Research Fellows
2022- Jan Fidrmuc / Lille Économie Management (L.E.M), Université de Lille Jan Fidrmuc holds the Accueil de talents 2020 chaire d'excellence professorship at Lille Économie Manageme...
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Russian economy has recovered from last year’s recession, but pace of recovery varies considerably across branches
Russia Russian economy has recovered from last year’s recession, but pace of recovery varies considerably across branches The Russian economy has largely recovered from the recession in spring 2020,...
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Global growth faces increased risks
global economy,trade,imf,BOFIT Weekly Review Global growth faces increased risks The International Monetary Fund (IMF) last week released its quarterly update of the World Economic Outlook. Global g...
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Publications
Research papers are published in our BOFIT Discussion Papers series, while topics of current interest are addressed in the BOFIT Policy Brief series. BOFIT blog entries in Finnish or English are poste...
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New Delhi summit winds up India’s G20 presidency
#India New Delhi summit winds up India’s G20 presidency Hosted in the capital city of New Delhi, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi welcomed a large contingent of world leaders to the G20 summit on...
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Moderate global growth expected next year
world economy Moderate global growth expected next year The strength of global economic growth surprised many observers this year. A major driver was the robust performance of the US economy, which ...
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Chinese efforts to stave off economic slowdown to continue in 2024
China Chinese efforts to stave off economic slowdown to continue in 2024 In recent months, China has employed a wide variety of measures to stimulate economic growth (BOFIT Weekly 44/2023). Most of ...
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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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Sluggish growth in global trade
#worldeconomy Sluggish growth in global trade Several international forecasters have revised their economic outlooks in recent weeks. The IMF’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) released last week now se...
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IMF raises its forecast for global economic growth
world economy IMF raises its forecast for global economic growth In its latest World Economic Outlook released this week, the International Monetary Fund now sees annual global growth reaching 3.0&#...
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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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
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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China is Myanmar’s most important trading partner
China China is Myanmar’s most important trading partner At the beginning of February, China’s foreign affairs ministry issued a tepid statement noting the military coup in Myanmar and hoped that the...
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Russian government deficit soared in 2015
Russian government deficit soared in 2015 Revenues to the consolidated government budget (federal, regional and municipal budgets, plus state social funds) declined 1 % in nominal rubles, while expen...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Minor shifts in the structure of Russian foreign trade
Minor shifts in the structure of Russian foreign trade Measured in US dollars, the value of both goods exports and goods imports contracted by 30 % y-o-y in the fourth quarter of 2015. The rate of co...
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China surpasses the US in volume of international patent applications
China China surpasses the US in volume of international patent applications 2019 figures just released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialised UN agency, show that a to...
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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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015