Growth in bank lending slowed last year in Russia
Russia,BOFIT Weekly Review Growth in bank lending slowed last year in Russia Russia’s financing system, which already relies heavily on banks, has seen the importance of domestic bank financing incr...
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China lowers GDP growth target slightly; no major changes in policy stance planned
BOFIT Weekly Review,China China lowers GDP growth target slightly; no major changes in policy stance planned The fourth session of China’s 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) convened on Thursday ...
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IMF urges China to make more forceful efforts to boost domestic demand
BOFIT Weekly Review,China IMF urges China to make more forceful efforts to boost domestic demand In its latest Article IV consultation for China, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees strengthe...
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Growth in household incomes kept pace with overall economic growth last year
BOFIT Weekly Review,China Growth in household incomes kept pace with overall economic growth last year China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that disposable household incomes grew on a...
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Russian economy weakened sharply in first two months of the year; rising oil prices bring relief
BOFIT Weekly Review,Russia Russian economy weakened sharply in first two months of the year; rising oil prices bring relief While Russian economic trends weakened dramatically in January and Februar...
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New information about Russia’s military-industrial complex and its bank debts
Russia New information about Russia’s military-industrial complex and its bank debts Russia’s military industrial complex (Oboronno-promyshlennyi kompleks, OPK), which comprises over 1,300 firm...
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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...
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Primary production up in Russia; manufacturing hardly at all
Russia Primary production up in Russia; manufacturing hardly at all At the end of last year, a nearly six-month slide in seasonally-adjusted industrial output stopped. For 2017 overall, industrial o...
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Sanctions continue to overshadow Russia’s relations with the West
Russia Sanctions continue to overshadow Russia’s relations with the West In the months following Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula in spring 2014, the EU, US and several other Western cou...
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EU could remove its import restrictions on Chinese solar panels
China EU could remove its import restrictions on Chinese solar panels Chinese solar panel producers have been required by the EU for the past five years to sell their products within the EU-area at ...
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Over-leveraged real estate developers feel the pain from China’s housing market fall
China Over-leveraged real estate developers feel the pain from China’s housing market fall China’s NBS reports that the volume of apartment sales volumes, measured in square metres of liveable floor...
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Russia’s economic recovery slowed in September
Russia Russia’s economic recovery slowed in September The service sector and primary production were still propping up the Russian economy. Other core sectors showed signs of slowing in September. P...
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China’s economy continued to sputter in July
China China’s economy continued to sputter in July With consumers uncertain about the future and a troubled real estate sector, July economic growth underperformed June across the board. Retail sale...
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BOFIT 2015–2017 forecast sees further slowdown in China’s growth without certainty of a soft landing
BOFIT 2015–2017 forecast sees further slowdown in China’s growth without certainty of a soft landing The latest BOFIT Forecast for China came out this week. We expect Chinese economic growth this yea...
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Chinese economic growth slows as expected in the first three months of the year
Chinese economic growth slows as expected in the first three months of the year China’s National Bureau of Statistics reports that the country’s on-year GDP growth slowed to 7.0 % in the first quarte...
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Russian budget revenues expected to rise on favourable economic forecast and planned tax hikes
Russian budget revenues expected to rise on favourable economic forecast and planned tax hikes The finance ministry expects consolidated budget revenues to rise slightly faster than inflation in comi...
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China reports surprisingly brisk GDP growth in the third quarter
China* China reports surprisingly brisk GDP growth in the third quarter Following the adjournment of the National Congress, China announced on October 23 that third-quarter GDP growth rose by 3.9...
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Russian economy continued to recover in July
Russia Russian economy continued to recover in July The covid-19 pandemic hit Russia hard this spring, but the impacts were uneven. It now appears that even most of hard-hit sectors are beginning to...
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Rapid rise in Chinese wages continues
Rapid rise in Chinese wages continues China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that the average monthly wage in urban areas rose about 10 % last year to 5,170 yuan (€740). The rise in nomi...
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US reciprocal tariff deadline arrives
BOFIT Weekly Review,world economy US reciprocal tariff deadline arrives Following United States president Donald Trump’s announcement of the “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs on April 2, the US of...
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