Trade dispute gives impetus to long-stalled economic reforms in China
China Trade dispute gives impetus to long-stalled economic reforms in China Chinese officials this summer implemented reforms aimed at easing access of foreign firms to China’s markets. Measures inc...
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Robotisation of China zooms along
China Robotisation of China zooms along China has been the world's largest market for industrial robots since 2013, and accounted for 30 % of global industrial robot sales in 2016. The Internati...
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This year’s economic goals rolled out at National People’s Congress
China This year’s economic goals rolled out at National People’s Congress On Saturday (Mar. 5), the 2,980-member People’s National Congress convened for a week-long plenary session in Beijing. As pa...
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Maize boosts this year’s grain harvest in China
China Maize boosts this year’s grain harvest in China China’s National Bureau of Statistics reports that the country’s total grain harvest this year amounted to 683 million metric tons, a 2 % i...
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Finland-China trade soared in the first half
China Finland-China trade soared in the first half Finnish Customs reports the goods trade between Finland and China grew by 20 % y-o-y in the first half of this year. Growth exceeded that of Finni...
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China's Silk Road project moves ahead
China's Silk Road project moves ahead The "One Belt, One Road" (OBOR) summit was held in Beijing on May 14–15. The meeting featured delegations from over 100 countries, as well as the I...
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Russian economic situation remains weak
Russian economic situation remains weak In the first two months of this year, seasonally adjusted and workday-adjusted industrial output continued to lack clear direction. After lurching ahead in Jan...
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Official figures indicate Russian economy contracted only mildly in 2016
Official figures indicate Russian economy contracted only mildly in 2016 Defying forecasts and various earlier estimates by others based on output data, Rosstat reported its first calculations that R...
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Russian inflation slowed substantially in 2016
Russian inflation slowed substantially in 2016 Consumer prices were up 5.4 % y-o-y at the end of December, the lowest pace for 12-month inflation since spring 2012. Inflation was nearly 13 % at the e...
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China nears euro area in terms of consumed foreign value added of goods and services
China China nears euro area in terms of consumed foreign value added of goods and services The OECD released its latest Trade in Value Added (TiVA) assessment in mid-November. The figures cover 66 e...
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IMF says global outlook has improved significantly from three months ago
China IMF says global outlook has improved significantly from three months ago The April edition of the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook sees the global economy growing by 6 ...
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A quarter of all international patent filings last year were made in China
China A quarter of all international patent filings last year were made in China The World International Property Organization (WIPO) estimates that last year there were a total of 275,900 internati...
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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 ...
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China’s role in international patent activity continues to increase rapidly
China’s role in international patent activity continues to increase rapidly The latest figures from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) show that the volume of patent applications fil...
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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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Large shifts in structure of government revenues and spending
Large shifts in structure of government revenues and spending In the first half of 2015, revenues to the consolidated budget (federal, regional and local governments, plus state social funds) remain...
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Regions and local governments face precarious budget circumstances
Regions and local governments face precarious budget circumstances First- and second-quarter revenues to the consolidated budget (federal, regional and local government revenues plus state social fu...
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IMF report clarifies issues on possible inclusion of yuan in SDR basket
IMF report clarifies issues on possible inclusion of yuan in SDR basket The IMF Board will decide this November on adding the Chinese yuan to the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket reserve cu...
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Russian government budget framework assumes lean years ahead
Russian government budget framework assumes lean years ahead In its latest budget framework proposal to the government, the finance ministry expects the nominal value of government revenues to fall t...
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Depressed Russian demand and output continued in May
Depressed Russian demand and output continued in May For the third month in a row, the volume of retail sales was down about 9 % y-o-y. The contraction for the first five months of 2015 was over 7.5...
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