China and Russia most active in imposing trade barriers on EU countries
China China and Russia most active in imposing trade barriers on EU countries According to the EU’s Access2Markets database, China currently imposes 40 different trade barriers that inhibit EU goods...
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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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As expected, China hit its economic growth target last year, but slowdown continues
China As expected, China hit its economic growth target last year, but slowdown continues Newly released figures from China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show that Chinese GDP grew by 6.1 % ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Tepid performance for Russian foreign trade in 2019; capital flows closer to balance
Russia Tepid performance for Russian foreign trade in 2019; capital flows closer to balance Preliminary balance-of-payments figures from the Central Bank of Russia show that revenues from exports of...
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BOFIT Forecast for China 2024-2026 / 1
china,forecast BOFIT Forecast for China 2024–2026 is published: Productivity gains key to China maintaining growth The latest forecast from BOFIT, the Bank of Finland’s Institute for Emerging Econom...
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China posts weak second-quarter growth, likelihood of return to high growth for the rest of the year wanes
China China posts weak second-quarter growth, likelihood of return to high growth for the rest of the year wanes China’s National Bureau of Statistics reports that GDP contracted by 2.6 % q-o-q in t...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Partial release of balance-of-payments data gives general picture of Russia’s import decline and large capital outflows
Russia Partial release of balance-of-payments data gives general picture of Russia’s import decline and large capital outflows After a several months’ pause, the Bank of Russia released balance-of-p...
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Russian real household incomes slide
Russia Russian real household incomes slide The drop in household incomes gained slight momentum in the third quarter, falling by 2.5 % y-o-y in real terms. The drop so far has been less precip...
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Mainland China’s stock markets have been on a rise for the past two months
China Mainland China’s stock markets have been on a rise for the past two months Dragged down by uncertainty, share prices of companies listed on Chinese stock exchanges took a beating in the first ...
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Hong Kong’s economic outlook remains weak even with support measures
China Hong Kong’s economic outlook remains weak even with support measures Preliminary figures show that Hong Kong’s GDP fell by 8.9 % y-o-y in the first quarter, the sharpest drop since figures beg...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Financial woes of Russian regions begin to bite
Financial woes of Russian regions begin to bite Researchers at the Development Centre at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics report combined regional budget deficits this year could reach as much as ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Despite economic headwinds, China’s bond market continues to grow
China,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Despite economic headwinds, China’s bond market continues to grow According to Asian Bonds Online, a site operated by the Asian Development Bank, the market for Chi...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
While Russian officials wish for public spending to spur economic growth, experts remain sceptical
Russia While Russian officials wish for public spending to spur economic growth, experts remain sceptical Many Russian officials hope that the elixir to cure Russia’s malaise of low economic growth ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
BOFIT’s latest forecast sees Russian economic growth falling to 1 % this year
Russia BOFIT’s latest forecast sees Russian economic growth falling to 1 % this year The acceleration of Russian economic growth to 2.3 % last year was largely driven by transient factors....
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Trade talks with the US continue; China promises to speed opening of its markets
China Trade talks with the US continue; China promises to speed opening of its markets Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka last Saturday (Jun. 29)....
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China’s new industrial policy focuses on frontier technology fields
China’s new industrial policy focuses on frontier technology fields China’s leadership has placed a new industrial policy initiative at the top of its economic agenda. The New Productive Forces (xinz...
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China sets out economic policy priorities for 2023 and longer-range outlines for 2035
China sets out economic policy priorities for 2023 and longer-range outlines for 2035 In mid-December, the nation’s top economic decision-makers, including president Xi Jinping, met in Beijing for th...
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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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017