China’s National People’s Congress convenes to approve policy agenda, targets, administrative reforms and budget
China’s National People’s Congress convenes to approve policy agenda, targets, administrative reforms and budget China’s highest decision-making body, the National People’s Congress, is currently con...
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Chinese stock markets slumped last year; foreign investors offloaded Chinese bonds
#China Chinese stock markets slumped last year; foreign investors offloaded Chinese bonds As elsewhere in the world, stock markets in China ended the year on down note. Uncertainty in China’s market...
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Coronavirus pandemic slows signings of Silk Road investment contracts
China Coronavirus pandemic slows signings of Silk Road investment contracts Chinese officials themselves estimate that about 20 % of Silk Road (a.k.a. Belt and Road Initiative or BRI) projects ...
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Latest BOFIT forecast sees modest Chinese economic growth this year
China Latest BOFIT forecast sees modest Chinese economic growth this year In our Forecast for China 2022–2024, released last week, we anticipate China’s GDP growth to reach just 2 % this year. ...
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Bailing out bad-debt-manager Huarong is a costly proposition
China Bailing out bad-debt-manager Huarong is a costly proposition Huarong is one of four state-run asset management companies created in the wake of the Asian financial crisis in 1999 to deal with ...
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China introduces nationwide childcare subsidy and free pre-school education
China,BOFIT Weekly Review,economy China introduces nationwide childcare subsidy and free pre-school education China’s State Council announced last week the introduction of a childcare benefit of 3,6...
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Foreign investment flows to and from China have increased yuan’s international use
China Foreign investment flows to and from China have increased yuan’s international use Over a year ago, the yuan surpassed the US dollar to become China’s most used cross-border payment currency. ...
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Putin goes to China; US sanctions affect Chinese and Russian bilateral trade
Putin goes to China; US sanctions affect Chinese and Russian bilateral trade Russian president Vladimir Putin flew to Beijing on Thursday (May 16) to begin a state visit hosted by Chinese president X...
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China’s population is shrinking and ageing
China’s population is shrinking and ageing The NBS reports that the country’s population declined in 2023 for the second consecutive year to 1.41 billion and that the average age of Chinese continues...
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Latest BOFIT Forecast for Russia sees moderate growth ahead, large risks persist
Russia Latest BOFIT Forecast for Russia sees moderate growth ahead, large risks persist In our latest Forecast for Russia, we see Russian GDP rising this year by over 3.5 % from last year’s rec...
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Russian government spending on investment rose sharply during the war, mixed performance in other investment
#Russia Russian government spending on investment rose sharply during the war, mixed performance in other investment Fixed investment in Russia has recovered and grown briskly since the recession in...
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Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine draws massive economic sanctions from the West
Russia Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine draws massive economic sanctions from the West The new sanctions include restrictions on the financial sector, export bans and sanctions targeting specif...
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Russia’s economic growth slows further in August; BOFIT forecasts lower growth in the years ahead
Russia,economy Russia’s economic growth slows further in August; BOFIT forecasts lower growth in the years ahead GDP growth slowed in August The preliminary estimate of the economic development min...
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Russia’s national goals increasingly focus on nationalist themes and self-sufficiency
Russia’s national goals increasingly focus on nationalist themes and self-sufficiency President Vladimir Putin was inaugurated to another term as Russia’s president on May 7. He announced the member...
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Yuan’s role in Russia’s foreign trade continues to grow
#russia Yuan’s role in Russia’s foreign trade continues to grow As a result of sanctions and the decision by many Western firms to sever ties with Russia, most major Russian banks no longer can hand...
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Companies in Russia rely largely on domestic banks for financing
Russia Companies in Russia rely largely on domestic banks for financing Sanctions limit access to foreign lenders The access of large Russian corporations to international financial markets is extre...
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