Increased risks to financial system worry China’s central bank
China Increased risks to financial system worry China’s central bank The Financial Stability Report released by the People’s Bank of China this week warns of considerable risks accumulating in the f...
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IMF wants China to continue with reforms
China IMF wants China to continue with reforms The IMF's 2018 Article IV Consultation praises China for its recent reform progress. It especially welcomes the actions taken tackling vulnerabilit...
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IMF’s annual Article IV consultations with Russia stress ongoing need for reform
Russia IMF’s annual Article IV consultations with Russia stress ongoing need for reform The IMF expects Russian GDP to grow by 1.7 % this year and 1.5 % next year if the oil price remains roughly ar...
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Early indicators suggest the coronavirus caused Chinese economic activity to collapse in February
China Early indicators suggest the coronavirus caused Chinese economic activity to collapse in February The February reading of China’s official Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell f...
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China posts larger-than-expected budget deficit for 2019
China China posts larger-than-expected budget deficit for 2019 The original 2019 budget approved a year ago anticipated an increase of just over 5 % in central and local government revenues fro...
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Russia tightens measures to slow spread of coronavirus
Russia Russia tightens measures to slow spread of coronavirus Russia’s restrictions were moderate still in March but have been now tightened considerably with the rise in COVID-19 cases. President V...
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IMF says China’s shift to a more sustainable growth model essential
IMF says China’s shift to a more sustainable growth model essential The IMF has released its latest annual staff review of the Chinese economy (Article IV Consultation). The main theme is that slowe...
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Russia’s fixed investment structure continued to shift last year
Russia’s fixed investment structure continued to shift last year After declining 1.5 % in 2014, the volume of fixed capital investment in the Russian economy declined by over 8 % last year. Rosstat e...
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Russian government issues lean proposals for 2016 federal and state social fund budgets
Russian government issues lean proposals for 2016 federal and state social fund budgets In submitting its draft budgets to the Duma, the finance ministry included an estimate for total government-sec...
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Lower costs help boost profits of Chinese banks
Lower costs help boost profits of Chinese banks The Big Four, China's giant, largely state-owned commercial banks (Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Industria...
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China drops FDI restrictions; European Chamber wants more market access
China China drops FDI restrictions; European Chamber wants more market access China drops FDI restrictions; European Chamber wants more market access At the end of June, China's Ministry of Com...
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Chinese firms get new guidelines on investment abroad
China Chinese firms get new guidelines on investment abroad Chinese firms get new guidelines on investment abroad China's government updated in August its catalogue on guidance in outbound fore...
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China posts weak third-quarter GDP growth figures; headwinds increase for rest of year
China China posts weak third-quarter GDP growth figures; headwinds increase for rest of year While real GDP was up by 4.9 % y-o-y in the third quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics reports...
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Growth of Chinese economy continued to slow as expected last year
Growth of Chinese economy continued to slow as expected last year China's gross domestic product in 2016 rose 6.7 % in real terms, down from 6.9 % in the previous year. Nominal GDP increased to a...
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Russia’s speedy economic recovery pushes up prices and wages
Russia Russia’s speedy economic recovery pushes up prices and wages The rapid economic recovery continued in May. Even if the pace of growth slowed or remained unchanged from previous months in many...
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While consumption fell, Russian economic indicators generally point to recovery in November
Russia While consumption fell, Russian economic indicators generally point to recovery in November The economy ministry estimates that Russian GDP contracted by 3.7 % y-o-y in November, i.e. sl...
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Industrial output and government spending spurs Chinese economic growth in Q1
Industrial output and government spending spurs Chinese economic growth in Q1 China's National Bureau of Statistics reports GDP grew by 6.9 % y-o-y in the first three months of 2017. A robust gro...
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China shores up regional trade relations with signing of RCEP agreement
China China shores up regional trade relations with signing of RCEP agreement On November 15, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand together with ten ASEAN countries (Brunei, Cambodia...
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BOFIT forecast for China sees lower economic growth, rising risks
BOFIT forecast for China sees lower economic growth, rising risks We have just released our latest Forecast for China. With GDP growth receiving a boost from government stimulus policies this year, ...
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China ranked the world’s top FDI recipient in 2020
China China ranked the world’s top FDI recipient in 2020 In a trend running counter to the rest of the world, foreign direct investment flows to China increased last year amidst the global pandemic ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021