Russian export earnings up significantly in 2018
Russia Russian export earnings up significantly in 2018 Preliminary balance-of-payments figures for the fourth quarter of 2018 show Russian revenues from exports of goods & services were up near...
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Special audit reveals big problems in China’s small rural banks
China Special audit reveals big problems in China’s small rural banks China’s National Audit Office late last week submitted a special audit report on rural banks in Henan province. Of 42 banks insp...
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Russian investments focused increasingly on oil & gas last year
Russia Russian investments focused increasingly on oil & gas last year Russian investments focused increasingly on oil & gas last year After years of contraction, Russia's total fixed i...
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Big trouble for China's P2P platforms
China Big trouble for China's P2P platforms About 250 online peer-to-peer lending platforms went insolvent during recent months, as investors withdrew from China's P2P lending market. The co...
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Russian economy started to recover again in January-February
Russian economy started to recover again in January-February Following weaker performance at the end of last year, the Russian economy appeared to get back to the track of slow growth in the first tw...
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Russian economy showing more signs of recovery
Russia Russian economy showing more signs of recovery Russian economy showing more signs of recovery Following a weak spell in June and July, Rosstat reports that seasonally and workday-adjusted in...
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EU Commission proposal for increased oversight of corporate acquisitions gets mixed reception
China EU Commission proposal for increased oversight of corporate acquisitions gets mixed reception EU Commission proposal for increased oversight of corporate acquisitions gets mixed reception In ...
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China’s central bank lowers reserve requirement for commercial banks
China China’s central bank lowers reserve requirement for commercial banks Following State Council comments chaired by Premier Li Keqiang a couple of days earlier, the People’s Bank of China last we...
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Russian economy gradually recovers
Russia Russian economy gradually recovers Russian economy gradually recovers After rising throughout the spring, seasonally and workday-adjusted industrial output contracted slightly in June. In on...
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Moscow stock indices and oil prices still up for the year
Russia Moscow stock indices and oil prices still up for the year The Moscow Exchange has been lifted this year by a strong updraft from rising oil prices. News of the omicron variant of COVID-19, ho...
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Covid stimulus causes China’s debt-to-GDP ratio to soar
China Covid stimulus causes China’s debt-to-GDP ratio to soar Aggregate financing to the real economy (AFRE), the broadest measure of domestic debt used by the People’s Bank of China, stood at 280&#...
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Russian economic trends remained weak in May
Russia Russian economic trends remained weak in May In many industries, on-year production continued to decline significantly. The nadir of the corona crisis, however, seems to have been reached in ...
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China sees cautious signs of reviving growth in the first two months of this year
China sees cautious signs of reviving growth in the first two months of this year Consumer confidence in China returned quickly with the ending of covid restrictions, signalling a return to growth fo...
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Latest economic data for Russia looks promising
Russia Latest economic data for Russia looks promising The acceleration of the covid-19 pandemic in Russia during the second half of 2020 reduced economic activity due to such factors as restriction...
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Russian imports recover to nearly same level as a year ago
Russian imports recover to nearly same level as a year ago Preliminary balance-of-payments figures released by the Central Bank of Russia show that Russia’s spending on imports of goods and services ...
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Debt and trade disputes further erode economic relations between Russia and Ukraine; EU decides to keep Russian sanctions in place
Debt and trade disputes further erode economic relations between Russia and Ukraine; EU decides to keep Russian sanctions in place As expected, Ukraine announced late last week that it cannot pay ba...
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After posting awful April economic numbers, Russia bounced back a bit in May
Russia After posting awful April economic numbers, Russia bounced back a bit in May By practically all metrics, Russian economic activity collapsed in April. The economy ministry estimates that GDP ...
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Bank lending growth slows in Russia
Russia Bank lending growth slows in Russia In 2019, banks’ lending to the corporate sector slowed down and the nominal value of the loan stock, calculated in rubles, increased by just 1.2 %. Ab...
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Slightly lower growth in Russian bank lending
Russia Slightly lower growth in Russian bank lending The credit stock of Russian banks grew by 6 % in nominal terms last year, down from 12 % growth in 2018. The most notable slowdown was ...
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BOFIT Forecast for China 2025–2027 / 1
China,economy,forecast BOFIT Forecast for China 2025–2027 / 1 China’s economy continues to slow. The outlook for domestic demand remains depressed due to a lack of consumer confidence and prolonged ...
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