Nominal increase in public sector revenues comes to a near halt
Nominal increase in public sector revenues comes to a near halt First-quarter revenues to the consolidated budget, which includes federal, regional and local government budgets, as well as state soci...
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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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Russian Duma approves adjustments to federal and social fund budgets for 2015
Russian Duma approves adjustments to federal and social fund budgets for 2015 The Duma made no change to the government’s proposed federal budget in aggregate, even if the modifications had caused h...
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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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China’s oil imports set record, but uncertainty over near-term oil demand depresses oil market
China China’s oil imports set record, but uncertainty over near-term oil demand depresses oil market China imported 506 million metric tons of crude oil last year, a 9.5 % increase from 2018. C...
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Russians experienced drop in real household incomes last year
Russians experienced drop in real household incomes last year Rising inflation caused real household incomes to contract by nearly 1 % last year. When inflation flared in November and December 2014, ...
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Despite yuan promotion policies, international use of the currency remains modest
China Despite yuan promotion policies, international use of the currency remains modest The yuan (CNY), which is still not freely convertible due to China’s strict currency controls, has yet to esta...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Half of the cars built and sold in China still only have internal combustion engines
China,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Half of the cars built and sold in China still only have internal combustion engines The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) reports that productio...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024
Ukraine’s growth slows; foreign financing remains a critical source of budget funding
Ukraine,economy Ukraine’s growth slows; foreign financing remains a critical source of budget funding Ukraine’s GDP growth depressed by destruction of its energy sector Preliminary figures released...
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Yuan’s depreciation trend likely over; Chinese currency’s internationalisation progresses slowly
Yuan’s depreciation trend likely over; Chinese currency’s internationalisation progresses slowly The yuan’s persistent weakening bias, which have lasted for most of this year, appears to have ended. ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme
researchers,visiting scholars' programmes BOFIT Visiting Researchers programme BOFIT Visiting Researchers scheme enables academics and researchers to spend a period of time conducting research a...
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China seeks to create new engines of growth through innovation
#china China seeks to create new engines of growth through innovation China’s leaders have long stressed the importance of moving closer to the technological frontier. The earlier process of catchin...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024
European firms report increased uncertainty surrounding China’s business environment
European firms report increased uncertainty surrounding China’s business environment The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber) in late September released a position paper cal...
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China celebrates 40 years of economic reform
China China celebrates 40 years of economic reform The milestone was celebrated on Tuesday (18.8.) in the high level meeting in Beijing. The meeting, however, offered nothing new concerning the futu...
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BOFIT expects relatively low growth for China over the next two years
China* BOFIT expects relatively low growth for China over the next two years China is experiencing its third year of pandemic disruption and zero-covid policies. This situation has increased uncerta...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
European Chamber reports tougher Chinese business environment
China European Chamber reports tougher Chinese business environment The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber) released its latest position paper at the end of September. The...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
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 ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Growth of China’s CIPS payment system remained brisk last year
China Growth of China’s CIPS payment system remained brisk last year The People’s Bank of China reports that its yuan-based Cross-border International Payment System (CIPS) handled nearly 15,000 pay...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022