Fixed investment in China loses steam
Fixed investment in China loses steam Fixed investment growth accelerated a bit in early spring as the public sector ramped up infrastructure construction. Now it appears fixed investment growth has ...
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Manufacturing and fixed investment sustained China’s economic growth in the second quarter
China Manufacturing and fixed investment sustained China’s economic growth in the second quarter The National Bureau of Statistics reports a rapid recovery of the Chinese economy in the second quart...
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Russian industrial output contracted in September
Russian industrial output contracted in September Total seasonally and workday-adjusted industrial output contracted slightly in September from August. The volume of production was down 0.8 % y-o-y....
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Further tightening of Russian regional budgets
Further tightening of Russian regional budgets Nominal regional budget revenues in January-July 2016 were unchanged from January-July 2015. Transfers from the federal budget to regional budgets fell ...
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Relatively slow growth in fixed capital formation hastens speed of structural reform of Chinese economy
Relatively slow growth in fixed capital formation hastens speed of structural reform of Chinese economy Consumption generated 52 % of Chinese GDP last year, with private consumption contributing abou...
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Sharp slowdown in Chinese investment growth
Sharp slowdown in Chinese investment growth Growth in private investment, which accounts for over 60 % of all Chinese investment, has slowed sharply since the second half of 2015. Private investment ...
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Russia and Ukraine implement further trade sanctions against each other
Russia and Ukraine implement further trade sanctions against each other With the entry into force of the free-trade agreement between Ukraine and the EU at the start of this year, Russia set its free...
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Forecasters see the Russian economy contracting slightly in 2016
Forecasters see the Russian economy contracting slightly in 2016 Recent economic forecasts, with the exception of the brighter projection of Russia’s economy ministry, see GDP contracting about a hal...
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Recovery of Russian economy moderated in August
Russia Recovery of Russian economy moderated in August The recovery in consumption-driven branches began to fade slightly in August, while primary production supported the overall economy. Although ...
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Russia’s government spending to be stretched by economic support measures
Russia Russia’s government spending to be stretched by economic support measures Finance minister Anton Siluanov indicates that federal budget expenditure would rise this year by roughly one percent...
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CBR sells majority stake in Sberbank to the Russian government
Russia* CBR sells majority stake in Sberbank to the Russian government The sale, announced last February (BOFIT Weekly 13/2020), took place last Friday (April 10). The transaction was originally set...
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Government approves long-awaited law on deposit insurance
Government approves long-awaited law on deposit insurance The deposit insurance scheme enters into force at the beginning of May, and will cover deposits up to 500,000 yuan (about €75,000). Over 99 %...
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Exports of Russian military technology hold steady
Exports of Russian military technology hold steady Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) reports the value of military technology exports last year amounted to $15.5 bi...
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Increase in domestic indebtedness in China continues to outpace economic growth
Increase in domestic indebtedness in China continues to outpace economic growth Total social financing, the broader definition of the credit stock used by the People’s Bank of China, was up 12 % y-o...
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China’s state-owned enterprises climb in rankings of world’s largest companies
China’s state-owned enterprises climb in rankings of world’s largest companies The 2015 Fortune Global 500 rankings include 98 Chinese firms (includes companies headquartered in Hong Kong), up from 1...
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Recession hits Russian regions
Recession hits Russian regions Private consumption has fallen considerably. The volume of retail sales in the first half was down 6–12 % y-o-y in most of the eight Federal Districts. The decline in t...
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Consumption, real incomes and household borrowing in Russia remain down
Consumption, real incomes and household borrowing in Russia remain down The seasonally adjusted volume of retail sales in June still remained virtually unchanged and was thus down nearly one tenth f...
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China’s FDI flows up in the first quarter
China’s FDI flows up in the first quarter China’s foreign direct investment flows showed an overall increase in the first quarter of this year. Inbound FDI flows to China amounted to about $35 billio...
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Economic slowing adds to risk on Chinese financial markets
Economic slowing adds to risk on Chinese financial markets While corporate solvency struggles have been visible for years, the first default on a domestically listed corporate bond issue only occurre...
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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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