Russian economic decline started to slow in June
Russia Russian economic decline started to slow in June The economy ministry estimates that the 12-month drop in GDP was no longer more grave than 6.5 % from June 2019, following the roughly 11...
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Russian manufacturing on the road to recovery, while extractive industries remain in a deep slump
Russia Russian manufacturing on the road to recovery, while extractive industries remain in a deep slump Industrial output was in June down almost as much in on-year terms as in May, with the output...
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BOFIT Visiting Researcher Programme's application period is open!
BOFIT Visiting Researcher Programme's application period is open! BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme - Call for spring/summer 2025 Application period is open until October 6, 2024. BOFIT V...
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Foreign investment flows to and from China have increased yuan’s international use
China Foreign investment flows to and from China have increased yuan’s international use Over a year ago, the yuan surpassed the US dollar to become China’s most used cross-border payment currency. ...
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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...
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Call for BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme for autumn/winter 2023 is now open
visiting researchers programme Call for BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme for autumn/winter 2023 is now open BOFIT Visiting Researchers Programme – call for autumn/winter 2023 is open until 1 May...
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China’s foreign trade contracted in January-February
China China’s foreign trade contracted in January-February China Customs valued the country’s goods exports in January-February at 350 billion dollars, a 5 % decrease from the first two months of 20...
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Ukraine gets new IMF programme
Ukraine Ukraine gets new IMF programme At its meeting this Tuesday (Dec. 18), the executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) voted to grant Ukraine a new Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). Th...
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Every fifth international patent application now comes from China
China Every fifth international patent application now comes from China The latest annual report from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) notes that globally 243,500 patent applicati...
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Finnish goods exports to China rising much faster than exports generally
Finnish goods exports to China rising much faster than exports generally Finnish Customs reports that, while Finnish goods exports overall increased by less than 15 % last year, the value of Finnish ...
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Russian industrial output growth accelerated in April
Russian industrial output growth accelerated in April After three months of lower growth this year, industrial output growth accelerated in April to 4.6 % y-o-y. For the January-April period, in...
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Ukraine’s economy shrank by about a third last year
#Ukraine Ukraine’s economy shrank by about a third last year According to the preliminary assessments, the country’s GDP contracted by roughly 30 % last year. Both private consumption and fixed...
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Brisk growth in Russian foreign trade
Brisk growth in Russian foreign trade Russian goods trade in the first quarter saw increases with nearly all trading partners across all main product categories. The value of exports exceeded $80 bil...
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Russian authorities reconsidering the idea of virtual currency
Russian authorities reconsidering the idea of virtual currency Russian officials have earlier viewed the concept of virtual currency with scepticism. In spring 2016, for example, the finance ministry...
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New information on Russian industrial output
New information on Russian industrial output Rosstat has released more data based on new industrial branch classifications and other statistical changes. The new data now reach back to the start of 2...
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Ukraine receives its fourth IMF loan tranche
Ukraine receives its fourth IMF loan tranche At its meeting this week, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund approved release of the fourth tranche of a $17.5 billion support program...
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CBR lowers key rate by 25 basis points
CBR lowers key rate by 25 basis points The key rate is 9.75 % from this week. The CBR noted that a faster-than-expected drop in inflation and a slight decline in inflation expectations justified the ...
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After a long pause, Ukraine receives new loan tranche from the IMF
Ukraine After a long pause, Ukraine receives new loan tranche from the IMF On Monday (Oct. 22), the executive board of the International Monetary Fund granted Ukraine a loan tranche of $700 million ...
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Liquidity in Russian banking sector recovers
Liquidity in Russian banking sector recovers Poor economic performance, fluctuations in the ruble’s exchange rate, the drop in foreign financing and increase in household savings rate have affected t...
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