Finnish first-half goods trade deficit with China balanced by services trade surplus
China Finnish first-half goods trade deficit with China balanced by services trade surplus While Finnish Customs reports that Finland’s overall goods trade turnover grew at an average pace of 6 % y-...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Construction of new Rosatom reactor units in China gets underway
Construction of new Rosatom reactor units in China gets underway China announced in late May that construction work on new reactor units was underway at the Tianwan and Xudapu nuclear power plants. R...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
Wage growth slows; Chinese wage levels already high among emerging economies
Wage growth slows; Chinese wage levels already high among emerging economies The latest household survey of China's National Bureau of Statistics finds that wage growth in urban areas slowed to 7...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
Russian producers feel hints of recovery, though consumption continues to fall
Russian producers feel hints of recovery, though consumption continues to fall Seasonally adjusted industrial output increased 0.3 % in June from May. Industrial output has bobbed up and down this ye...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Russian companies having problems in payments
Russian companies having problems in payments Rosstat finds that the ratio of overdue payments in corporate payments has gradually risen over the past two years. The overdue rate exceeded 6 % of the ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
International institutions concerned about soaring indebtedness in China
International institutions concerned about soaring indebtedness in China The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) data for January-March reveal several “early-warning” indicators that point to in...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Ukraine gets new 4-year IMF fund facility
Ukraine gets new 4-year IMF fund facility The IMF’s executive board decided on March 11 to go ahead with a new lending programme for Ukraine. The new fund facility lasts four years, during which time...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Growth of government revenues and expenditures just kept up with inflation in 2014
Growth of government revenues and expenditures just kept up with inflation in 2014 Revenues to the consolidated budget, that is the overall government budget (federal, regional and municipal budgets ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Russian farm production growing gradually
Russian farm production growing gradually Bans on imports of certain foods and policies favouring domestic producers have had only minor impact on production volumes of domestic farmers. Russian prod...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Russian inflation surged to heights last year
Russian inflation surged to heights last year The on-month rise in consumer prices in December, as in November, outpaced the last significant rise in November-December 2010 – not counting the record ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Economy ministry puts out ever-rosier forecasts
Economy ministry puts out ever-rosier forecasts Over the past two months, the economy ministry has drafted four economic forecasts. The latest draft reduces slightly its expected GDP contraction this...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
Russian output up in September; consumption continued to fall
Russian output up in September; consumption continued to fall Rosstat reports that seasonally adjusted industrial output rose considerably in September to its fastest growth since December 2014. Outp...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
China’s economic growth slowed as the year progressed; 2026 policy priorities unveiled
China,BOFIT Weekly Review China’s economic growth slowed as the year progressed; 2026 policy priorities unveiled China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that industrial output growth in ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
International use of the yuan proceeds slowly, even though it is increasingly used in China's foreign trade
China,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review International use of the yuan proceeds slowly, even though it is increasingly used in China's foreign trade In a speech in Shanghai last month, China’s central ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
Economic forecasts for Ukraine revised slightly downward
Ukraine,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Economic forecasts for Ukraine revised slightly downward Forecasters at the National Bank of Ukraine reduced their 2025 prognosis in April to 3.1 % (down from 3.6...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
New challenges for Ukrainian exporters of agricultural products to the EU
Ukraine,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review New challenges for Ukrainian exporters of agricultural products to the EU At the start of the war, the EU temporarily eliminated import duties and quotas on many ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
Signing of US-Ukraine mineral agreement an important political stepping stone
Ukraine,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Signing of US-Ukraine mineral agreement an important political stepping stone On April 30, the Ukraine and the United States signed an agreement creating the Unit...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
Call for BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme for autumn/winter 2023 is now open
visiting researchers programme Call for BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme for autumn/winter 2023 is now open BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme – call for autumn/winter 2023 is open until 1 May...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / BOFIT / News / 2023
Russian industrial output growth accelerated in April
Russian industrial output growth accelerated in April After three months of lower growth this year, industrial output growth accelerated in April to 4.6 % y-o-y. For the January-April period, in...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Ukraine’s economy shrank by about a third last year
#Ukraine Ukraine’s economy shrank by about a third last year According to the preliminary assessments, the country’s GDP contracted by roughly 30 % last year. Both private consumption and fixed...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023