Russian firms borrow modestly
Russian firms borrow modestly Russia’s troubled economy and financial market sanctions have contributed to a collapse this year in the issued volume of international corporate bonds and syndicated lo...
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Slowing Chinese GDP growth approached 7 % in 2014
Slowing Chinese GDP growth approached 7 % in 2014 China’s economic growth decelerated from 7.7 % in 2013 to 7.4 % last year. Fourth quarter GDP growth was 7.3 % y-o-y, or 1.5 % q-o-q. Growth in domes...
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Chinese economy continued to rebound in August, even as consumer demand remained weak
China Chinese economy continued to rebound in August, even as consumer demand remained weak The National Bureau of Statistics reports that manufacturing led a nearly 6 % y-o-y rise in industria...
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Effects of the coronavirus on the Russian economy remain limited for now
Russia Effects of the coronavirus on the Russian economy remain limited for now As there is still large uncertainty on the duration and extent of the coronavirus epidemic, the potential impact on th...
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Falling oil prices weaken the ruble and increase risks to Russia’s economy
Falling oil prices weaken the ruble and increase risks to Russia’s economy The ruble’s slide accelerated after the price of Urals-grade crude oil approached the $40 mark last week. The ruble has los...
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Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine draws massive economic sanctions from the West
Russia Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine draws massive economic sanctions from the West The new sanctions include restrictions on the financial sector, export bans and sanctions targeting specif...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Ukraine’s economy returns to growth, but recovery from war’s destruction takes time
Ukraine’s economy returns to growth, but recovery from war’s destruction takes time Ukraine’s GDP contracted by 29 % last year due to Russia’s illegal war of aggression. Economic activity declin...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
No signs of improvement for the Russian economy
#Russia No signs of improvement for the Russian economy Rosstat reports that industrial output contracted by 2 % y-o-y in January-February. Mining & quarrying production fell by 3.1 %,...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
Meeting of presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping yields no notable improvements in US-China economic relations
Meeting of presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping yields no notable improvements in US-China economic relations On Wednesday (Nov. 15), US president Joe Biden and Chinese president Xi Jinping met in San...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
Reducing emissions and slowing climate change also matters for Chinese economic performance
China Reducing emissions and slowing climate change also matters for Chinese economic performance The COP 27 UN Climate Conference held last month in Egypt, adjourned with little progress towards cl...
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Russian government spending on investment rose sharply during the war, mixed performance in other investment
#Russia Russian government spending on investment rose sharply during the war, mixed performance in other investment Fixed investment in Russia has recovered and grown briskly since the recession in...
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Russian economic growth continued much slower in March
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Russian economic growth continued much slower in March Russia’s economic development ministry estimates that the country’s GDP growth fell in March to just 1.4 % y...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
Economic imbalances weighing on Russia’s output growth
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Economic imbalances weighing on Russia’s output growth Russia’s stock market has risen and the ruble’s exchange rate has strengthened in recent weeks on prospects ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
Russia lays out hydrocarbon-based energy strategy
Russia,energy,economy Russia lays out hydrocarbon-based energy strategy The Russian government prepares a national energy strategy at regular intervals. The 2009 strategy paper, which covered the p...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024
India’s economic growth this year falls short of expectations
India,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review India’s economic growth this year falls short of expectations At first glance, the economic news coming out of India has seemed fairly dire. After a dull first quar...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2024
BOFIT Forecasts for Russia and China 2019-2021
Russia,China,forecast BOFIT Forecasts for Russia and China 2019–2021 Russia Russia’s high growth last year was spurred by transient factors, and growth is expected to subside to lower levels this ye...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / BOFIT / News / 2019
Yi Gang named PBoC governor
Yi Gang named PBoC governor Yi’s appointment was announced at the end of the People’s National Congress this week. Outgoing People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan (70), who was appointed to t...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
Indian economy remains on a balanced growth path
#India Indian economy remains on a balanced growth path Preliminary estimates from May suggest that economic growth in India in the most recent fiscal year (April 2022–March 2023) was 7.2 %, or...
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Profits of China's biggest banks surged last year
China Profits of China's biggest banks surged last year China's five biggest banks released their 2017 financial reports in late March. The largely state-owned banks include Commercial Bank ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018