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 ...
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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'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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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...
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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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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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’...
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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...
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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 ...
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IMF: First-half global growth exceeds previous forecast, but future outlook dims
world economy,BOFIT Weekly Review IMF: First-half global growth exceeds previous forecast, but future outlook dims The latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...
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China’s exports to India on the rise, but imports remain modest
China,Economy,BOFIT Weekly Review China’s exports to India on the rise, but imports remain modest China Customs reports booming goods exports to India. This year goods exports have risen by 13 % y-o...
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Chinese inflation remains remarkably low
Chinese inflation remains remarkably low China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that the 12-month rise in consumer prices slowed to just 1 % in February. Consumer prices were up by ...
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United States and China reach initial agreement on reviewing financials of US-listed Chinese firms, but bilateral tensions persist
China United States and China reach initial agreement on reviewing financials of US-listed Chinese firms, but bilateral tensions persist On August 26, the United States and China announced that they...
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Latest BOFIT forecast sees modest Chinese economic growth this year
China Latest BOFIT forecast sees modest Chinese economic growth this year In our Forecast for China 2022–2024, released last week, we anticipate China’s GDP growth to reach just 2 % this year. ...
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Iran war and energy sector bombardment deal a double blow to Ukraine’s economy
BOFIT Weekly Review,Ukraine Iran war and energy sector bombardment deal a double blow to Ukraine’s economy Damage to Ukraine’s energy sector depressed first quarter growth Preliminary figures from t...
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