % in 2012 and nearly 20 % a year i...
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Chinese yuan is now the most used emerging economy currency in foreign exchange trading
Chinese yuan is now the most used emerging economy currency in foreign exchange trading The latest currency market survey from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found that the yuan was inv...
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Value of Chinese foreign trade declines, volume increases
Value of Chinese foreign trade declines, volume increases The value of Chinese goods imports and exports measured in dollars has declined 7–10 % this year. Much of the decline reflects exchange rate ...
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Russian goods imports near bottoming out
Russian goods imports near bottoming out The value of goods imports contracted 9 % y-o-y to $84 billion in the first half of this year. The value of imports fell in all major goods categories. The co...
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Impacts of Eurasian Customs and Economic Unions on the Kazakhstan market become clear
Impacts of Eurasian Customs and Economic Unions on the Kazakhstan market become clear Even before Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan established the Eurasian Customs Union (EACU) and unified their import...
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Investment growth slowed significantly in the first four months of the year
Investment growth slowed significantly in the first four months of the year Growth in fixed asset investment (FAI) has slowed significantly all year, and was up just 12 % y-o-y in January-April. In ...
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Calls for speedier talks on investment agreement dominate this year’s virtual EU-China summit
China Calls for speedier talks on investment agreement dominate this year’s virtual EU-China summit The September 14 EU-China summit was originally planned to be held in Leipzig with the participati...
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China’s FDI outflows and FDI inflows decline slightly
China China’s FDI outflows and FDI inflows decline slightly Commerce ministry figures show that foreign direct investment (FDI) in January-June, both outflows from China and inflows to China, fell b...
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Rising uncertainty drove ruble depreciation in September
Russia Rising uncertainty drove ruble depreciation in September Although the world market price of crude oil remained relatively stable this summer, the prevailing uncertainty surrounding emerging e...
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Russian firms suffering major profitability drops this year
Russia Russian firms suffering major profitability drops this year Rosstat figures show that the net profit of the corporate sector, i.e. combined profits and losses of Russian firms, fell by half i...
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Investment in Russia declines; structure of branches targeted for investment continues to shift
Investment in Russia declines; structure of branches targeted for investment continues to shift Fixed capital investments in Russia fell nearly 3 % last year. The on-year change decayed further in Ja...
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Profit growth at China’s big banks slows significantly
Profit growth at China’s big banks slows significantly Three of the four giant, largely state-owned banks that dominate China’s banking sector reported lower profit growth last year. Growth in profit...
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After relatively robust first-quarter performance, Russia experiences collapse of industrial output and consumption in April
Russia After relatively robust first-quarter performance, Russia experiences collapse of industrial output and consumption in April Rosstat reports that Russia’s industrial output climbed by 1.5...
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