Private consumption takes a higher profile in recovery of Chinese economy
China Private consumption takes a higher profile in recovery of Chinese economy While the rest of the world suffers economic contraction from the covid-19 pandemic, China’s economy is recovering wit...
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China’s economy continued to slow in January according to purchasing manager indexes
China’s economy continued to slow in January according to purchasing manager indexes The latest reading of the official index of manufacturing purchasing managers (PMI) compiled by China’s National ...
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This year’s Lunar New Year travel numbers remained at low levels
China This year’s Lunar New Year travel numbers remained at low levels According to the Chinese zodiac, the Year of the Tiger arrived on February 1. In pre-pandemic years, Chinese would travel back ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2022
Did structural economic change in China come to a halt last year?
China Did structural economic change in China come to a halt last year? Preliminary demand-side GDP figures show that private consumption accounted for 39 % of total demand last year, slightly less ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
China’s domestic consumption picked up in October, rapid goods exports growth continued and balance-of-payments figures reveal increase in services trade
China,economy China’s domestic consumption picked up in October, rapid goods exports growth continued and balance-of-payments figures reveal increase in services trade Even if China’s latest round o...
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In China, official 2025 GDP figure aligns with target; alternative estimate suggests lower growth
China,BOFIT Weekly Review In China, official 2025 GDP figure aligns with target; alternative estimate suggests lower growth China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports fourth-quarter growth ...
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Coronavirus containment measures cause China’s economy to contract for the first time in decades
China Coronavirus containment measures cause China’s economy to contract for the first time in decades China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports a severe contraction in first-quarter GDP (...
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IMF urges China to make more forceful efforts to boost domestic demand
BOFIT Weekly Review,China IMF urges China to make more forceful efforts to boost domestic demand In its latest Article IV consultation for China, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees strengthe...
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New travel restrictions subdue start of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations
China New travel restrictions subdue start of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations The Chinese Lunar New Year came this year on February 12. In typical years, hundreds of millions of Chinese travel t...
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Early indicators suggest the coronavirus caused Chinese economic activity to collapse in February
China Early indicators suggest the coronavirus caused Chinese economic activity to collapse in February The February reading of China’s official Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell f...
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Russia’s central bank raises its key rate to 18 % on inflation concerns; key rate now expected to remain high for a longer time
Russia Russia’s central bank raises its key rate to 18 % on inflation concerns; key rate now expected to remain high for a longer time The Central Bank of Russia’s board of directors decided at its ...
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Latest economic data for Russia looks promising
Russia Latest economic data for Russia looks promising The acceleration of the covid-19 pandemic in Russia during the second half of 2020 reduced economic activity due to such factors as restriction...
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While Russian officials wish for public spending to spur economic growth, experts remain sceptical
Russia While Russian officials wish for public spending to spur economic growth, experts remain sceptical Many Russian officials hope that the elixir to cure Russia’s malaise of low economic growth ...
Bofit.fi / Bofit homepage / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2019
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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Russia’s economic recovery slowed in September
Russia Russia’s economic recovery slowed in September The service sector and primary production were still propping up the Russian economy. Other core sectors showed signs of slowing in September. P...
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Sluggish first-quarter growth in Finland-China trade
China Sluggish first-quarter growth in Finland-China trade Finnish Customs figures show that Finland exported roughly 850 million euros worth of goods to China in the first quarter of this year. Fin...
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Coronavirus epidemic having wide-ranging impacts on Chinese economy
China Coronavirus epidemic having wide-ranging impacts on Chinese economy The coronavirus outbreak, first reported at the end of last year from Wuhan, the capital and largest city in Hubei province ...
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Russian economic growth continued to slow in July
Russia,economy,BOFIT Weekly Review Russian economic growth continued to slow in July Russian output growth remained slow in July. The drag from tight monetary policy on demand is becoming more appar...
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CBR again lowers key rate and forecasts moderate inflation
Russia CBR again lowers key rate and forecasts moderate inflation Last Friday (Jul. 26), the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Russia, as generally expected, decided to lower the key rate by...
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Central Bank of Russia keeps key rate at 7.50 %
Russia Central Bank of Russia keeps key rate at 7.50 % At the monetary policy meeting on October 26, the CBR noted that short-term inflation risks remained elevated. The annual rate of con...
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