China has the most industrial robots
China China has the most industrial robots China has the most industrial robots Data published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) at the end of September show that China has surpasse...
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Economic growth in provinces of central and southern China lower than in the rest of the country
Economic growth in provinces of central and southern China lower than in the rest of the country In the first half of 2023, economic growth in 16 of China’s 31 provinces did not surpass the national ...
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In Russian labour markets wages adjust downwards relatively easily
In Russian labour markets wages adjust downwards relatively easily The Centre for Strategic Research, an institute headed by former finance minister Alexei Kudrin, recently released a wide-reaching r...
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Growth returns to Russian goods trade
Growth returns to Russian goods trade Fourth-quarter goods imports were up 9 % y-o-y in value terms. Growth was seen in all largest product categories, with highest growth posted for imports of machi...
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Surveys published by Russia’s Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights show low confidence in safety of the local business environment
Russia Surveys published by Russia’s Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights show low confidence in safety of the local business environment Russia’s Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights (biznesomb...
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Chinese debt-to-GDP ratio approaches 300 %
China Chinese debt-to-GDP ratio approaches 300 % The People’s Bank of China reports that the combined domestic debt of corporations, households and the public sector increased last year to a le...
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Capital controls enable ruble recovery
Russia Capital controls enable ruble recovery The ruble’s exchange rate crashed immediately after Russia invaded Ukraine. As Western sanctions restrict the access to central bank’s foreign currency ...
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Yuan’s exchange rate strengthens
China Yuan’s exchange rate strengthens The People’s Bank of China started to use the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) index to measure the external value of the yuan against a weighted cu...
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IMF calls for decisive action from China to tackle rising vulnerabilities
IMF calls for decisive action from China to tackle rising vulnerabilities In its annual Article IV consultation, IMF staff recognises China’s advances in shifting to a growth model increasingly drive...
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Chinese steel production on the rise
Chinese steel production on the rise With the recovery in construction, steel prices have risen rapidly on China’s domestic market. Even with this month’s moderation in the rise in prices, China’s st...
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IMF concerned about state of Chinese businesses
IMF concerned about state of Chinese businesses The IMF’s April 2016 edition of its Global Financial Stability Report finds that at the end of last year nearly 16 % of Chinese companies borrowing fro...
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BOFIT sees continued modest slowdown in growth for China
BOFIT sees continued modest slowdown in growth for China Despite market fluctuations, our latest BOFIT Forecast for China sees China’s development in coming years conforming largely to our earlier fo...
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Russia’s inflation tick-up may be fairly transient
Russia Russia’s inflation tick-up may be fairly transient In March, 12-month consumer price inflation remained rather moderate at 2.5 %. However, the month-on-month inflation accelerated to 0.6...
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Coronavirus crisis hits China’s banking sector
China Coronavirus crisis hits China’s banking sector Even as China's big banks have been reporting juicy profits for 2019, international credit ratings agencies are warning of heightened risks t...
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Kyrgyzstan becomes newest member of Eurasian Economic Union; Kazakhstan completes WTO accession talks
Kyrgyzstan becomes newest member of Eurasian Economic Union; Kazakhstan completes WTO accession talks The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), which includes Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia, welcom...
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BOFIT Forecast for China 2024-2026 / 1
china,forecast BOFIT Forecast for China 2024–2026 is published: Productivity gains key to China maintaining growth The latest forecast from BOFIT, the Bank of Finland’s Institute for Emerging Econom...
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China’s current account surplus last year increased to about 2 % of GDP
China China’s current account surplus last year increased to about 2 % of GDP Preliminary balance-of-payments figures show that China’s 2020 current account surplus was about $300 billion, whic...
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Contractions in Russian exports and imports intensified
Contractions in Russian exports and imports intensified Preliminary CBR balance-of-payments figures show export earnings on goods and services in the fourth quarter of 2014 fell 19 % in dollar terms ...
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Russian foreign trade and capital outflow increased sharply in first quarter
Russian foreign trade and capital outflow increased sharply in first quarter Preliminary balance-of-payment figures from the Central Bank of Russia indicate that the dollar value of Russian goods and...
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Finnish goods exports to China contracted in the second quarter
China Finnish goods exports to China contracted in the second quarter The value of goods exported from Finland to China in April-June amounted to 930 million euros, a nearly 6 % decline from a ...
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