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 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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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In China, industry and foreign trade drove growth at the start of this year; direct impacts from Middle East war still modest
china,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review In China, industry and foreign trade drove growth at the start of this year; direct impacts from Middle East war still modest China’s industrial output in the first...
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EU-India free-trade agreement creates basis for developing economic relations
BOFIT Weekly Review,world economy EU-India free-trade agreement creates basis for developing economic relations Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and European Commission president Ursula von der L...
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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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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...
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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