Russian export earnings and imports decrease sharply; net capital outflow moderate
Russia Russian export earnings and imports decrease sharply; net capital outflow moderate Preliminary balance-of-payments figures released by the Central Bank of Russia show that the country’s reven...
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Signs of recovery in Russian foreign trade, capital outflows rather large
Russia Signs of recovery in Russian foreign trade, capital outflows rather large Preliminary Central Bank of Russia balance-of-payments figures show that Russian earnings on exports of goods and ser...
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Share prices drop globally as construction giant Evergrande teeters on brink of default
China Share prices drop globally as construction giant Evergrande teeters on brink of default The financial troubles of Evergrande, one of China’s largest construction companies, began to make headl...
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IMF raises its growth forecast for China, but warns of rising debt problems
China IMF raises its growth forecast for China, but warns of rising debt problems IMF raises its growth forecast for China, but warns of rising debt problems In its World Economic Outlook (WEO) rel...
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BOFIT expects relatively low growth for China over the next two years
China* BOFIT expects relatively low growth for China over the next two years China is experiencing its third year of pandemic disruption and zero-covid policies. This situation has increased uncerta...
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Chinese decision-makers struggle with conflicting policy goals
Chinese decision-makers struggle with conflicting policy goals Reaching an official 6.5 % growth target, slowing the rising tide of indebtedness and moving forward with structural reforms needed for ...
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National People's Congress blesses party's constitutional supremacy with almost no dissent
China National People's Congress blesses party's constitutional supremacy with almost no dissent National People's Congress blesses party's constitutional supremacy with almost no di...
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Profits of European firms in China rise despite more challenging operating environment
China Profits of European firms in China rise despite more challenging operating environment The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) last week released its annual business confidence...
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Recent Russian market swings fairly modest compared to other emerging markets
Russia Recent Russian market swings fairly modest compared to other emerging markets In recent months, foreign investors have been selling their assets in emerging economies. Some of the sell-offs h...
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Record FDI flows into China in the first half of 2019, but China’s FDI outflows continue to dwindle
China Record FDI flows into China in the first half of 2019, but China’s FDI outflows continue to dwindle China’s commerce ministry reports that, despite uncertainty from the trade war, first-half f...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Changes in area and country structure of Russian goods imports show some stabilisation
Changes in area and country structure of Russian goods imports show some stabilisation Russian customs figures show that the share of imports from EU countries inched down to 38 % in the first half o...
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Apartment prices in China’s big cities are soaring again
Apartment prices in China’s big cities are soaring again The situation in China’s housing market has changed dramatically from a year ago, when housing prices overall were still falling. Urban real e...
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Mainland China exchanges shrug off MSCI index inclusion; foreign investors in wait-and-see mode
Mainland China exchanges shrug off MSCI index inclusion; foreign investors in wait-and-see mode Mainland China exchanges shrug off MSCI index inclusion; foreign investors in wait-and-see mode MSCI I...
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Contraction of Russian economy accelerated in September
Russia Contraction of Russian economy accelerated in September Preliminary figures from the economic development ministry show Russian GDP contracted by 5 % y-o-y in September, a slightly highe...
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Drought leads to hydropower production issues and restrictions on electricity use in China
China Drought leads to hydropower production issues and restrictions on electricity use in China China experienced a record heat wave in recent weeks that led to record high temperatures and drought...
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Yuan keeps on appreciating against both the dollar and the euro
China Yuan keeps on appreciating against both the dollar and the euro The yuan’s exchange rate has strengthened by 8 % against the dollar since the start of June and 5 % against the euro s...
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China showed current account deficit in first quarter
China China showed current account deficit in first quarter Just-released figures from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) reveal a current account deficit of 30 billion dollars for ...
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Russia on track for record grain harvest
Russia on track for record grain harvest Preliminary figures suggest the grain harvest this year will exceed 123 million metric tons, and increase of about 15 % over last year. Thanks to good weather...
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Depressed Russian demand and output continued in May
Depressed Russian demand and output continued in May For the third month in a row, the volume of retail sales was down about 9 % y-o-y. The contraction for the first five months of 2015 was over 7.5...
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No big changes at the start of the year in China's economic situation
No big changes at the start of the year in China's economic situation The basic economic data for January and February released this week offered no big surprises. Industrial output grew by 6 % y...
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