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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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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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 ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
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 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...
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Despite devastating attacks, Ukraine’s economy grew by nearly 2 % last year
BOFIT Weekly Review,Ukraine Despite devastating attacks, Ukraine’s economy grew by nearly 2 % last year Energy sector destruction held back Ukrainian economic growth in late 2025 Ukraine’s 12-m...
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Ukraine’s economy recovers after hard winter
Ukraine,BOFIT Weekly Review,economy,BOFIT Ukraine’s economy recovers after hard winter Following a rough winter, calculations by Ukraine’s economy and ecology ministry show 12-month economic growth ...
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New round of US tariffs could significantly slow global growth
China,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review New round of US tariffs could significantly slow global growth On April 2, the United States president Donald Trump announced “reciprocal” import tariffs of 10–50 %...
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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
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. ...
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Finland posted weak performances last year in goods and services trade with China
BOFIT Weekly Review,China Finland posted weak performances last year in goods and services trade with China The weak performance of Finnish goods exports to China continued last year. Finnish Custom...
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China's vehicle exports shift into high gear
BOFIT Weekly Review,China,economy,BOFIT China's vehicle exports shift into high gear Chinese car production this year rose to a cumulative 15 million vehicles, of which roughly 5.3 million were ...
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Gazprom-EU dispute unresolved after four years
Gazprom-EU dispute unresolved after four years A probe by the European Commission found that Gazprom’s operations violate EU competition rules in many member states of Central and Eastern Europe. The...
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Russian output recovers, but consumption slump drags on
Russian output recovers, but consumption slump drags on Industrial output in November-December 2016 rose by about 3 % y-o-y. Growth was slightly over 1 % for all of 2016. Rosstat noted that its full-...
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Russian government takes on wage arrears problem
Russian government takes on wage arrears problem Prime minister Dmitri Medvedev told a cabinet-level meeting on wage arrears last week that total wage arrears were less than 1 % of the total monthly ...
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Gas sector drives growth in fixed investment
Gas sector drives growth in fixed investment Newly released Rosstat figures show a small recovery in seasonally adjusted fixed investment happened earlier than what the figures showed in late summer....
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President Putin evaluates economic programme proposals
President Putin evaluates economic programme proposals In late May, president Putin was presented with two economic development programmes that Putin had requested, but a decision is yet to be made o...
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Russian economy started to recover again in January-February
Russian economy started to recover again in January-February Following weaker performance at the end of last year, the Russian economy appeared to get back to the track of slow growth in the first tw...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018