Ruble remains weak
Ruble remains weak While the ruble has recovered slightly from the low it reached at end-August on a slight rise in oil prices and fading capital outflows from Russia, the ruble-dollar rate has in pa...
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Russian government deficit soared in 2015
Russian government deficit soared in 2015 Revenues to the consolidated government budget (federal, regional and municipal budgets, plus state social funds) declined 1 % in nominal rubles, while expen...
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Chinese economy continued to rebound in August, even as consumer demand remained weak
China Chinese economy continued to rebound in August, even as consumer demand remained weak The National Bureau of Statistics reports that manufacturing led a nearly 6 % y-o-y rise in industria...
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Finnish exports to Russia down sharply in the first half, exports to other countries unchanged
Finnish exports to Russia down sharply in the first half, exports to other countries unchanged Finnish goods exports to Russia amounted to €1.5 billion in the first half, down by a third from a year ...
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Russian government considers ways to assure reasonable access to medicines
Russian government considers ways to assure reasonable access to medicines About 70 % of the medicines used in Russia are produced abroad, and even a large part of domestically produced pharmaceutic...
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China spurs economic integration of Greater Bay Area
China China spurs economic integration of Greater Bay Area The Pearl River Delta Greater Bay Area initiative seeks to integrate the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and nine cities...
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Russia’s economy weakened in October
Russia Russia’s economy weakened in October Russian economic growth has slackened since the summer’s brisk recovery, with volatile development across branches. Manufacturing and agriculture weighed ...
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Russian manufacturing on the road to recovery, while extractive industries remain in a deep slump
Russia Russian manufacturing on the road to recovery, while extractive industries remain in a deep slump Industrial output was in June down almost as much in on-year terms as in May, with the output...
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China starts raising retirement ages for men and women
#China,economy China starts raising retirement ages for men and women Last Friday (Sept. 13), the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress approved changes to statutory pension ages...
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2022-2026 Jan Fidrmuc / Lille Économie Management (L.E.M), Université de Lille Jan Fidrmuc holds the Accueil de talents 2020 chaire d'excellence professorship at Lille Économie Mana...
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Russian economy has recovered from last year’s recession, but pace of recovery varies considerably across branches
Russia Russian economy has recovered from last year’s recession, but pace of recovery varies considerably across branches The Russian economy has largely recovered from the recession in spring 2020,...
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China has further opened its financial markets to foreign firms, still market access remains an issue
China China has further opened its financial markets to foreign firms, still market access remains an issue Since April, foreign-owned firms have been allowed to seek permission to engage in securit...
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Despite ongoing strong export growth, China’s economy slowed overall in July
China,Economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Despite ongoing strong export growth, China’s economy slowed overall in July China’s core economic indicators for July reflected the impacts of American tariffs and...
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The United States and emerging economies have become the engines of global growth
The United States and emerging economies have become the engines of global growth Global economic growth in the second half of 2023 slightly exceeded forecasts thanks to robust growth in the US and c...
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US-China technology competition intensifies as trade structure shifts
#China US-China technology competition intensifies as trade structure shifts In mid-December, the US Department of Commerce added 36 Chinese firms to its entity list. Exporting US technology or good...
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Russia’s economic contraction last year mitigated by government spending
#Russia Russia’s economic contraction last year mitigated by government spending Rosstat last week released its first assessment of Russian GDP in 2022. According to its preliminary estimate, Russia...
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After a selective start, Russia moves to beef up economic support
Russia After a selective start, Russia moves to beef up economic support Russia’s approved federal budget calls for brisk increases in spending this year. The government has announced it remains com...
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Trade war will hit Chinese economic growth
China,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Trade war will hit Chinese economic growth Many institutions have been modelling the possible impacts of tariffs on economic growth using a variety of scenarios. As...
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China's new initiatives to protect the environment
China China's new initiatives to protect the environment Official rhetoric on improving the environment in China has been backed up with deeds in recent months. In addition to a new environmenta...
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China tightens measures to deal with overheating of the housing market
China tightens measures to deal with overheating of the housing market Access of real estate developers to external funding has been severely restricted since the past month. The financial magazine ...
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