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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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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
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
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2026
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
Conflicts in the Middle East cloud global economic outlook
BOFIT Weekly Review,world economy Conflicts in the Middle East cloud global economic outlook The International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week released its latest World Economic Outlook. In addition t...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2026
Transient factors accounted for some of India’s recent robust GDP growth performance
India,BOFIT Weekly Review Transient factors accounted for some of India’s recent robust GDP growth performance Latest data show that Indian GDP in July-September grew 8.2 % y-o-y. Private consumptio...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2025
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
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...
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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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2023
WTO warns of rising protectionism ahead of G20 summit
China WTO warns of rising protectionism ahead of G20 summit On Monday (Jun. 24), the World Trade Organization released its 21st Monitoring Report on G20 trade measures. New measures to restrict impo...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
Chinese demand unlikely to revive global oil market over the short term
China Chinese demand unlikely to revive global oil market over the short term The volume of crude oil imports to China over the first three months of this year increased by 5 % y-o-y (value up ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2020
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
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
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...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2026
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
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