Russian demand remained slack in April
Russian demand remained slack in April The volume of seasonally adjusted retail sales continued to fall last month, declining about 5 % from April 2015. Household real incomes dipped from March, and t...
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Boom in Chinese tourism balances goods trade surplus
Boom in Chinese tourism balances goods trade surplus The goods trade surplus hit ... record highs again in January and February, with exports rising 15 % y-o-y and imports dropping by 20 % y-o-y. The ...
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IMF forecasts uneven development for the global economy
IMF forecasts uneven development for the global economy In its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) released this week, the IMF sees economic growth strengthening in advanced economies this year, while...
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CBR returns to the forex market
CBR returns to the forex market Last week (May 14), the CBR announced it started regular forex purchases to increase its forex reserves. The central bank emphasised that the purpose of the forex buyin...
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Russian inflation soars
Russian inflation soars January consumer prices rose 15 % y-o-y. Inflation last ran this high in 2008. Food prices were up 21 % and other goods 11 %. The Russian government, concerned about the rapid...
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Money_and_Banking_statistics_Annual_Review_2007.pdf
went to Sweden (loan stock EUR 1 billion at end-2007) and Denmark (EUR 0.5 billion). At the end of 2007 the total stock of loans to non-EU countries amounted to EUR 1.5 billion. On the basis of ...
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Lee_paper.pdf
(2013); Field (2017) Black Monday October 1987 Romer (2013) Junk Bond Market Crash October 1989 Wolfson (1994) Mexican Crisis (Tequila Crisis) October 1992 / December 1994 Kaminsky a...
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International institutions concerned about soaring indebtedness in China
International institutions concerned about soaring indebtedness in China The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) data for January-March reveal several “early-warning” indicators that point to inc...
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Konstantins Benkovskis: Made in China: How much does it affect measures of competitiveness?
Tuesday 6.5.2014 13:00–14:00 Made in China: How much does it affect measures of competitiveness? Konstantins Benkovskis Monetary Policy Department, Latvijas Banka Kr.Valdemara iela 2A, Riga, LV-1050,...
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Finnish first-half goods trade deficit with China balanced by services trade surplus
China Finnish first-half goods trade deficit with China balanced by services trade surplus While Finnish Customs reports that Finland’s overall goods trade turnover grew at an average pace of 6 % y-o-...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2018
China's filings of international patent applications jump last year
China's filings of international patent applications jump last year The number of Chinese patent applications in 2016 increased by 45 % y-o-y, totalling 43,170 filings. Patent application filings ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2017
Gazprom-EU dispute unresolved after four years
Gazprom-EU dispute unresolved after four years A probe by the European Commission found that Gazprom’s operations violate EU competition rules in many member states of Central and Eastern Europe. The ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2016
Russian inflation surged to heights last year
Russian inflation surged to heights last year The on-month rise in consumer prices in December, as in November, outpaced the last significant rise in November-December 2010 – not counting the record i...
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Semblance of calm returns to banking sector
Semblance of calm returns to banking sector The ruble’s collapse crested in mid-December (Dec. 16–17), followed by a frenzy of withdrawals from bank deposit accounts. However, the situation calmed in ...
Bofit.fi / BOFIT start page / Monitoring / Weekly Review / 2015
China strengthens its status as world’s third most active patent-seeker
China strengthens its status as world’s third most active patent-seeker Latest figures from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) show the volume of international patents filed under the...
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Economy ministry puts out ever-rosier forecasts
Economy ministry puts out ever-rosier forecasts Over the past two months, the economy ministry has drafted four economic forecasts. The latest draft reduces slightly its expected GDP contraction this ...
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Financial woes of Russian regions begin to bite
Financial woes of Russian regions begin to bite Researchers at the Development Centre at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics report combined regional budget deficits this year could reach as much as 1...
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Low oil prices challenge Russian government finances
Low oil prices challenge Russian government finances The houses of the Russian parliament (Duma and Federation Council) during the past two weeks approved the draft 2016 federal budget. In its decisiv...
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Jan Fidrmuc
visiting researchers programme Jan Fidrmuc Lille Économie et Management, Université de Lille Visiting Researcher 2011 "I visited BOFIT on several occasions: for a one-month research sta...
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Vladimir Sokolov: Emerging from the Shadows: Entrance to the WTO and Change in the Composition of the Declared Imports
Tuesday 3 May 2016 at 10.30–11.30 Vladimir Sokolov (Higher School of Economics, Moscow) Emerging from the Shadows: Entrance to the WTO and Change in the Composition of the Declared Imports Abstract U...
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