2015

23 Dec 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/52
18 Dec 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/51
11 Dec 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/50
4 Dec 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/49
- Impacts of Eurasian Customs and Economic Unions on the Kazakhstan market become clear
- Russia bans travel to Turkey and restricts imports
27 Nov 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/48
20 Nov 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/47
13 Nov 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/46
6 Nov 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/45
30 Oct 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/44
23 Oct 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/43
16 Oct 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/42
9 Oct 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/41
2 Oct 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/40
25 Sep 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/39
18 Sep 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/38
11 Sep 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/37
4 Sep 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/36
28 Aug 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/35
- Large shifts in structure of government revenues and spending
- Falling oil prices weaken the ruble and increase risks to Russia’s economy
21 Aug 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/34
- IMF says China’s shift to a more sustainable growth model essential
- Turbulence continues on Chinese markets
14 Aug 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/33
7 Aug 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/32
- Official figures may overestimate FDI outflows from China
- Direct investment flows into and out of China continue to rise
31 Jul 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/31
- Output down in most manufacturing branches
- Views of Russian authorities differ slightly on outlooks for the economy’s recovery; oil prices and the ruble slide
24 Jul 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/30
- China’s housing market shows signs of recovery
- More liberal access for foreign investors to mainland China’s financial markets
17 Jul 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/29
10 Jul 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/28
3 Jul 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/27
26 Jun 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/26
18 Jun 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/25
12 Jun 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/24
5 Jun 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/23
29 May 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/22
- China’s foreign currency reserves shrink as capital exports rise
- IMF no longer considers the yuan undervalued
22 May 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/21
14 May 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/20
8 May 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/19
30 Apr 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/18
24 Apr 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/17
- Import disputes in the Eurasian Economic Union
- Private demand down sharply in Russia
17 Apr 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/16
10 Apr 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/15
- China faces massive costs for environmental damage
- Chinese stock markets heat up
2 Apr 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/14
27 Mar 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/13
- Transit shipments through Finland to Russia contracted sharply last year, while transit freight from Russia rose
- Latest BOFIT forecast sees further contraction of Russian GDP and imports this year, with slow recovery thereafter
- China strengthens its status as world’s third most active patent-seeker
- BOFIT 2015–2017 forecast sees further slowdown in China’s growth without certainty of a soft landing
20 Mar 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/12
13 Mar 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/11
- Russians experienced drop in real household incomes last year
- Finnish-Russian trade contracted last year
6 Mar 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/10
- Growth of government revenues and expenditures just kept up with inflation in 2014
- Financial woes of Russian regions begin to bite
27 Feb 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/09
20 Feb 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/08
- Russia to dip into its sovereign funds
- Russian inflation soars
13 Feb 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/07
- Russian foreign trade contracted sharply in the fourth quarter
- Russia’s banking sector reflects economic uncertainty
6 Feb 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/06
30 Jan 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/05
23 Jan 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/04
16 Jan 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/03
9 Jan 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/02
3 Jan 2015
BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/01

​BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/52

Debt and trade disputes further erode economic relations between Russia and Ukraine; EU decides to keep Russian sanctions in place

Russia’s state-owned Vnesheconombank needs large support

Consumption and industrial output continued to decline in November

EU readies sanctions against China for steel dumping

Economic relations reaffirmed at China-Africa summit

China’s trade surplus fairly stable with commodities removed

​BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/51

Finnish-Russian trade scraping bottom

Forecasters see the Russian economy contracting slightly in 2016

Russian central bank again passes on rate change

China’s grain harvests continue to get bigger

China’s industrial output recovered slightly in November

China publishes yuan exchange rate index

​BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/50

Russian energy export volumes at crossroads

Low oil prices challenge Russian government finances

Cheap oil hurts ruble

China experiences increased labour unrest in November

Cheap oil and shifting exchange rates jostle China’s foreign trade numbers

Beijing’s abysmal air quality reinforces importance of Paris climate summit

​BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/49

Impacts of Eurasian Customs and Economic Unions on the Kazakhstan market become clear

Russia bans travel to Turkey and restricts imports

China’s nuclear power industry making strides at home and abroad

Reforms reach China’s military

Yuan will join IMF’s SDR basket

​BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/48

Separate development plan approved for areas near Chinese border in Russia’s Far East regions

Russian farm output provides a small ray of light

Mixed signals on direction of Russian economy

New yuan trading forum open in Europe

China lowers and deregulates natural gas prices

Chinese monetary policy is in search for a new framework

​BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/47

Role of state-owned enterprises rising in Russia

Russia’s consolidated budget deficit fairly small so far this year

CBR monetary policy programme foresees drop in inflation and heavy reliance on Reserve Fund

Foreign direct investment flows to China on the increase

No clear direction for China’s housing market

IMF head calls for including yuan in SDR basket

​BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/46

Finnish investment in Russia continues to heavily exceed Russian investment in Finland

Large Russian private bank Uralsib faces bankruptcy prevention measures

Russian foreign trade remains very weak

Mainland China share prices soar again; CSRC lifts moratorium on IPO listings

Reform in management of China’s state-owned enterprises moves ahead

Growth in Chinese retail sales outstrips fixed investment

​BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/45

Ruble remains weak

Russian firms borrow modestly

Russian central bank keeps rates unchanged

​China sets a low bar ahead of Paris climate conference

Growth targets problematic for guidance of Chinese economic policy

China’s latest five-year plan features two-child policy and economic reforms

​BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/44

World Bank Doing Business report shows no major changes in Russia’s business regulation last year

Russia charts near depletion of Reserve Fund next year

Russian government issues lean proposals for 2016 federal and state social fund budgets

China’s president promotes closer economic ties during UK visit

Chinese domestic indebtedness continues to soar

China further eases monetary stance

China frees interest rates

​BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/43

Ukraine’s private creditors accept debt restructuring

Russia’s foreign debt fell in the third quarter

Russian output up in September; consumption continued to fall

Yuan weakened slightly in the late summer

Central bank forex interventions and capital outflows from China have increased

China’s growth remains strong and structures continue to change

​BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/42

Russia restarts gas deliveries to Ukraine; air travel between the two countries set to end

Private sector capital flows between Russia and abroad remain modest

Russia’s third-quarter exports and imports figures fall to 2010 levels

Chinese corporate profits dragged down by long slide in producer prices

Small changes in regional structure of China’s foreign trade

TPP deal presents a positive challenge for China

​BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/41

Russia behind China in most international comparisons

Russian domestic demand down over 10 %

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BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/47

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China sets a low bar ahead of Paris climate conference

BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/44

BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/43

BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/42

BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/41

Number of people in Russia living below minimum subsistence level up markedly

IMF holds its China forecast unchanged, but warns of rising risk from slowing growth

BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/40

BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/39

BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/38

BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/37

New figures on Chinese local government debt

BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/36

BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/35

BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/34

BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/33

BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/32

BOFIT Weekly Review 2015/31