Standard & Poor’s downgrades Russia’s creditworthiness to speculative grade
Standard & Poor’s downgrades Russia’s creditworthiness to speculative grade On Monday (Jan. 26), Standard & Poor’s lowered Russian sovereign foreign currency borrowing to BB+, a notch below i...
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Borrowing demand remains subdued despite PBoC efforts to boost bank lending
China Borrowing demand remains subdued despite PBoC efforts to boost bank lending The government meeting last week produced a flurry of promises about measures to support the economy, but many still...
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Russian competition bureau has plenty on its plate
Russia Russian competition bureau has plenty on its plate As part of the release of the 13th annual report of Russia’s competition agency, the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS), agency head Igor A...
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Finland’s imports from China increased during the pandemic
China Finland’s imports from China increased during the pandemic Statistics Finland reports that the value of Finnish exports of goods and services to China last year amounted to 4.7 billion euros, ...
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Price pressures remain subdued in China
china,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Price pressures remain subdued in China Inflation in China remained low throughout 2025. Overall, the price developments affirm the picture of an economy where dome...
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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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Russian export earnings and imports continue to recover rapidly, even if the fastest pace has slowed
Russia Russian export earnings and imports continue to recover rapidly, even if the fastest pace has slowed Russian export earnings and imports continue to recover rapidly, even if the fastest pace ...
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China cuts subsidies on rail freight shipments to Europe
China China cuts subsidies on rail freight shipments to Europe Rail connections between China and Europe have been a centrepiece of the Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) launched by China’s leadershi...
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Market interest rates on the rise in China
Market interest rates on the rise in China Short-term market interest rates (e.g. Shibor 7D) were up about 0.2 percentage points in the first half of December compared to mid-July. Along with tighter...
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Duma and Federation Council approve federal budget and state social fund budgets
Duma and Federation Council approve federal budget and state social fund budgets Russia's lower and upper houses of parliament accepted the government's proposals for 2017–2019 federal budget...
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China's foreign trade surplus shrank last year by USD 85 billion
China's foreign trade surplus shrank last year by USD 85 billion The value ofChina's exports of goods fell about 8 % in 2016 to $2.1 trillion. Exports fell 3 % in 2015. Imports shrank by 6 % ...
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Russian government sector finances improved further last year
Russia Russian government sector finances improved further last year Revenues to the consolidated budget (federal, regional and municipal budgets plus state social funds) increased by about 20 % in ...
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IMF anticipates significant slowdown in global growth next year; Russia’s recession likely to be milder than earlier expected
Russia IMF anticipates significant slowdown in global growth next year; Russia’s recession likely to be milder than earlier expected The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook predicts that the world e...
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China’s 20th National Congress affirms major existing policy trends
China* China’s 20th National Congress affirms major existing policy trends With China’s National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (Oct. 16–22) winding up, it appears Xi Jinping will continue ...
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CBR lowers key rate; announces around 4 % inflation target for coming years
Russia CBR lowers key rate; announces around 4 % inflation target for coming years CBR lowers key rate; announces around 4 % inflation target for coming years At its regular monetary policy meeting...
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Monetary policy easing continues in Russia
Russia Monetary policy easing continues in Russia At its February meeting, the board of the Central Bank of Russia decided to reduce the key rate by another 25 basis points to 6 % p.a. Consumer...
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China takes serious measures to control stock market drop
China takes serious measures to control stock market drop With the on-going volatility in Chinese stock markets, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) relaxed terms for purchasing shares...
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Russian firms borrow modestly
Russian firms borrow modestly Russia’s troubled economy and financial market sanctions have contributed to a collapse this year in the issued volume of international corporate bonds and syndicated lo...
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Subsidy programmes and rate cuts support bank lending in Russia
Russia Subsidy programmes and rate cuts support bank lending in Russia The corporate loan stock experienced robust growth in the first quarter of the year as companies prepared (for example, by secu...
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Healthy increase in Finnish exports to China last year
China Healthy increase in Finnish exports to China last year Finnish Customs values Finland’s goods exports to China last year at 3.5 billion euros, an increase of 4 % from 2017. Exports set a nearl...
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