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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
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, ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
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 %...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
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. ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
Official figures on track to meet China’s GDP target but assessing the actual growth rate remains challenging
Official figures on track to meet China’s GDP target but assessing the actual growth rate remains challenging The Chinese economy grew by 4.8 % y-o-y in the third quarter of this year. The reduction ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024
Global growth outlook improves, but tariff uncertainty creates significant downside risks
BOFIT Weekly Review,world economy Global growth outlook improves, but tariff uncertainty creates significant downside risks In its latest World Economic Outlook update, the International Monetary Fu...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
Latest Forecast for China
China,Forecast BOFIT Forecast for China 2025–2027 2/2025, published 10 November 2025 Lifted by strong exports, China’s economy has grown slightly faster this year than our previous forecast anticipa...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Forecasting
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
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
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
Latest forecasts show China putting the covid-19 crisis behind it, even as other emerging economies struggle
China Latest forecasts show China putting the covid-19 crisis behind it, even as other emerging economies struggle According to both the IMF’s just-released World Economic Outlook update and the Wor...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2021
Latest forecast revisions see China as sole driver of global growth this year
China Latest forecast revisions see China as sole driver of global growth this year The revised autumn forecasts of the OECD, World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and IMF all agree that Chinese ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Poverty and income disparity remain big challenges for China
China Poverty and income disparity remain big challenges for China China has spent recent years “battling” poverty, specifically elimination of “absolute poverty” by the end of 2020. The government’...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
Growth of China’s economy appears to be stabilising
Growth of China’s economy appears to be stabilising China National Bureau of Statistics reports that the country’s GDP grew by 4.9 % y-o-y in the third quarter, down from an average of 5.5 ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
China and US governments attempt to increase communication to heal frayed economic relations
China and US governments attempt to increase communication to heal frayed economic relations The leadership in both China and the United States have recently stepped up their frequency of meetings an...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
BOFIT Visiting Researchers programme
visiting researchers programme,researchers BOFIT Visiting Researchers programme BOFIT Visiting Researchers scheme enables academics and researchers to spend a period of time conducting research at B...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Visiting Researchers Programme
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